KitchenMagician's Recipe

TARTS - CREAM - BUTTERNUT

Category: Tarts

Makes 30 tarts.

2 8-oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
3 c. cooked butternut squash
1/2 c. granulated sugar
1/4 c. caramel ice cream topping
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. ground ginger
1/2 tsp. ground cloves
1 1/2 c. cold milk
2 5-oz. pkg. instant vanilla pudding mix

30 2 1/2-inch sweet pastry tarts shells, baked

sweetened whipped cream
toasted flaked coconut

In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Stir in squash.
Add sugar, caramel topping, cinnamon, salt, ginger and cloves; stir until well blended.
In a small bowl, whisk cold milk and pudding mix for two minutes.
Let stand for 2 minutes or until soft set. Fold into squash mixture.
Spoon into tart shells; refrigerate for at least 3 hours.
Garnish with whipped cream and coconut.