Sunshine Tart
- 1 cup finely crushed pretzels
- 4-1/2 teaspoons sugar
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 3 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 cup whipped topping
- 1 can (15-3/4 ounces) lemon pie filling
- 21 pretzel sticks
- 1 medium lime
- 1 fresh strawberry with hull
- In a large bowl, combine the crushed pretzels, sugar and butter. Press onto the bottom of a greased 9-in. tart pan with a removable bottom. Bake at 400u0b0 for 6-8 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.
- In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth; fold in whipped topping. Spread over crust; top with pie filling. Remove sides of pan; place tart on a 17-in. round covered board or platter
- Break 7 pretzel sticks in half. Insert 1 in. apart into cream filling, alternating whole and halved pretzels.
- For sunglasses, cut the lime in half lengthwise; cut into 1/4-in. slices. Place 2 large lime slices, cut side up, for sunglasses. Remove the pulp from 2 more slices; cut 2 strips of peel and place next to lime slices.
- Remove leaves from strawberry; place over sunglasses for eyelashes. Cut strawberry in half; place with cut side down and wide sides together for mouth.
pretzels, sugar, butter, cream cheese, sugar, lemon pie filling, lime, strawberry
Taken from www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/sunshine-tart/ (may not work)