Fresh Strawberry Tarts

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6


• 1 (15 ounce) pie crusts, softened


• 3/4 teaspoon sugar


• 3 cups sliced strawberries


• 1/2 cup strawberry glaze


• 6 tablespoons hot fudge topping, heated


• 1/3 cup frozen whipped topping (thawed)


• sprinkling of toasted slivered almonds, garnish (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 450ºf.


• 2 remove pie crust from pouch; place flat on work surface.


• 3 sprinkle sugar over crust; press in lightly.


• 4 cut 6 rounds with top of large plastic glass and cut out with sharp knife(piece scraps slightly for 6th round).


• 5 spray back of muffin pan with cooking spray.


• 6 fit rounds, sugared side up, alternately over backs of muffin cups.


• 7 pinch 5 equally spaced pleats around side of each cup.


• 8 prick each pastry generously with fork.


• 9 bake 5-7 minutes or until lightly browned.


• 10 cool 5 minutes.


• 11 carefully remove from muffin cups.


• 12 cool completely, about 30 minutes.


• 13 meanwhile, in large bowl, gently mix strawberries and glaze.


• 14 refrigerate until thoroughly chilled, about 30 minutes.


• 15 just before serving, spoon 1 tablespoon fudge topping into each shell.


• 16 spoon about 1/3 cup berry mixture into each shell.


• 17 garnish each with whipped topping.


• 18 if desired, a sprinkling of toasted almond slivers.