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.