Creamy Lemon Tarts
Total Time: 35 mins
Preparation Time: 35 mins
Ingredients
- 45 -50 prepared tart shells, baked and cooled
- 2 cups sugar (add in more sugar to taste if desired while filling is cooking)
- 7 tablespoons cornstarch
- 3 tablespoons lemon zest
- 1 cup fresh lemon juice
- 6 egg yolks, slightly beaten
- 1 1/2 cups half-and-half cream
- 1/2 cup whipping cream (unwhipped)
- 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, cut into pieces
- 3/4 cup sour cream
- cool whip frozen whipped topping, thawed
Recipe
- 1 in the microwave (i use my 8-cup pyrex measuring cup for this) or on top of the stove (using a heavy-bottomed sauce pan) combine sugar, cornstarch, lemon zest, lemon juice, egg yolks, half and half and whipping cream (can use 2 cups half and half cream if desired and omit the whipping cream); whisk to combine.
- 2 microwave on high until thick (removing about every minute to whisk/stir).
- 3 cook until thickened.
- 4 stir in butter; whisk until butter has melted and the mixture is smooth.
- 5 cool to almost room temperature, stirring every so often.
- 6 stir in sour cream until well blended.
- 7 divide evenly between baked tart shells.
- 8 top with a dollup of cool whip.
- 9 delicious!
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