{"id":21348,"date":"2016-11-23T06:11:56","date_gmt":"2016-11-23T11:11:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/?p=21348"},"modified":"2019-11-26T07:23:26","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T12:23:26","slug":"cranberry-cheesecake-tart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2016\/11\/23\/cranberry-cheesecake-tart\/","title":{"rendered":"Cranberry Cheesecake Tart"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6237\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2012\/01\/17\/apple-cake\/food-header-1-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?fit=640%2C144&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,144\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Food-Header-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?fit=640%2C144&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6237\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?resize=640%2C144&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Food-Header-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?resize=300%2C67&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"21360\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2016\/11\/23\/cranberry-cheesecake-tart\/crantart\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/CranTart.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"crantart\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/CranTart.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21360\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/CranTart.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"crantart\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/CranTart.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/CranTart.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Thanksgiving is almost here, and my annual\u00a0quandary of &#8220;What shall I make for dessert?&#8221; has been settled with this beautiful tart.\u00a0<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Cranberry filling:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>8 oz. cranberries<\/li>\n<li>6 tablespoons granulated sugar<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon orange\u00a0zest<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon orange\u00a0juice<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup water<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For the crust:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 1\/4 cups flour<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup granulated sugar<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon baking powder<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 teaspoon salt 1\/2 cup butter, chilled and cut into 1\/2&#8243; cubes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For the cheesecake:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>8 oz. cream cheese, softened<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup granulated sugar<\/li>\n<li>1 large egg<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon vanilla extract<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li>To make the cranberry filling, combine cranberries, sugar, zest, juice, and water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 10 minutes until cranberries are soft. Set aside to let cool.<\/li>\n<li>For the crust, preheat oven to 350\u00ba. In a large bowl, whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Add butter with a fork, until mixture is crumbly, and holds together when pinched. Set aside 1\/2 cup of the mixture.<\/li>\n<li>Transfer the rest of the crust mixture to a 9&#8243; tart pan. Press crust firmly on the bottom and sides of the pan. Bake for 10 minutes, and let cool on a wire rack.<\/li>\n<li>For the cheesecake filling, put the cream cheese and sugar in a large bowl and beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla, and mix until smooth.<\/li>\n<li>Pour the cheesecake filling into the cooled crust, spreading evenly with a spatula. Drop cranberry filling by teaspoonfuls over the cheesecake filling &#8211; be sure to leave 1\/2&#8243; border around the edges. Sprinkle remaining crust mixture over the top of the tart.<\/li>\n<li>Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until the edges are golden and the filling is set. Let cool, and store in the refrigerator.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thanksgiving is almost here, and my annual\u00a0quandary of &#8220;What shall I make for dessert?&#8221; has been settled with this beautiful tart.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[176,1238,4],"tags":[2096,2029,1455],"class_list":["post-21348","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-holiday","category-lovin-from-the-oven","category-news","tag-cranberries","tag-dessert-for-thanksgiving","tag-tarts"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1ed1x-5yk","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":39539,"url":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2022\/11\/21\/orange-cranberry-muffins\/","url_meta":{"origin":21348,"position":0},"title":"Orange Cranberry Muffins","author":"Tina Garceau","date":"November 21, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"These muffins are perfect for breakfast on Thanksgiving - light, citrusy, and studded with chopped cranberries. 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