POP! It's a Tart!

Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 35-40 minutes
Servings: 8 pieces

Easy enough for a weeknight, not too sweet, and adds a serving of fruit to everybody’s day. (Hint: Call it a Rustic Tart and folks will be even more impressed!) ((Hint P.S. In our world, rustic just means homemade chunky style but don’t tell anyone!))

1 sheet refrigerated piecrust, at room temp
1 large apple, red or green, unpeeled but cored, sliced
1 large pear, Bartlett works best, unpeeled, cored, sliced
Feeling creative? Use all green apples, or all red apples, or all pears, or throw in a peach or some plums - just so fruit totals 1 ¼ lb.

Mix together:
4 oz. cream cheese, at room temperature
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 T. brown sugar

Toss fruit with:
¼ c. brown sugar
¼ c. flour
2 tsp. cinnamon

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Spray pie plate with nonstick cooking spray. Put crust in a pie plate. Spread cream cheese mixture into mainly the center of piecrust. Top with the fruit.

Bake 35-40 minutes, covering loosely with foil after first ten minutes, and POP! It’s a Tart!