Fig and Cardamom Cream Cheese Tart
This tart is a dreamy combination of cardamom, walnuts, figs and cream cheese. With an easy walnut and graham cracker crust and a creamy and delicious cream cheese filling, it's the perfect dessert for fig season.
Prep Time 30 minutes mins
Cook Time 30 minutes mins
Chilling Time 2 hours hrs
Walnut Graham Cracker Crust
- 1 ¼ cup graham cracker crumbs - 110 grams (8-9 sheets of graham crackers)
- 1.5 oz walnuts - 40 grams or about ⅓ cup walnut halves
- 5 tbsp melted unsalted butter - 71 grams
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- ½ tsp ground cardamom
Cream Cheese Filling
- 8 oz cream cheese - at room temperature (225 grams)
- ⅓ cup + 1 tbsp granulated sugar - 80 grams
- 2 large eggs - at room temperature
- ⅔ cup heavy cream
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp ground cardamom
- 1 tsp lemon zest
Topping
- Fresh figs - cut in halves or quarters
- Ground walnut - to sprinkle on top (optional)
- Confectioner's sugar - for dusting (optional)
Walnut Graham Cracker Crust
Cream Cheese Filling
To avoid lumps in the filling batter, make sure eggs and cream cheese are at the room temperature. Beat the cream cheese on medium speed until smooth, about 1 minute. Add sugar, lemon zest and cardamom and beat 1 more minute until it's incorporated and smooth. Add in eggs 1 at a time and mix on low speed until just combined. Add in cream and vanilla extract, mix until smooth. Be careful not to over mix after adding eggs and cream. We're not looking for volume in the filling batter and want them to be just combined.
Pour the filling into the crust and bake about 25-30 minutes until the filling is just set and maybe a little wobbly in the middle. Let it cool down on the wire rack completely (about 30 minutes), then refrigerate for 2-3 hours.
To serve, top the filling with lots of fresh figs. You can also sprinkle some ground walnut on top and dust it with powdered sugar. To cut, make sure you use a large and sharp knife and clean your knife after each cut to have sharp and clean edges.
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Keyword cardamom, cream cheese, dessert, fig, tart, walnut