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These Shortbread Fruit Tarts offer sweet flavor with less sugar than traditional shortbread, and a fun infusion of lemon, blueberry, and acai! Plus they are topped with amazing fresh fruit.
Hi, did you guys have a good weekend? We headed out of town for the weekend to enjoy some relaxation. We have had a crazy busy month with two of my four kids having a birthday, getting back into school after the break, as well as back to the grind stone with sports and music. On top of that our house flooded (again), my oven broke. Sometimes it seems like we have one bad news thing after another. Life is good, but I really needed to kick up my feet and take a break.
We headed to slightly warmer weather, and I was happy to sit back, sip a cup of Bigelow tea and munch on a sweet shortbread cookie tart!
One of the things that made these the perfect little indulgence is they have a lot less sugar than traditional shortbread cookies. Truth be told, while naturally thin, I’m getting older and it is getting harder to stay trim. I need a little less sugar in my life.
But I am not getting less sugar by cutting out the sweets. I can’t seem to help myself, I love biscotti with my cocoa, and shortbread with my tea. So I decided to try making shortbread without so much sugar, and instead use Truvia. But I wanted to take my shortbread even one step further, so I gave it a subtle, delightful flavoring with the tea itself!
And so I give you Lemon, Blueberry, Acai Shortbread Tarts made with Bigelow Tea and Truvía®!
Lemon, Blueberry, Acai Shortbread Cookie Fruit Tarts
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter room temperature
- 1/4 cup Truvía® natural sweetener
- 1 ?4 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp lemon juice fresh is best
- 1/4 cup Bigelow Wild Blueberry with Acai Herbal Tea freshly brewed
- 1 Tbs lemon zest
- 1 3/4- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ?4 tsp salt
Topping
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1 1/2 Tbs Truvia
- Fresh fruit
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° F.
- Place butter, Truvía® natural sweetener, sugar, egg and lemon juice and zest, and tea in a large mixing bowl with paddle attachment.
- Cream together ingredients for 11?2 minutes; set aside.
- Blend flour and salt together in a medium bowl.
- Fold dry ingredient mixture into the creamed mixture.
- Roll dough out on lightly floured surface to about 1 cm thickness, and cut into circles
- Bake in oven for 16-18 minutes or until edges of cookies are light golden brown.
- Place cookie sheet on cooling rack for 20-30 minutes before removing cookies.
- Whip together cream cheese and Truvía®, spread over the top of the cookie, and top with fresh cut fruit!
Nutrition
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But to make this match made in heaven even better, how about getting it for cheaper? Do what I did, head to Target and pick up the tea and Truvia. But before you go, get this downloadable couple for $0.55 off Bigelow Tea here. And use your Target Cartwheel digital coupon to save 10% on your purchase of Truvía®(Truvía® Natural Sweetener, Truvía® Baking Blend or Truvía® Brown Sugar Blend).
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Sounds pretty great, but guess what? If you are like me and are fairly new to alternatives to plain old white sugar, and want to try it before you buy it, you can! You can get a 2-pack sample of Truvía® Natural Sweetener by putting in a request at truvia.com/freesample.
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And if you love shortbread be sure to check out this Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookie
Or this one: Lemon Shortbread
Shelby says
What gorgeous cookies Rachel! This would be a perfect treat for a cozy afternoon!
Erica (@Erica's Recipes) says
absolutely gorgeous! tea in a cookie – I bet they are sooo tasty!
Sheena @ Hot Eats and Cool Reads says
These sound SO good! What a great dessert! So pretty too!
triedandtasty says
They look wonderful – they actually remind me of summer!
magicalslowcooker says
Beautiful recipe! I love that is has healthy ingredients in it.
Renee's Kitchen Adventures says
these are beautiful! I need to try that mix!
Carrie @Frugal Foodie Mama says
I love this fruity and healthier twist on shortbread! 🙂 The fruit is gorgeous with these.
Mary Ellen says
Love these, Rachael. What a creative way to use the Bigelow tea.
JanetGoingCrazy says
I have never said this before, but I want to eat that baby! You know, the light, but decadent shortbread baby from Bigelow and Truvia. These are so adorable and look delicious! #client
Rachael says
Thanks Janet! You are not alone in the baby eating! haha