Ingredients for - Mini Strawberry Tarts

1. Cream cheese, softened 2 (8 ounce) packages
2. Butter 2 cups
3. All-purpose flour 4 ½ cups
4. Strawberry flavored Jell-O® mix 3 (3 ounce) packages
5. White sugar 1 cup
6. Red food coloring 3 drops
7. Boiling water 3 ½ cups
8. Cornstarch ¼ cup
9. Water ¼ cup
10. Fresh strawberries, sliced 3 pounds
11. Whipped cream, or to taste (Optional) 1 ½ cups

How to cook deliciously - Mini Strawberry Tarts

1 . Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease mini muffin pans.

2 . Stage

Place cream cheese and butter in a large bowl. Beat with an electric mixer until smooth and fluffy. Gradually beat in flour, one cup at a time, until all is incorporated. Roll dough into 70 small balls, and press each into a mini muffin pan cup to form the pastry crusts.

3 . Stage

Bake crusts in preheated oven until golden brown, 15 to 18 minutes. Remove from oven, and allow to cool.

4 . Stage

Stir gelatin, sugar, and food coloring into the boiling water. Place over high heat; bring back to a boil. Stir together cornstarch and water to make a paste. Stir the cornstarch mixture in the boiling gelatin until dissolved. Remove from heat and allow to cool completely, about 30 minutes.

5 . Stage

Spoon cooled gelatin mixture evenly into tart shells. Push a strawberry half down into each tart. If desired, top each tart with a small amount of whipped cream or whipped topping just before serving.