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Peaches and Cream Upside Down Tarts

These Peaches and Cream Upside Down Tarts bake puff pastry over ripe peaches, Demerara sugar, cinnamon, and cream cheese, then flip into glossy little bakery-style desserts. They are quick to assemble, caramelized on top, and creamy underneath.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 6 servings
Calories 275 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 to 3 ripe peaches thinly sliced; peeling optional
  • 1/4 cup Demerara sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 4 ounces cream cheese chilled and sliced
  • 1 egg beaten
  • 1 sheet puff pastry thawed completely
  • nonstick spray for lightly greasing the parchment

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 400°F, line a baking sheet with parchment paper, and lightly grease the parchment with nonstick spray.
  • Peel the peaches if desired, then thinly slice 2 to 3 ripe peaches.
  • Gently unroll the thawed puff pastry sheet and cut it into 6 even rectangles.
  • On the prepared baking sheet, sprinkle the Demerara sugar into 6 separate patches, each roughly the size of one puff pastry rectangle, then divide the cinnamon over the sugar patches.
  • Arrange the peach slices in overlapping layers on top of the sugared areas, keeping each pile mostly within its sugar patch.
  • Place a couple of slices of chilled cream cheese over the peaches on each tart.
  • Place one puff pastry rectangle over each peach-and-cream-cheese stack and gently press it down just enough to help the pastry settle over the filling.
  • Beat the egg and brush the tops of all six pastry rectangles with the egg wash.
  • Bake for about 20 minutes, until the pastry tops are puffed and golden brown.
  • Let the tarts sit for 1 to 2 minutes, then carefully flip each one over onto a serving plate so the peaches are on top, tucking back any peach slices that stick to the parchment.

Notes

These tarts are best the day they are made, preferably while the pastry is still crisp and the peach topping is warm. Store leftovers covered in the refrigerator for up to a couple of days; the pastry will soften. Reheat in the oven until warmed through rather than using the microwave.

Nutrition

Calories: 275kcal
Keyword Cream Cheese Dessert, peach tarts, Peaches and Cream Upside Down Tarts, puff pastry dessert, summer peach dessert, upside down tarts
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