Lilikoi Cheese Puff Pastry Tarts

Prep Time: 25 mins | Cook Time: 16 mins | Course: Dessert | Serves: 6 

Tropical fruits adorn puff pastry tarts, cheese mixture is sweetened with lilikoi jam and garnished with lilikoi butter and fruits of choice. Tastes like Kauai, HI!

4 oz cream cheese, softened 

½ cup sour cream 

1 lime, zested & juiced

4 oz lilikoi jelly, or more for sweeter

1 sheet puff pastry 

Tropical fruits, garnish

Liikoi butter, garnish 

Preheat the oven to 400*. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment or a silpat and set to one side. Mix cream cheese, sour cream, lime zest, and juice, with the lilikoi jelly. On a lightly floured rolling surface, roll a sheet of puff pastry a little larger and cut with a pastry or pizza roller into 6 equal rectangles. Score/cut ½-inch border, without slicing all the way through the dough. Arrange on the prepared baking sheet and bake for 8 minutes. Remove the pastry from the oven and fill with the cheese mixture. Bake for another 8-10 minutes. Allow to cool and garnish with tropical fruits, adding a bit of lilikoi butter and additional cheese mixture in the middle.