Cherry Cream Cheese Tarts

• 2 8-ounce packages cream cheese, softened
• 1  cup  sugar
• 1  teaspoon  pure vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 12 vanilla wafers
• 1 21-ounce can cherry pie filling or other pie filling

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place a paper cupcake liner in each cup of muffin pan. Beat cream cheese with a handheld electric mixer until fluffy. Add sugar and vanilla, beating well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Lay a vanilla wafer, flat side down, in each muffin cup. Spoon cream cheese mixture over wafers. Bake for 20 minutes. Allow tarts to cool completely. Serve with cherry filling on top, or pie filling of your choice.

Yield: 12 tarts
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Ease of preparation: Easy

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen