Cream Cheese Filling

Add any of your favourite flavours to this filling. Crushed pineapple, mini marshmallows, maraschino cherries and coconut make a lovely ambrosia tart. Swirl with chocolate filling for a quick marble mud pie, or layer it up with lemon filling for fabulous parfaits.

The choice is yours. This filling is suitable for a number of different crusts ranging from chocolate pastry to pecan or graham crust. Have fun!

• 1/2 cup of icing sugar
• 1 250 ml brick of cream cheese at room temperature
• 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 cup whipping cream measured, then whipped

1. Mix sugar, cheese and vanilla in a mixing bowl.
2. Blend until light and creamy.
3. Whip whipping cream separately and fold into cream cheese mixture.
4. Fold in your choice of berries, pudding flavours, nuts, etc.

Savouries can be made as well by creaming your cream cheese with 1/4 cup of milk. Make additions such as olives, nuts, celery, chives, and tangy spices.

Store filling in a piping bag.