Healthified Incredible Apple Tart

 

2/3

cup quick-cooking rolled oats

1/2

cup Gold Medal® whole wheat flour

1/4

cup pecans, toasted and ground

1

package (8 oz) reduced-fat cream cheese (Neufchâtel), softened

2

tablespoons butter, softened

2

tablespoons packed brown sugar

1

teaspoon finely shredded orange peel

1/4

teaspoon baking soda

1/4

teaspoon salt

Nonstick cooking spray

1/3

cup Yoplait® fat-free Greek yogurt

1/4

cup powdered sugar

1

egg white

1/4

cup low sugar orange marmalade

1/8

teaspoon ground cardamom

2

medium red cooking apples, cored and very thinly sliced crosswise*

• 1 For tart dough: In a small bowl, combine oats, whole wheat flour, and ground pecans; set aside. In a large bowl, combine half of the cream cheese and the butter; beat with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add brown sugar, orange peel, baking soda, and salt; beat until well mixed. Beat in as much of the oat mixture as you can with the mixer. Using a wooden spoon, stir in any remaining oat mixture. If necessary, cover and chill for 30 to 60 minutes or until easy to handle.
• 2 Preheat oven to 375°F. Pat dough evenly on the bottom and up the sides of a lightly greased 9-inch tart pan with a removable bottom. Line pastry with a double thickness of foil that has been coated with nonstick cooking spray. Bake for 4 minutes. Remove foil. Bake for 3 minutes more. Cool completely on a wire rack.
• 3 Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, combine the remaining cream cheese, the yogurt, powdered sugar, egg white, half of the marmalade, and the ground cardamom; beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Spread into crust.
• 4 Arrange apple slices in concentric rings atop the cream cheese mixture in tart pan, overlapping slices slightly. Cover top of tart with foil.
• 5 Bake for 35 minutes. Uncover and bake for 10 to 15 minutes more or until crust is golden brown and apples are just tender.
• 6 Place remaining half of the marmalade in a small microwave-safe bowl. Cover; microwave on 50% power (medium) for 10 seconds. Stir; microwave about 10 seconds more or until melted. Brush over apples. Serve tart slightly warm or cool.