Lemon Tart with Ginger-Oat Crust

• Vegetarian

• Produce

  • 1 Lemon, slices
  • 1 tbsp Lemon peel

• Refrigerated

  • 2 Egg yolks or 1/4 cup refrigerated or frozen egg product

• Condiments

  • 1/4 cup 60% to 70% tub-style vegetable oil spread
  • 6 tbsp Lemon juice

• Baking & Spices

  • 2 tbsp Cornstarch
  • 2/3 cup Sugar or sugar substitute blend* equivalent to

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 1 Cooking spray, Nonstick

• Bread & Baked Goods

  • 1 Recipe ginger-oat crust

• Dairy

  • 1/2 cup Dairy sour cream, light

• Liquids

  • 6 tbsp Water

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Ingredients

• Nonstick cooking spray
• 1 recipe Ginger-Oat Crust (below)
• 2 egg yolks or 1/4 cup refrigerated or frozen egg product, thawed
• 2/3 cup sugar or sugar substitute blend* equivalent to 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon finely shredded lemon peel
• 6 tablespoons lemon juice
• 6 tablespoons water
• 1/4 cup 60% to 70% tub-style vegetable oil spread
• 1/2 cup light dairy sour cream
• Lemon slices, lime slices, and/or orange slices (optional)

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 9-inch tart pan with removable bottom with nonstick cooking spray. Using your damp fingers, press Ginger-Oat Crust dough onto bottom and up the side of the prepared tart pan. Line crust with a double thickness of foil that has been lightly coated on the bottom with nonstick cooking spray. Bake for 8 minutes. Carefully remove foil. Bake for 5 to 7 minutes more or until crust is lightly browned. Cool completely on a wire rack.
• I a small bowl, use a fork to lightly beat egg yolks; set aside. In a medium saucepan, stir together sugar and cornstarch. Stir in lemon peel, lemon juice, and the water. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Stir half of the lemon mixture into egg yolks. Add egg mixture to lemon mixture in saucepan. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture comes to a gentle boil. Cook and stir for 2 minutes more. Remove from heat. Whisk in vegetable oil spread until well mixed. Cover surface of the cooked lemon mixture with plastic wrap. Let stand at room temperature for 15 minutes. Whisk in sour cream until well mixed.
• Pour lemon mixture into cooled tart crust. Cover loosely with plastic wrap or foil and chill at least 1 hour before serving. Remove side of pan to serve. If desired, top with lemon, lime, and/or orange slices.
• *SUGAR SUBSTITUTES: Choose Splenda® Blend for Baking to substitute for the 2/3 cup sugar. Choose from Sweet N Low® Brown or Sugar Twin®Granulated Brown to substitute for the brown sugar. Follow package directions to use product amounts equivalent to 2/3 cup sugar or 2 tablespoons brown sugar.
• *SUGAR SUBSTITUTES: PER SERVING WITH SUBSTITUTE: same as above, except 192 cal., 20 g carb., 120 mg sodium. Exchanges: 1.5 other carb. Carb choices: 1.

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