These things do look amazingly like eyeballs, and they’re delicious.
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 3 oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
- 2-3 Tbsp. milk
- 1-1/2 cups flour
- 1/8 tsp. salt
- 24 cooked frozen meatballs, thawed
- 1/3 cup processed cheese spread
- 1/4 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
- 24 small slices mozzarella cheese
- sliced pitted ripe or green olives
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. For cream cheese pastry, combine butter and cream cheese until well mixed and beat in milk. Add flour and salt, mix well and shape into a ball. Chill at least 2 hours. Using about 1 tablespoon of dough, form into a small ball and press into miniature muffin cups to line the bottom and sides. Bake at 425 degrees 4-6 minutes until light golden brown. Cool. Makes about 24.
Combine cheese spread and cheddar cheese in a small bowl. Spoon a small amount of this mixture in the baked tart shells. Top each with a thawed meatball. Bake at 350 degrees 15 minutes until heated. Top each meatball with a piece of mozzarella cheese and place a ripe olive slice on the cheese to create the eye. The cheese will melt and help hold the olive on the tarts. Makes 24
