Light and lemony, these Lemon Cream Taco Boats have cinnamon-sugar coated tortilla boats filled with a creamy, luscious lemon cream. Top them off with diced strawberries for a perfect summer treat.
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 7 minutesminutes
Total Time 27 minutesminutes
Servings 12servings
Calories
Author Deborah Harroun
Ingredients
Taco Boats:
1/4cupgranulated sugar
1teaspoonground cinnamon
2tablespoonsbuttermelted
12Old El Paso Mini Soft Tortilla Taco Boats
Lemon Cream Filling:
8ozcream cheesesoftened
1/4cupsugar
1/3cupheavy cream
2tablespoonslemon zest
2tablespoonsfresh lemon juice
3/4cupheavy creamwhipped to soft peaks
diced strawberries
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
Combine the 1/4 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon in a large ziplock bag. Using a pastry brush, the butter on the insides and outside of each of the taco boats. Working with one or two at a time, place the boats in the ziplock bag and shake to cover with cinnamon sugar. Shake off excess, and place on a baking sheet.
Once all of the boats are ready, transfer the sheet to the oven and bake until golden brown and starting to get crisp, about 7 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely.
In a bowl, beat the cream cheese until softened. Add the sugar and beat until it as dissolved, about a minute. Beat in the 1/3 cup heavy cream, lemon zest and lemon juice until combined. Add a few drops of yellow food coloring, if desired. Stir in about 1/4 of the whipped cream until combined (this will help to lighten up the mixture) then fold in the remaining cream. Transfer to a piping bag with a decorative tip or a ziptop bag with the corner cut off.
Pipe the mixture into the cooled cinnamon-sugar coated boats. Top with diced strawberries and serve immediately.
Notes
You can make the cinnamon-sugar boats and the lemon cream ahead of time, but don’t assemble them until ready to serve as they will get soggy.Can’t find the mini boats? You can also make your own cinnamon-sugar tortilla bowls like I did for this Fried Ice Cream recipe.