Christmas tart
Serves 6 - 8
Easy
Prep:
Cook:
plus soaking
Fill a shop-bought tart case with brandy-soaked dried fruit and two types of almond for an effortless festive dessert, best eaten with brandy butter
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- 4 tbsp ground almonds
- 1 sweet tart case
- 125g white marzipan
- 200g mixed dried fruit soaked in 2 tbsp of brandy or rumor use a jar of mincemeat
- 25g flaked almonds
- flavoured cream or brandy butterto serve
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal338
- fat15.5g
- saturates3.1g
- carbs40.6g
- sugars29.5g
- fibre1.7g
- protein6.1g
- salt0.3g
Method
step 1
Sprinkle 2 tbsp of ground almonds over the base of the sweet tart case. Grate in 75g of white marzipan. Spoon over the mixed dried fruit or mincemeat. Sprinkle on 2 more tbsp of ground almonds and grate over another 50g of marzipan. Sprinkle over 25g of flaked almonds.
step 2
Bake at 180C/160C fan/gas 4 for 20-30 mins or until the almonds are browned and the fruit is plump – be careful not to burn the fruit. Serve with flavoured cream or brandy butter.
