Little cherry almond tarts
These individual Bakewell shortcrust tarts are lighter, using more fresh fruit and extract instead of almonds to lower the calorie content
Difficulty and servings
Serves 4
Preparation and cooking times
Ready in 45 mins + cooling
- Heat the oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Roll out the pastry to 20p thickness and use to line 4 shallow 10cm tart tins. Fill with baking paper and baking beans and bake blind for 10 minutes. Take out the paper and beans and keep cooking for another 5-7 minutes until golden and completely cooked through. Cool.
- Mix the crème fraîche with the almond extract and divide between the tart shells. Top with a layer of cherries then melt the jam with a little water and use to glaze the tops.
PER SERVING
293 kcalories, protein 3.9g, carbohydrate 30.4g, fat 17.1 g, saturated fat 6.4g, fibre 1.9g, salt 0.5 g
Recipe from olive magazine, May 2012.
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Difficulty and servings
Serves 4
Preparation and cooking times
Ready in 45 mins + cooling
Ingredients
- 200g sweet shortcrust pastry
- 4 tbsp half-fat crème fraîche
- ½ tsp almond extract
- 200g cherries , stoned and halved
- 1 tbsp cherry jam or conserve
PER SERVING
293 kcalories, protein 3.9g, carbohydrate 30.4g, fat 17.1 g, saturated fat 6.4g, fibre 1.9g, salt 0.5 g
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