22/07/2014

Creamy Christmas Tartlets

Creamy Christmas tartlets with spice and chocolate

Makes:

24 Prep Time: 30 minutes plus refrigeration

Ingredients

1/3 cup currants
1/3 cup diced dried apricots
2 tablespoons brandy or orange juice
1 tablespoon honey
1/2 teaspoon mixed spice
180g white chocolate, chopped
600g fig yoghurt
24 sweet shortcrust tartlet shells
1/4 cup toasted flaked almonds

Method

Combine currants, apricots, brandy, honey and spice and allow to stand. Gently melt white chocolate and ½ cup yoghurt in a Microwave on Medium for 1-2 minutes, stirring occasionally until smooth. Mix in remaining yoghurt, spoon into tartlets and refrigerate until set. Serve topped with dried fruit mixture and toasted almonds.

Tips

To make a Creamy Christmas Shortbread Tart, blend 300g shortbread or anzac biscuits and A variation: 100g cubed unsalted butter together in a food processor until mixture comes together. Press onto the base and sides of a 35cm x 13cm loose base rectangular tart tin (or 20cm round tin) and refrigerate until firm. Proceed as above.

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