Berry mascarpone tart

Name: Berry mascarpone tart
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 200g sweet digestive biscuits; 50g hazelnut meal; 80g unsalted butter, melted; 200ml thickened cream; 250g mascarpone; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 2 punnets mixed berries; Mint leaves to garnish

Caroline Velik

October 18, 2011

easyTime:1-2 hoursServes:8

No need for fiddly pastry bases here, this instant biscuit base doesn't require cooking. Make in advance but fill and decorate just before serving.

Ingredients

200g sweet digestive biscuits
50g hazelnut meal
80g unsalted butter, melted
200ml thickened cream
250g mascarpone
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 punnets mixed berries
Mint leaves to garnish

Method

For the crust, crush biscuits in a food processor. Pour into a bowl and mix in hazelnut meal.
Thoroughly mix in butter. Spoon into an 11-centimetre x 34-centimetre rectangular tart tin with a removable base and press down evenly, including the sides, to make an even crust.
Refrigerate for one hour or until base is set.
To make the filling, whip cream to soft peaks, fold through mascarpone and flavour with vanilla. Spoon into the crust and top with berries and mint.