Almond-Coconut Tart

WOW scale: 10
Skill required: Know your way around a kitchen.

Crust:
Vegetable oil cooking spray
2 cups unsweetened shredded coconut
1/2 cup granulated white sugar
2 large egg whites
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt

Filling:
1/2 vanilla bean, halved lengthwise
1/2 cup vanilla soy milk
1/4 cup granulated white sugar
2 large egg yolks
2 teaspoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons almond paste
1 cup almond flour
1/2 cup soy cream cheese
5 tablespoons apricot jam
4 cups assorted berries

1. Crust: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2. Coat a 9-inch fluted tart pan with cooking spray.

3. Combine remaining ingredients.

4. Press into bottom and up sides of pan.

5. Filling: Scrape vanilla seeds into a small saucepan and add pod.

6. Stir in soy milk and 2 tablespoons sugar, and bring to a boil.

7. Whisk yolks, cornstarch and remaining 2 tablespoons sugar in a bowl.

8. Add hot soy milk in a slow, steady stream, whisking until combined.

9. Return to pan, and whisk over medium heat until thickened, about 2 minutes. Discard vanilla pod.

10.Beat milk mixture and almond paste with a mixer on medium speed for 5 minutes.

11.Beat in almond flour and cream cheese.

12.Spread into tart crust.

13.Bake for 15 minutes.

14.Cover edges with parchment, then foil.

15.Bake until set, 15 - 25 minutes more.

16.Let cool completely in pan on a rack.

17.Unmold. Spread jam evenly over the tart and arrange berries on top.

Yield: 8 servings

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