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Old School Cornflake Tarts
A classic British old-school dessert, cornflake tarts with strawberry jam are so easy to make and guaranteed crowd-pleasers covered in custard!
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Ingredients
- 320 g shortcrust pastry either shop-bought ready-rolled or homemade
- 6 teaspoon strawberry jam
- 140 g golden syrup
- 70 g dairy-free butter
- 40 g dark brown sugar
- pinch salt
- 120 g cornflakes
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180C / 350F / Gas Mark 4.
- Cut six circles from the pastry, a little larger than your tartlet tins. Grease the tins with a little oil or vegan butter, then press the pastry into each tin. Leave excess pastry hanging over the edge of the tins, don't cut it off at this stage.
- Chill the pastry cases - either in the freezer for 10 minutes or in the fridge for 30 minutes.
- Line each tart with greaseproof paper and fill with baking beans, (or you can use dried rice or beans if you don't have baking beans). Bake the tart cases for 10 minutes, then carefully remove the baking beans and paper and return to the oven for a further 5 minutes. The pastry cases should just be turning golden brown.
- When the tarts are cool, trim off excess pastry from the edges with a sharp knife. Spread 1 teaspoon of jam over the bottom of each tart case.
- In a large saucepan, heat the golden syrup, vegan butter, dark brown sugar and salt until fully melted and smooth.
- Remove from the heat, add the cornflakes and stir until all the cornflakes are fully coated.
- Divide the cornflakes between the tarts and press down gently to pack them in.
- Return the tarts to the oven for 5 minutes until the cornflakes are golden and toasted on top.
- Serve warm with plenty of vegan custard.
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Notes
Prevent your pastry from shrinking back into the tins - firstly by chilling the pastry-lined tins well before baking, and secondly by leaving an overhang of excess pastry around the edge of the tins, and only trimming this off after they are baked and cooled.
Press the cornflake mixture right into the edges of the tart cases, to make sure they are fully packed. No one wants a half-filled cornflake tart!
Nutrition
Serving: 1tartCalories: 434kcalCarbohydrates: 75gProtein: 5gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 2gSodium: 484mgPotassium: 90mgFiber: 2gSugar: 30gVitamin A: 357IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 14mgIron: 8mg
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