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- Gingered Banana Tarts with Coconut Ice Cream
Gingered Banana Tarts with Coconut Ice Cream recipe
- Serves 8
- Prep 30 mins
- Cook 40 mins
- 3 hours
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Ingredients
- For the Coconut Ice Cream:
- 4 egg yolks
- 100 g (4 oz) granulated sugar
- 350 ml (12 fl oz) double cream
- 400 ml (13 fl oz) coconut Milk
- 1 Schwartz Vanilla Pod
- Gingered Banana Tarts:
- 125 g (5 oz) butter, melted
- 125 g (5 oz) brown sugar, divided
- 2 tsp Schwartz Ginger Ground
- 4 small firm ripe bananas, sliced diagonally into ½ cm (¼ inch) slices
- 1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed and quartered 23cm (9 inch) square
- 25 g (1 oz) desiccated coconut, toasted
Warm slices of gingered bananas top crisp puff pastry for a simply spectacular dessert. Homemade coconut ice cream is a creamy, exotic complement. If short on time, purchased ice cream is a great alternative.
Method
Step 1
For the ice cream, beat the egg yolks and sugar in a medium saucepan with a wire whisk for 1 to 2 minutes or until pale yellow and thickened. Add cream and coconut milk; whisk until well blended stirring constantly. Cook on medium heat for 8 to 10 minutes or until mixture thickens and coats the back of a spoon. Remove from heat. Strain custard into a medium metal bowl and add the seeds from the Vanilla Pod. Place bowl over an ice water bath and stir occasionally until cooled.
Step 2
Refrigerate for at least 3 hours or until well chilled. Pour into an ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturer’s directions.
Step 3
For the tarts pre-heat the oven to 200°C, 400°F, Gas Mark 6. Pour 2 tbs butter each into 4 shallow individual baking dishes or ramekins. Sprinkle each evenly with 2 tbs of the brown sugar and ½ tsp of the Ginger. Layer 1 sliced banana in each dish, overlapping slices as necessary and top with puff pastry, tucking corners in. Place baking dishes on shallow baking pan.
Step 4
Bake in the oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until pastry is puffed and golden brown and the filling is bubbly. Invert each tart onto a dessert plate. Cut each tart in half to make 2 servings. Serve with the coconut ice cream and sprinkle with the toasted coconut.
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