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Strawberry and Peanut Tart

August 1, 2018 By All That I'm Eating 12 Comments

Minimum fuss and maximum results were the name of the game with my most recent dessert. Another hot day, the last thing I needed was to be baking pastry, so I didn’t, but made a tart nonetheless. My Strawberry and Peanut Tart makes use of a few sneaky kitchen shortcuts to make a delicious and impressive pudding. A chocolate and peanut base smothered with cream and stacked high with fresh fruit it almost seemed a shame to cut into it. But, you know, someone had to.

Strawberry and Peanut Tart

Ingredients

You will need (for 6-8 servings):

  • 180g dark chocolate digestives
  • 2 heaped tbsp peanut butter
  • 3 tbsp salted butter
  • 300ml double cream
  • 150ml low fat Greek yoghurt
  • Strawberries and cherries (or other berries)
  • 2 tbsp peanuts

Strawberries and Cherries on top of tart

Method

Start by heating the peanut butter and butter together in a small pan on a low heat. Stir from time to time until melted and mixed together.

Add the digestive biscuits to a bowl and then smash them up with the end of a rolling pin until you have a breadcrumb texture. Pour over the melted peanut butter and butter and mix together well.

Line a 20cm spring form cake tin then tip the biscuit mix into the tin, spread out over the base and flatten the top using the back of a spoon.

Refrigerate for an hour minimum, longer if you have it.

Prepare the fruit; chop the green bits off the strawberries, stone the cherries if you like, and put to one side.

Add the peanuts to a small, dry frying pan and heat on medium to toast the peanuts. Remove from the heat when lightly golden and smelling marvellous then crush in a pestle and mortar or in a bag with a rolling pin.

Whip the double cream until you have firm peaks. Gently fold the yoghurt through the cream.

Remove the base from the fridge and put onto a large plate. Pile the cream on top of the base and then top with the fruit. Sprinkle over the crushed peanuts.

Height of peanut and strawberry tart

This was one of those desserts that was so satisfying to cut through with a knife. Firstly you have to move it through the heavy fruit into the fluffy cream, then you meet a little resistance at the base with a very satisfying chink when knife meets plate. The dark chocolate in the digestives gives a hint of chocolate throughout the tart without being too overwhelming and the peanut taste in the base mirrored by the peanuts over the top brings a great taste and texture. Adding the yoghurt to the cream not only makes the cream go further without adding any extra fat but also gives a nice tang and freshness to the whole dessert. Juicy strawberries and cherries made a fantastic topping for this but any berries would work well too.

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Filed Under: August, Baking, Cherry, Chocolate, Cream, Dairy & Eggs, Fruit, Pudding, Recipes By Month, Seasons, Strawberry, Summer, Tart, Yoghurt Tagged With: Chocolate, pudding, recipe, strawberry

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Comments

  1. angiesrecipes says

    August 1, 2018 at 13:09

    wow that’s a loaded tart! Fresh seasonal berries and fluffy cream with chocolate cookie crust…heavenly!

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  2. John / Kitchen Riffs says

    August 1, 2018 at 14:02

    Sounds like a neat dish! Loaded with flavor, and VERY creative. I want. 🙂 Looks really good — thanks.

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  3. David says

    August 2, 2018 at 02:13

    I would never have put peanuts and strawberries together (except for a Peanut Butter and Strawberry Jam Sandwich!), but this sounds fab!

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  4. Kelsie | the itsy-bitsy kitchen says

    August 2, 2018 at 13:04

    This sounds just divine! I love strawberries and peanut butter together!

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  5. Balvinder says

    August 2, 2018 at 13:40

    Yum! This looks simple and so, so tasty.

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  6. Alida says

    August 3, 2018 at 14:40

    I love these easy, quick and tasty desserts, just perfect for summer and so delicious!

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  7. Laura says

    August 6, 2018 at 19:23

    Oh my! This looks so amazing, and the fact it is easy makes me want to make it today! I love chocolate digestive biscuits, too, so this is on my list of “must make”! Thanks!

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  8. heather (delicious not gorgeous) says

    August 8, 2018 at 03:24

    oooh yes! love that there’s pb inside the crust and not just spread in it (like i originally thought it was gonna be).

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  9. 2pots2cook says

    August 11, 2018 at 15:14

    Oh yes ! I’m in ! Thank you for this one ¨!

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  10. Fran from G'day Souffle' says

    August 11, 2018 at 21:36

    Caroline- nice to connect with you again! You have provided such as nice sensuous description of eating this dessert- makes me want to delve right in. And I especially like the simplicity of the crust- no complicated dough making!

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  11. grace says

    August 14, 2018 at 09:56

    fantastic combination! it couldn’t be easier yet looks like it belongs on the cover on a magazine–bravo!

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  12. Emma - Bake Then Eat says

    August 26, 2018 at 22:26

    What a lovely sounding pudding Caroline.

    Reply

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