Banana Chocolate Cream Tart
Total Time
1 hour and 5 minutes
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
20 minutes
Rating
5 out of 5 stars
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Ingredients
8 servings
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 2 tablespoons whole wheat flour
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons super finely chopped almonds
- ¼ cup butter (melted)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup half and half or heavy cream
- 4 tablespoons sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- pinch of salt
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1 tablespoon butter
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
- 3-4 bananas (sliced on a bias)
- 2-4 ounces dark chocolate (melted)
- 1 tablespoon thinly sliced almonds
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Preparation
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Step 2
In a medium bowl, combine the oats, flour, sugar, almonds, butter and vanilla. Mix until well combined.
Step 3
Spray a 9 inch tart pan with cooking spray. Press the crust mixture on the sides and bottom of the pan. Bake for 20 minutes until lightly browned. Cool completely.
Step 4
Start on the filling. In a small pot, bring the half and half and sugar to a simmer until the sugar is dissolved. Once warm, reduce heat to medium and whisk in the egg yolk and continue to whisk for 2-3 minutes until smooth. Add flour and pinch of salt and stir to combine. Lastly, add the butter and almond extract and stir to combine, remove from heat.
Step 5
Transfer the pastry cream into a bowl and chill for 30 minutes. Once chilled, pour the pastry cream into the chilled tart shell. Arrange banana slices on top and drizzle with the melted chocolate and sprinkle with the slivered almonds
Step 6
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