White Chocolate & Lime Walnut Tart … Happy Easter

White Chocolate & Lime Walnut Tart… keeping things bright this Easter, here’s hoping things get better soon. This is a simple 6 ingredient recipe, one which is fuss free and very satisfying both to make, and to bring to the table. It’s also eggless and gluten free.

This tart is as simple to make as it is delicious, quite soothing too. I love white chocolate in desserts but use it sparingly as I only have a small batch in stock. Yet at this time of the year, I really enjoy the colours of Spring and white chocolate seemed the ideal base for these flowers.

With just a handful of ingredients, nuts in the base keep the White Chocolate & Lime Walnut Tart gluten free. The base is basically walnuts + clarified butter/ ghee + sugar baked together. It’s a light base, great texture, slightly crumbly and pairs beautifully with the luscious topping. The topping is white chocolate + cream + lime zest.

“Easter is meant to be a symbol of hope, renewal and new life.” Janine di Giovanni

Top it with flowers, or top it with fruit, white chocolate always offers a stunning platform! You could make this vegan with a few substitutes. This is all I had in stock with supplies now dwindling because of the lockdown, yet I am eternally grateful that I am still able to bake, and more importantly, share!

I hope you are keeping well. We’re in this together and that’s the only thing that keeps us going. Take care! #staysafe#stayhome

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White chocolate & lime walnut tart

White Chocolate & Lime Walnut Tart... keeping things bright this Easter, hoping things get better soon. This is a simple 6 ingredient recipe, one which is fuss free and very satisfying both to make, and to bring to the table.

Keyword baking, chocolate, dessert, eggless, glutenfree, sweet

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes minutes

Total Time 4 hours hours 20 minutes minutes

Servings 4 people

Ingredients

Walnut base

• 175 g shelled walnuts
• 40 g clarified butter/ghee melted, cooled
• 40 g brown sugar

Lime chocolate filling

• 200 g cream {single/Amul Fresh}
• 175 g good quality white chocolate
• Zest of 1 lime

Instructions

Walnut base

• Preheat oven to 180C.
• Place the walnuts and sugar in jar of food processor and process briefly until like breadcrumbs. Don't overprocess. Stir in the clarified butter/ghee.
• Transfer to base of a foil lined 6" dessert ring, press firmly into place and bake for 15 minutes.
• Cool completely.

Lime chocolate filling

• Heat the cream for 30 seconds. Add the white chocolate and stir. Keep over double boiler if required or microwave for 30 seconds. Stir until the white chocolate has melted and the filling is smooth.
• Stir in the zest of 1 lime.

Assemble

• Pour the filling over the cooled walnut base.
• Leave to set in the fridge for 4-6 hours.
• Gently demold, garnish as required, slice and serve.