Figs & Mascarpone Tarts
 
Prep time
Bake time
Total time
 
Up your dessert game this winter, with an easy-to-prepare and deliciously creamy Figs and Mascarpone Tart.
Author:
Makes: Five 4" Tarts
Ingredients
  • For Tart Shells:
  • Flour, 1½ cups
  • Chilled Butter, ½ cup (cubed)
  • Caster sugar, ½ cup
  • Chilled Water, 1-2 tablespoons
  • For Mascarpone Cream:
  • Mascarpone cheese, 250 grams
  • Sweetened Whipping Cream, 1 cup (add ⅓ cup icing sugar or to taste if you don't have sweetened)
  • Vanilla Extract, ½ teaspoon
  • For the topping:
  • Fresh Figs, 3-4 (sliced)
Method
  1. To make my eggless tart shells, please head to this post. It has all the details you need to make them.
  2. Once your tart shells are baked and cooled, it's time to fill them up. To make this mascarpone cream, whisk mascarpone cheese until it's light and fluffy about 2-3mins with an electric mixer. In a separate bowl whisk the whipping cream until stiff peaks form. This should take about 4-5 mins (tip: freeze your whipping cream; this will help you whip it quickly; also freeze the bowl you're going to be whipping it in). If you're adding icing sugar to your whipping cream, this is when you put it, and whisk until incorporated.
  3. Fold the whipping cream in the mascarpone cheese using a spatula, add in the vanilla extract and mix with a spatula until everything is well incorporated.
  4. Chill this in the refrigerator for 30 mins, once chilled fill your tart shells with this mascarpone cream using an offset spatula or a spoon. Top with fresh figs. Serve!
Recipe by Sugar & Spice by Radhika at https://sugarnspicebyradhika.in/figs-mascarpone-tarts/