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Lime Cream Tarts with Coconut Crust

A crisp, buttery toasted-coconut crust holds a silky, tangy baked lime cream, crowned with juicy mango and bright orange segments.

Lime Cream Tarts with Coconut Crust

Ingredients

  • 2⅓ cups300 gAll-purpose flour
  • ¾ cup80 gSweetened shredded coconut
  • 1½ cups300 gGranulated sugardivided: one third for the crust, two thirds for the filling
  • 1 cup230 gUnsalted buttermelted and slightly cooled
  • ½ tsp3 gSalt
  • 6 large300 gEggsat room temperature
  • 4 limes, juiced180 gLime juicefreshly squeezed
  • 1½ tbsp10 gLemon zest
  • 1 cup (240 ml)240 gHeavy cream
  • 1 whole330 gMangothinly sliced
  • 2 medium260 gOrangecut into segments, membranes removed

Steps

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and set out two 9-inch tart pans with removable bottoms.
  2. Make the crust: in a bowl, stir together the flour, the shredded coconut, one third of the sugar and the salt.
  3. Pour the melted butter over the flour mixture and stir until it looks like damp sand that holds together when squeezed.
  4. Divide the crust mixture in half and press each half firmly and evenly over the bottom and up the sides of a tart pan. Prick the bottoms with a fork and chill for 15 minutes.
  5. Bake the crusts for 18 to 20 minutes, until golden at the edges. Set them on a rack and lower the oven to 325°F (165°C).
  6. Make the filling while the crusts bake: whisk the eggs with the remaining two thirds of the sugar until smooth, then whisk in the lime juice, the lemon zest and the heavy cream.
  7. Divide the lime filling evenly between the warm crusts.
  8. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until the edges are set and the center has a slight wobble and reads 160°F (71°C).
  9. Cool the tarts on a rack for 1 hour, then chill for at least 2 hours until firm.
  10. Just before serving, arrange the mango slices and orange segments over the tarts. Cut each tart into 6 slices.

Food safety: Don't taste raw dough or batter: raw flour and raw eggs can carry germs.

Contains: Milk, Egg, Gluten.

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