Shortcrust pastry with a salted caramel, banana and chantilly cream filling ~
For the pastry –
220g/ 7 3/4oz/ 1 1/2 cups plain flour
20g/ 3/4oz/ 1 tbsp ground almonds
40g/ 1 1/2oz/ 2 tbsp icing/powdered sugar
pinch salt
140g/ 5oz (1 1/4 sticks) cold unsalted butter, cut into cubes
1 egg yolk
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 β 1 tbsp cold water
For the salted caramel –
70g/ 2 1/2oz/ 1/2 stick unsalted butter
100g/ 3 1/2oz/ 1/2 cup soft brown sugar
50g/ 1 1/2oz/ 2 tbsp golden syrup
90ml/ 3floz/ 1/2 cup double cream
1 tsp sea salt + extra for sprinkling
For the topping –
200ml/ 7fl oz/ 1 cup whipping cream
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 tbsp sugar
1-2 ripe bananas
To make the pastry –
– Lightly grease 4 tartlet tins
– Pulse together the flour, ground almonds, icing sugar and salt
– Add the butter and process together until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs
– Add egg yolk, vanilla and 1/2 tbsp water and pulse until the mixture comes together. (Gradually add more water if needed.)
– Turn the dough onto a work surface and knead lightly. Wrap in cling film and chill in the fridge for one hour.
– Roll out the dough and a line the tarts tins with it.
– Chill for another 1/2 hour.
– Preheat the oven to 180Β°C/ 350Β°F/ gas mark 4
– Line the pastry with greaseproof paper and baking beans. Bake for 10 minutes.
– Remove the paper and beans and cook for another 10-15 minutes until pastry is golden.
– Leave to cool.
For the salted caramel sauce –
– Melt the butter, sugar and golden syrup in a heavy based pan and let simmer for about 5 minutes.
– Add the cream and teaspoon of salt and cook for another minute.
– Leave to cool.
For the topping –
– Spoon an equal amount of the caramel sauce into each tart shell, leaving at least a tablespoon to drizzle on the top.
– Thinly slice the banana and spread a layer on top of the caramel on each tart
– Whisk together the cream, sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy.
– Pipe the cream on to the top of each tart, then drizzle with the remaining caramel sauce.
Ohh my goodness these look amazing!
Those look wonnderful! I bet they taste divine.
Cheers,
Rosa
Rosie: These caramel banana cream tarts are to die for… They contain pretty much everything that I like. The only thing that I would skip in mine would be the sea salt. π Beautiful pictures… I love how you have decorated the tarts. They look like roses. Oh, so pretty!!!
These look like what they’d serve you when you woke up for breakfast in heaven.
YUM! I want these. Now.
I love salted caramel and bet it’s perfection when combined with banana!
Sues
I LOVE everything about this recipe! The tarts are so pretty too! Great job π
Wow this looks incredibly delicious! I am saving this recipe π
mmm you had me at salted caramel. π I love salted caramel anything, especially when it is paired with banana. They are beautiful little tarts, too!
banoffee pies are one of my favourites, these tartlets are just the cutest! Thanks for stopping by my site and leaving a wonderful comment. I love all your pretty tarts and cakes, gorgeous!
Nazneen
Oh goodness. These look scrumptious! Almost too pretty to eat, too. *Almost*.
Caramel and Banana sounds like a wonderful combination! Your tarts look gorgeous Rosie!
Wow, these tarts look fabulous and I’m sure they taste even better!
These look incredible, but what is golden syrup? I’m not familiar with that ingredient. Help!
Hi Betty, thank you π Golden syrup is a sugar syrup that’s quite popular in the UK, sorry I’m not sure how easy it is to get out of the UK (though I had a look and saw that amazon stock it, here’s the link – http://www.amazon.com/Tate-Lyles-Golden-Syrup-454g/dp/B0001590BY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1363085512&sr=8-2&keywords=golden+syrup.) You could try using corn syrup, maple syrup or honey instead, I hope that helps!
Thanks so much. Can’t wait to try this!
Gosh this seriously looks so delish!! Salted caramel and bananas have got to be the best combo ever!
Gorgeous tarts, Rosie! I love that you made these with salted caramel. It’s quickly become one of my favorite toppings. I’m not the best at making caramel, but if I see it on the menu, I’ll order it! These look absolutely lovely!
These are just beautiful! Salted caramel and banana make such a great pair. π
Mmm, I love banana cream anything. The salted caramel takes it over the top! In a good way of course π
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This won my heart over! Thank you!
I love your pictures and recipes, they are mouth watering. Would love for you to share them with us at foodieportal.com. We are new but at foodieportal.com we are not photography snobs, we are just foodies.
They look so cute! Really nice dessert!