Name: Chocolate fruit mince tarts
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 85 min
Ingredients: 2 cup plain flour; 2 tablespoon custard powder; 1/3 cup caster sugar; 185 gram cold butter, chopped; 2 egg yolks; 2 tablespoon cold water; 1 tablespoon icing sugar; 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger; Fruit mince; 410 gram fruit mince; 2 tablespoon dark rum or brandy; finely grated zest of 1 orange; 100 gram milk chocolate, finely chopped; 1/4 cup chopped roasted slivered almonds

Chocolate fruit mince tarts

Add a chocolatey twist to a Christmas classic with this chocolate fruit mince tarts recipe! Delight your family and friends with this perfect sweet treat for the festive season

Makes 20

Prep

Cook

25M

Total

1H 25M

Ingredients

2 cup plain flour

2 tablespoon custard powder

1/3 cup caster sugar

185 gram cold butter, chopped

2 egg yolks

2 tablespoon cold water

1 tablespoon icing sugar

1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

Fruit mince

410 gram fruit mince

2 tablespoon dark rum or brandy

finely grated zest of 1 orange

100 gram milk chocolate, finely chopped

1/4 cup chopped roasted slivered almonds

Method

1.Preheat oven to 200°C. Lightly grease 2 deep patty pans with 12 holes.

2.Sift flour and custard powder together into a large bowl. Stir in sugar. Add butter and rub in using fingertips until mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Add 1 yolk and enough water to make a firm but pliable dough. Knead lightly. Wrap in cling film and chill for 30 minutes.

3.For the fruit mince: In a bowl, combine all the ingredients. Set aside.

4.Roll pastry out between two sheets of baking paper until 3mm thick. Using a 7.5cm cutter, cut 20 rounds from pastry. Press into each of the recesses.

5.Spoon 1 tablespoon fruit mince into each recess. Cut 10 x 5cm rounds for half tops and 10 x 5cm stars for the remaining. Top pies with rounds and stars. Brush with remaining egg yolk, lightly beaten with 1 tablespoon water.

6.Bake for 20-25 minutes until golden brown. Rest in pan for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool, then sift over combined icing sugar and ground ginger.