Coffee With Cream Tart Recipes

COFFEE TOFFEE TART

Steps:

• HEAT oven to 350 degrees F. Spray 9-inch round fluted tart pan with removable bottom with no-stick cooking spray.
• COMBINE shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add vanilla. Sift flour into small bowl; add to shortening mixture. Mix on low speed until mixed.
• TRANSFER to lightly floured surface; shape into disk. Press onto bottom and up sides of prepared pan (make sure the finished edge is flat). Chill until firm.
• PLACE a square of aluminum foil over crust; fill shell with 2 cups dried beans or rice to keep crust flat. Bake 20 minutes. Remove foil and beans; bake about 20 minutes longer or until lightly browned. Cool.
• HEAT 3/4 cup cream and 1 tablespoon shortening in microwave in medium bowl until boiling (about 90 seconds). Add chocolate chips; whisk until smooth. Set aside.
• RESERVE 1/2 cup chocolate mixture. Pour remainder into cooled crust. Refrigerate 1 hour. Remove from refrigerator. Beat cream cheese in large bowl with electric mixer until fluffy.
• ADD remaining 1/2 cup cream, 1 cup whipped topping, coffee crystals, cocoa powder and powdered sugar. Beat on high 2 minutes (or until coffee has dissolved), scraping down sides occasionally.
• STIR in 1/2 cup toffee bits. Spread over chocolate layer. Refrigerate 2 hours (or overnight, if desired). Spread remaining whipped topping over coffee layer; sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup toffee bits.
• CUT tart into 8 slices; place slices on serving plates. Place remaining chocolate mixture in small resealable plastic food storage bag. Microwave until warm. Cut small corner off bag; squeeze to drizzle over tart slices; serve.

WALNUT AND COFFEE TART WITH COFFEE CREAM

Steps:

• For crust:
• Combine flour, brown sugar and salt in medium bowl. Add butter and cut in with fingers or pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal. Beat egg yolk and water in small bowl to blend. Pour over flour mixture. Stir with fork until mixture forms dough. Gather into ball; flatten into disk. Wrap dough and chill until firm, at least 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 400°F. Roll dough out on lightly floured surface to 12-inch- diameter round. Roll up on rolling pin and transfer to 9-inch-diameter tart pan with removable bottom. Fit dough into pan and trim edges. Freeze until firm, about 20 minutes. Bake crust until golden brown, piercing with toothpick if crust bubbles, about 15 minutes. Cool slightly. Maintain oven temperature.
• For filling:
• Place walnuts on cookie sheet and toast in oven until just golden brown and fragrant, about 8 minutes. Cool. Reduce oven temperature to 350°F.
• Dissolve instant coffee in 2 tablespoons water in large bowl. Add brown sugar and whisk until smooth. Whisk in eggs, corn syrup, butter and salt. Stir in walnuts. Pour filling into prepared crust and bake until set, about 30 minutes. Cool tart on rack. (Tart can be prepared 6 hours ahead. Cover loosely and let stand at room temperature.)
• For cream:
• Dissolve instant coffee in 1 teaspoon water in small bowl. Whip cream and sugar until medium-soft peaks form. Add coffee mixture and continue beating until stiff peaks form.
• Serve tart with whipped cream.

COFFEE TART

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Process almonds, cookies and 1/4 cup sugar in a food processor until ground.
• Stir in 1/3 cup melted butter.
• Press into a 10 inch tart pan and bake at 350 for 10 minutes.
• Cool completely on a wire rack.
• Heat remaining 3/4 cup sugar, 1/2 cup butter, coffee granules, and chocolate in a heavy saucepan over low heat.
• Stir constantly until smooth.
• Beat egg yolks until thick and pale.
• Gradually stir about 1/4 hot chocolate mixture into yolks; add to remaining hot mixture, stirring constantly - 1 to 2 minutes or until mixture reaches 160 degrees.
• Remove from heat. (Mixture will be thick).
• Spread 2/3 chocolate mixture into crust.
• Cool remaining chocolate mixture 30 minutes.
• Beat whipping cream at high speed with an electric mixer until soft peaks form.
• Stir 1/3 of whipped cream into remaining chocolate mixture, then fold in the rest of the whipped cream.
• Spread over chocolate layer on tart.
• Cover and chill 2 hours or until firm.

COFFEE-WITH-CREAM TART

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450°F. Place pie crust in 9-inch tart pan with removable bottom as directed on box for One-Crust Filled Pie. Press in bottom and up sides of pan. Trim edges if necessary. DO NOT PRICK CRUST. Line pan with sheet of parchment paper; fill 1/4 inch deep with pie weights or 1 cup dry beans or rice.
• Bake 10 minutes. Remove parchment paper and weights; bake 3 to 4 minutes longer or just until bottom crust begins to brown. Remove from oven. Reduce oven temperature to 350°F.
• Meanwhile, in medium bowl, mix filling ingredients with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended.
• Pour filling into partially baked crust. Bake at 350°F 40 to 50 minutes or just until center is set. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, in chilled medium bowl, beat topping ingredients with electric mixer on high speed until soft peaks form.
• Pipe topping from decorating bag with 1/2-inch star tip or spread topping over tart. Store in refrigerator.