Manchester Tart

Name: Manchester Tart
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 sheet sweet shortcrust pastry; 4 tbsp raspberry jam; 4 egg yolks; 1/2 cup caster sugar; 1/4 cup cornflour; 2 cups milk; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1/2 cup desiccated coconut; glacé cherries to top

A traditional northern English tart, layering shortcrust pastry with raspberry jam, custard and toasted coconut on top.

Total time

50 min

Prep

30 min

Cook

20 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

British

vegetarian

Ingredients

1 sheetsweet shortcrust pastry

4 tbspraspberry jam

4egg yolks

1/2 cupcaster sugar

1/4 cupcornflour

2 cupsmilk

1 tspvanilla extract

1/2 cupdesiccated coconut

glacé cherriesto top

Instructions

Blind bake pastry 15 minutes.

Spread jam over base.

Make custard: whisk yolks, sugar and cornflour. Heat milk and pour over. Cook until thick. Add vanilla.

Pour over jam. Scatter with coconut.

Refrigerate until set. Top with cherries.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

330

Protein

7.3g

Fat

15.1g

Carbs

42.1g

Fiber

1.8g

Sodium

64mg

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