Banana Coconut And Cashew Cream Tart Recipes

Steps:

• Make tart shell: Coarsely chop pecans and salt in a food processor. Add dates; pulse until thoroughly combined, 15 to 20 seconds. Add syrup; pulse just until combined and mixture sticks together. Press nut mixture firmly and evenly into a 9-inch pie plate, wetting your fingers as needed. Set tart shell aside.
• Make filling: Grind nuts to a coarse paste in a blender. Add water, syrup, and vanilla scrapings; blend until smooth, about 5 minutes, scraping sides as needed. Mixture should be the consistency of thick pancake batter. Set aside 2 tablespoons coconut; add remainder to blender, and process to combine. Pour into prepared shell, spreading evenly.
• Thinly slice bananas on the bias; arrange in slightly overlapping rows, beginning at edge of tart. Sprinkle with reserved coconut; serve immediately.

Steps:

• For crust:
• Spray 11-inch-diameter tart pan with removable bottom with nonstick spray. Blend flour, sugar, cocoa, and salt in processor 5 seconds. Add butter and blend until moist sandy texture forms. Add 1 1/2 tablespoons ice water and blend until dough comes together. Press dough evenly onto bottom and up sides of prepared pan. Chill crust 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Place crust on baking sheet. Bake crust until dry-looking and slightly puffed, about 18 minutes. Cool crust on rack completely. Maintain oven temperature.
• For filling:
• Bring brown sugar, cream, maple syrup, and ginger to boil in heavy medium saucepan over medium-high heat, whisking gently until sugar dissolves. Attach candy thermometer to side of pan. Adjust heat to maintain low boil; cook until thermometer registers 222°F, whisking occasionally, about 8 minutes. Mix in cashews and coconut. Cool 20 minutes.
• Place chopped chocolate in small microwave-safe bowl. Cook at medium setting in 15-second intervals until soft and beginning to melt. Stir until completely melted and smooth. Brush enough chocolate over inside of crust to coat completely. Freeze crust until chocolate is cold and hard, about 15 minutes (reserve remaining melted chocolate for garnish).
• Pour filling into crust. Place tart on rimmed baking sheet. Bake until filling is beginning to darken on top and is bubbling thickly, about 35 minutes. Transfer tart to rack. Cool completely. Remelt reserved chocolate in microwave. Drizzle chocolate over tart in lacy pattern. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; store at room temperature.)

Steps:

• 1. Make tart shell: Coarsely chop pecans and salt in a food processor. Add dates; pulse until thoroughly combined, 15 to 20 seconds. Add syrup; pulse just until combined and mixture sticks together. Press nut mixture firmly and evenly into a 9-inch pie plate, wetting your fingers as needed. Set tart shell aside. 2. Make filling: Grind nuts to a coarse paste in a blender. Add water, syrup, and vanilla scrapings; blend until smooth, about 5 minutes, scraping sides as needed. Mixture should be the consistency of thick pancake batter. Set aside 2 tablespoons coconut; add remainder to blender, and process to combine. Pour into prepared shell, spreading evenly. 3. Thinly slice bananas on the bias; arrange in slightly overlapping rows, beginning at edge of tart. Sprinkle with reserved coconut; serve immediately.

Steps:

• Mix flour, coconut, sugar and salt in processor until well blended. Add butter and cut in using on/off turns until mixture resembles coarse meal. Mix in vanilla and enough water to form moist clumps. Knead dough briefly on work surface to combine; flatten into disk. Wrap in plastic and chill until dough is firm, at least 2 hours and up to 1 day.
• Preheat oven to 375°F. Divide dough into 6 equal pieces. Roll out each dough piece on lightly floured surface to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut out 6-inch rounds. Line six 4-inch-diameter tartlet pans with removable bottoms and 3/4-inch-high sides with dough rounds. Freeze crusts 15 minutes.
• Place tartlet pans on large baking sheet. Bake crusts 10 minutes; pierce with toothpick if crusts bubble. Continue to bake until crusts are pale golden, about 10 minutes longer. Cool crusts on baking sheet. Reduce oven to 350°F.
• Place coconut in medium bowl medium bowl. Add banana slices and toss gently to coat. Stir cream and sugar in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat until sugar dissolves and mixture comes to boil. Pour cream mixture over banana mixture; gently combine. Spoon filling into prepared crusts.
• Bake tartlets on baking sheet until filling bubbles and coconut is lightly toasted, about 25 minutes. Cool tartlets on rack 5 minutes. Carefully push up pan bottoms to free tartlets from pans. Cool tartlets completely and serve.

Steps:

• Make the crust: In a food processor, pulse pecans and salt until nuts are coarsely chopped. Add dates; pulse until thoroughly combined, 15 to 20 seconds. Add syrup; pulse just until combined and mixture sticks together. Press nut mixture firmly and evenly into a 9-inch pie plate, wetting your fingers as needed.
• Make the filling: Grind drained cashews to a coarse paste in a blender. Add the water, syrup, and vanilla seeds; blend until smooth, about 5 minutes, scraping sides as needed. Mixture should reach the consistency of thick pancake batter. Set aside 2 tablespoons coconut; add remainder to blender, and process to combine. Pour into shell, spreading evenly.
• Thinly slice bananas on the diagonal; beginning at outer edge, arrange slices in slightly overlapping rows, working toward the center. Sprinkle evenly with reserved coconut; serve immediately.