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Easy Strawberries & Cream Tart

Servings 6

Ingredients
  

  • cup Speculoos or Biscoff cookie crumbs crushed
  • 6 tbsp butter melted, slightly cooled
  • 3 tbsp granulated sugar
  • 1 cup mascarpone
  • cup 35% cream
  • ¼ cup icing sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 lb strawberries hulled, halved

Instructions
 

  • In bowl, stir together crushed cookies, butter and sugar until moistened; press onto bottom and up the side of pie plate or 9-inch tart pan with removable bottom. Freeze for at least 15 minutes.
  • In large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat mascarpone with cream on medium until mixture thickens. Sift in icing sugar and vanilla and continue beating until stiff. Cover and refrigerate.
  • Spoon in and spread mascarpone cream mixture over crust and arrange strawberries overtop. Chill until tart is well chilled and flavours meld.

Notes

Hot tip: Use a food processor to quickly blend Speculoos with 3 tbsp sugar until finely ground. Add butter and pulse until moistened for the easiest crumb assembly. 
 
Did you know: Speculoos are a traditional spiced cookie from Belgium and the Netherlands? Biscoff is a branded speculoos cookie made by Lotus Bakeries in North America.
 
Switch: Swap out Speculoos cookies for graham crackers or why not lemon shortbread cookies.