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Coconut Almond Tart

Coconut Almond Tart with Shortbread Crust
Prep Time45 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time1 hour 10 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8
Author: Angela Roberts

Ingredients

Shortbread Crust

  • 1 1/4 cup flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 8 tablespoons unsalted butter chilled and cut into small pieces
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract or 1 teaspoon lemon zest
  • 1 tablespoon cold water you might not need

Tart Filling Ingredients

  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1 teaspoon orange liquor
  • 1 cup sliced almonds
  • 1 cup loosely packed coconut

Instructions

Shortbread Crust Instructions

  • Mix flour, sugar, salt in food processor. Add butter. Mix until pastry dough is formed.
  • Chill for a 30 minutes. Press into tart pan. Pierce with fork in several places.
  • Bake at 425 for 8 minutes. Bake at 400 for 4 more minutes.

Filling

  • Heat cream and sugar on medium heat until sugar dissolves and milk is transparent
  • Add almond extract, orange liquor, almonds and coconut. Allow to sit for 10 minutes.
  • Pour into pie shell. Bake for 25 minutes.