Lime Tarts With Coconut Cream

Total Time: 12 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/3 coconut, dried and sweetened (shredded or flaked)
• 2/3 cup whipping cream
• 1/3 cup coconut milk (stir before measuring)
• 2 -3 tablespoons powdered sugar
• 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup european style butter, cut into small pieces
• 1 large egg yolk
• about 1 1/4 pound lime, rinsed
• 1 cup sugar
• 5 large eggs
• 1/2 cup european style butter, cut into chunks

Recipe

• 1 in an 8" to 10" frying pan over medium-high heat, stir coconut until lightly browned, 1 to 2 minutes; pour into a small bowl. cover and let stand at room temperature up to 2 hours.
• 2 in another bowl, combine whipping cream, coconut milk, and powdered sugar. beat with a mixer on high speed until coconut cream holds soft mounds. cover and chill up to 2 hours.
• 3 whip to blend before using.
• 4 remove pan rims from crusts, and set each crust on a dessert plate. fill crusts equally with lime curd.
• 5 top each tart with equal portions of coconut cream and sprinkle with coconut.