Peppermint Crisp Caramel Tart



Peppermint Crisp Caramel Tart



I have no idea of the origins of the recipe, all I know is that it is a South Africa recipe, and I haven't met a South African who doesn't know what it is. Back in 'the old days' when you couldn't buy ready made caramel in the can, you had to boil the tin of condensed milk for say about 2 hours, then let it cool down for about another 2 hours (maybe longer) - you can still do it this way if you like, but the ready made tin is just so much easier and quicker. The biscuit used in this recipe is a coconut, butter, syrup type biscuit.

If you don't like caramel - you will not like this, but if you do, well, you may decide not to share with anyone and just eat it all yourself.


First layer





Second layer



Ingredients

1 packet of tennis biscuits or equivalent (in Australia you can use Nice biscuits or you can bake your own)

250ml cream - Whipped
1 tin caramel or condensed milk (boiled for 2 hours to make caramel)
1 small (35g) peppermint crisp chocolate - Grated

Whip the cream and add about half the tin of caramel, whip together then fold in the rest of the caramel.
In a 20cm square glass dish place a layer of tennis biscuits, then spread a layer of the caramel cream mixture.
Repeat the layers of biscuits and caramel cream mixture.
Sprinkle the grated peppermint crisp evenly over the tart.
Place this in the fridge for a few hours (over night is best then it sets nicely).
This will last for quite some time in the fridge, that's if you don't like caramel.
 

TIPS

You really don't have to use a square glass dish - that's just the one I always use, but you could use anything you have that holds approximately those capacities. You can even make pretty little individual ones.

With regards to the biscuits, I have just tried this using my coconut sugar cookie recipe (I just added coconut and a bit of golden syrup to the recipe I usually use to make the vanilla cookies)

If you absolutely have to decorate this - then I'd recommend some chocolate curls, perhaps some piped whipped cream, but no one will really care what it looks like because it tastes so yum.

And lastly you can whip the cream and fold in the caramel and just eat that!

Portable individuals, just layer to the top, pop the lid on and you're ready to go!