Baking Tip of the Week : No bake Fig and Mascarpone Tart

When planning meal for friends, find recipes that can be made ahead of time help ease the effort on the day of your lunch or dinner party. Here are a collection of no bake dessert recipes from my blog that can be made ahead of time, but taste fantastic.

Tart
180g dark chocolate
60g melted butter
125ml cream
175g biscuits such a digestive or rich tea biscuits
2ml almond extract
100g almond nibs
125g dates

Melt the chocolate and butter. Add the cream and mix. Crush the biscuits and stir in with the remaining ingredients. Press into a loose bottom tart tin. Refrigerate until set. Remove from the tart tin and place on a plate. Decorate with the mascarpone topping and figs.

Topping
4T honey
250g mascarpone
250ml cream
250g fresh figs
50g chopped pistachios

Whip the cream and fold in the cream and mascarpone. Spoon over the tart. Decorate with the figs and nuts. Drizzle over more honey for a decadent treat.

For more ideas try these links.

Coffee Syllabub
No bake dinner party cake
Ginger Nuts with Cream Cheese
Chocolate Dream Cake
Berry and White Chocolate Cheese Cake
Frozen Chocolate Dessert
Layered Ice-cream Cake
Chocolate Cheesecake