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South African

Classic Peppermint Crisp tart

Classic Peppermint Crisp tart

By Abigail Donnelly

Serves 6 people

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

200 g Tennis biscuits
125 g butter, melted
1 cup cream, whipped to soft peaks
360 g can Caramel Treat
150 g Peppermint Crisp chocolate, roughly chopped
Candy floss, to decorate

Method

Every South African simply has to know how to make this classic Peppermint Crisp tart, a firm local favourite.

Peppermint crisp tart

1. Crush the Tennis biscuits and place in a blender with the melted butter. Blend together until the biscuits are fine and coated in the melted butter.

2. Press the biscuit crumbs into a 17 cm springform cake tin and chill for 30 minutes.

3. Stir 2 T whipped cream into the Caramel Treat, then spread over the biscuit crust. Spread the remaining cream over the tart.

4. Remove from the tin and scatter over the chocolate before serving.

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Hot-milk sponge cake with strawberries and double-thick cream

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Classic Peppermint Crisp tart

Classic Peppermint Crisp tart

Ingredients

Method

Peppermint crisp tart