Matcha Custard Coconut Tart
- Coconut Tart
- 3/4 cup sweetened shredded coconut
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 10 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into chunks
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Matcha Custard Filling
- 2 tablespoons unflavoured gelatin powder
- 4 tablespoons water
- 2 tablespoons matcha powder
- 4 egg yolks
- 200 grams white chocolate, melted and cooled
- 1 cup heavy cream
- Preheat oven to 350F. Grease a 9-inch pie dish with a removable bottom.
- To prepare crust, toast coconut in oven for a few minutes until lightly brown. Let cool completely.
- In a food processor, mix coconut, flour, butter, powdered sugar and salt until dough just becomes to form a ball.
- Firmly press the mixture into the bottom and sides of the pie dish.
- Freeze for 10 minutes.
- Then bake for 20 minutes. Let cool completely on a wire rack.
- To prepare matcha mousse, sprinkle gelatin powder in 2 tablespoons water. Let stand for 5 minutes.
- Mix matcha powder with another 2 tablespoons water to form a paste. Then mix it with the gelatin until smooth.
- Beat the egg yolks until light and creamy, about 5 minutes. Mix in the matcha mixture.
- Beat in the melted white chocolate until combined.
- Whip the heavy cream until it becomes stiff. Add the cream to the matcha mixture and fold with a spatula until it becomes one liquid.
- Remove cooled pie crust from the pan. Pour the matcha filling in and smooth the top with a spatula.
- Refrigerate the tart until set, about 3 hours, or preferably overnight.
- Garnish with fresh strawberries and shredded coconuts.
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Taken from food52.com/recipes/71099-matcha-custard-coconut-tart (may not work)