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Easy Milk Tart

With several shortcuts, you can still enjoy the creamy cinnamon flavours of this South African classic recipe in a fraction of the time and with very little fat too!

Level

Easy

Prep time

10 minutes

Cooking time

15 minutes

UserServing8 People
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Ingredients

  • Cream Cracker biscuits1 packet
  • SPAR full-cream milk1 litre
  • Vanilla pod1
  • Large SPAR eggs3
  • SPAR white sugar250 ml
  • Corn flour50 ml
  • SPAR cake flour25 ml
  • SPAR butter50 g
  • Ground cinnamon for sprinkling over1
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Microwave settings

Recipe tested in 900 W microwave oven using 100% Power level throughout.

Instructions

01

Step 1

Microwave the milk and vanilla seeds together in a large heat-proof bowl for 3-4 minutes.

02

Step 2

Meanwhile, crumble the biscuits into thumb-nail size pieces and use to generously cover the base and sides of a 23cm diameter shallow tart plate.

03

Step 3

Beat the eggs and sugar thoroughly together. Add both flours. Add this mixture into the hot milk, return it to the microwave and cook for 10 minutes, whisking regularly to ensure a smooth thick sauce.

04

Step 4

Pour the sauce gently and evenly over the biscuits to fill the tart plate.

05

Step 5

Set aside to cool down to room temperature, sprinkle generously with ground cinnamon and refrigerate until firm enough to slice into wedges.

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