Fran's Cranberry Tart

Name: Fran's Cranberry Tart
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 12 servings Butter crust; 2 bags (12 oz. each, 6 to 8 cups total) fresh or frozen cranberries; 158 milliliters orange juice; 283 grams jar currant jelly; 355 milliliters sugar; 28 grams white chocolate, chopped

Fran's Cranberry Tart might be just the dessert you are searching for. This gluten free recipe serves 12. One serving contains 217 calories, 0g of protein, and 5g of fat. If you have butter crust, cranberries, orange juice, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Sort cranberries (thaw if frozen) and discard any that are soft or spoiled. Rinse and drain berries, then spread out on towels. Pat gently with more towels to dry quickly.

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Cranberries

Berries

Spread

In a 5- to 6-quart pan over high heat, combine orange juice and jelly. Stir, mashing jelly until it melts, about 3 minutes.

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Orange Juice

Jelly

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Frying Pan

Add sugar. Stir until syrup begins to smell slightly caramelized and drips slowly from a spoon, about 7 minutes. Immediately remove pan from heat.

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Sugar

Syrup

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Frying Pan

Add the cranberries and stir to coat with syrup.

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Cranberries

Syrup

Return pan to low heat and stir gently until cranberries are evenly warm and no longer taste raw, 3 to 4 minutes (a few berries may pop).

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Cranberries

Berries

Pop

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Frying Pan

Remove from heat and let stand until syrup is cool enough to coat berries evenly, about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Then scrape berry mixture into the baked crust, mounding fruit.

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Berries

Syrup

Fruit

Seal chocolate in a small zip-lock plastic freezer bag (without pleats).

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Chocolate

Heat in a microwave oven at 50% power just until chocolate softens, about 2 minutes. Knead chocolate until smooth.

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Chocolate

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With a thin skewer, puncture a hole in 1 corner of the bag. Squeeze chocolate over tart in fine zigzag lines. Chill until chocolate and jelly glaze are firm, at least 30 minutes or up to 1 day. If making ahead, cover when jelly is set. To serve, remove cover and pan rim.

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Chocolate

Glaze

Jelly

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