• Butterscotch and strawberries make a fresh combination. This is the sweet treat your friends will hope you make every time they come for tea.

    Ginger nut, mascarpone and strawberry tart with butterscotch sauce

    Serves: 6 – 8
    Cooking Time: 30 mins

    Ingredients

    • 200g ginger biscuits, crushed
    • 250g pecan nuts, crushed
    • 150g butter, melted
    • 500g strawberries
    • 250ml mascarpone
    • BUTTERSCOTCH SAUCE
    • 200g sugar
    • 200g butter
    • 220ml fresh cream

    Instructions

    1

    Mix the biscuits and nuts together, and add the butter. Press into individual round moulds and put in the fridge to harden.

    2

    For the butterscotch sauce, put the sugar, butter and cream in a pot, and cook until all has melted and you have a golden-brown syrupy liquid.

    3

    Spoon 15ml mascarpone into the cases and arrange the strawberries on top. Drizzle with the butterscotch sauce and serve.