Tarts: Kid-Friendly Mother's Day Recipes

This Mother?s Day The Daphne Baking Company?s convenient sweet tart shells let even the smallest children create personalized homemade tarts for the special woman in their life ? no baking required! The gourmet, single-serving sweet butter shells can be filled with mom?s favorite ingredients like fruit and whipped cream, ice cream and chocolate. The Daphne Baking Company suggests the following ultra-simple tart fillings, adult supervision is recommended for children under 8.

For the Fruit Loving Mom
One box of The Daphne Baking Company Sweet Tart Shells
1 ? cup of strawberries, sliced
2 teaspoons granulated sugar
2 cups heavy cream, chilled
1 tablespoon confectioners? sugar
? teaspoon vanilla extract
Remove shells from package and thaw for 20 minutes.
Combine 1 cup sliced strawberries and granulated sugar, let sit 10 minutes
Mash strawberries lighting with the back of a fork, set aside.
Using an electric mixer, whip cream and confectioners? sugar on medium-low speed until frothy, about 30 seconds.
Increase speed to medium-high and beat until soft peaks form.
Add vanilla extract and continue to beat until stiff but still creamy.
Lightly fold whipped cream into the mashed strawberries.
Spoon strawberry whipped cream into tart shells.
Garnish with remaining sliced strawberries and serve immediately.
Serves 4

For the Chocolate Loving Mom
One package of The Daphne Baking Company Sweet Tart Shells
12 oz. semi-sweet chocolate, chopped
1 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 tablespoon Framboise Liqueur, optional
20 whole raspberries
Fresh whipped cream, optional

Remove shells from the package and thaw for 20 minutes.
Place the chopped chocolate in a medium sized stainless steel bowl, set aside.
Heat the cream and butter in a medium sized saucepan over medium heat, bring just to a boil.
Immediately pour the boiling cream over the chocolate and allow to stand for 5 minutes.
Add the liqueur, if desired.
Stir with a whisk until smooth and cool to room temperature.
Divide chocolate mixture into the tart shells and let stand for 15 minutes, chocolate will firm as it cools.
Garnish with whole raspberries and fresh whipped cream, if desired.

Serves 4

For the Ice Cream Loving Mom
One package of The Daphne Baking Company Sweet Tart Shells
1 Pint of Mom?s Favorite Ice Cream, softened (we like Dulce de Leche)
? Cup of Mom?s favorite chopped nuts, such as walnuts or pecans

Remove shells from the package and thaw 20 minutes.
Scoop ? cup ice cream into thawed tart shells.
Sprinkle with nuts and serve immediately.

Serves 4

About The Daphne Baking Company
?We do the work, you take the credit?
The Daphne Baking Company?s premier line of tarts provides the elegance of fine pastry straight from the freezer. Each tart is made by hand with only the finest, all-natural ingredients including sweet cream butter, imported spices, and artisanal New England maple syrup. Each package contains two 3 ??-inch tarts, perfect for tidy individual servings. The tarts come in a variety of flavors and will maintain their freshness for three months if frozen properly. For a list of stores and information on additional products by Daphne, visit our new website: www.daphnebaking.com.
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