Raspberry Plum Tarts

For desserts, I love fruits to be incorperated. I feel it's a nice finish to a meal and cleans the palette.

I like to make fruit tarts because they are so versatile. Here, I made a raspberry and plum tart.

The sweetness of the plums play off the tartness of the raspberries and a nice dollop of ice cream is always a welcome addition. I used frozen raspberries and strawberries for the base and fresh plums, cut into nice little wedges. I also like to use pre-made doughs. Puff pastry dough is inexpensive and extremely versatile; you can make so many different types of desserts with them.

Raspberry Plum Tarts

Ingredients (again, I hardly ever measure when I cook, so don't feel like you have to stick to these measurements. everything is fine when done to taste)

Pre-made puff pastry sheets. There are usually 2 sheets in a box, each folded into thirds. I cut each sheet into 9 pieces after they have been thawed.
1 bag frozen raspberries
1 handfull frozen strawberries
1 level spoonful dark brown sugar
2 pinches of nutmeg (optional)
5 plums, cut into 10-12 wedges each

1. Remove puff pastry sheets and let them thaw. Set the oven to 350.
2. Empty the bag of raspberries and the strawberries into a saucepan. Turn the stove to medium high. Once the fruits start to heat up and get soft, mash them with a potato masher or fork.

Let it simmer and reduce till it's thick. Add in sugar and nutmeg.

3. While the mixture is simmering, cut the plums into wedges, about 10 or 12 pieces each plum.

4. By the time the mixture has cooked down, it'll be time to cut up the dough sheets. Each sheet can be cut into 9 square pieces.

 Each piece should be about yay big.

5. Once the pieces are cut, flatten out a square shape in the middle with your thumb and forefinger. We do this so the raspberry mixture has somewhere to sit. The edges should be left un-pinched and should be 1cm wide.

 When the middle is flattened, the pieces should get a little bigger. Like here

6. The edges should be folded over, to create a fence-like area to keep in the raspberries.

7. Spoon in the raspberry mixture and make sure they cover the area.

8. Place 3 plum wedges in top, overlapping each other slightly.

9. Pop it into the oven for 10-15 mins, until nice and golden brown.
10. When they're done, take them out and let them cool for about 10-20 mins. Serve with ice cream and garnish with mint leaves if you have them..... which I don't right now, but still, it'd look super :)
11. Enjoy with friends!