Fig Rabdi Tart
Creamy and luscious tart that is filled with thickened milk known as Rabdi made with dried figs topped with creme , fresh figs and pistachios.
Servings: 8 servings
Equipment
- 9" round tart pan or mini tart pans
Ingredients
Base of the tart
- 1 ½ cup Graham Cracker Crumbs
- 2 tbsp confectioner sugar
- 5 tbsp melted butter
Filling
- 1 cup whole milk
- ¾ cup condensed milk
- 2-3 tbsp almond meal
- 5-6 dried figs any variety
- ½ cup mascarpone cheese
- 2 tbsp sugar
Toppings
- 6-8 fresh figs
- 1 tbsp honey optional
- Pistachios
- Crème Fraiche or whipped cream optional
Instructions
- Properly wash and soak the dried figs in some water for few minutes to soften them up.
- Pre heat oven to 350F.
- Crush the graham crackers in a food processor until they are broken down into crumbs. Remove them in a bowl, add confectioner’s sugar and melted butter. Mix it well
- Dump all of it in the tart pan. Press it with the help of your hands or flat side of the bowl, covering the sides too.
- Bake it for 10 minutes or until browned a little bit. Remove it from the oven and leave it aside to cool down.
- Meanwhile, make the Rabdi.
- Blend the soaked figs with some milk or water in a blender. You can either completely blend it or leave some bite sized pieces.
- Take the remaining milk in a pot, simmer it for about 15 minutes on medium heat stirring in between continuously. Do not leave it or else it will burn on the bottom or boil over.
- Add the condensed milk and almond meal. Mix it well. Cook it for another few minutes. It will thicken up. Now, stir in fig paste. Turn off the heat. It should have thickened up, if not you will have to cook it little bit longer. Mine took 20 minutes.
- Let it completely cool down and then add mascarpone cheese and sugar. Use a whisk and mix it well.
- Take the graham cracker base of the tart, add the filling, spread it with a spatula and let it chill in the fridge for some time.
- Cut the fresh figs in half and using a brush, glaze them with honey. You can also cook honey with a little bit of water and add figs to it and glaze them. This step however is optional.
- When you are ready to serve, add some whipped cream or crème fraiche on top and add the fresh figs and chopped pistachios. Remove it from the tart pan. Serve it sliced.
Notes
Glazing the fresh figs is optional
Dried figs need to be cleaned really well with water as when you add the blended figs they can curdle the milk. I made them into mini tart pans, but the recipe can be made in an 8" round tart pan. Did you try this recipe? Tag @pistachiodoughnut on Instagram and hashtag #pistachiodoughnutrecipes
Dried figs need to be cleaned really well with water as when you add the blended figs they can curdle the milk. I made them into mini tart pans, but the recipe can be made in an 8" round tart pan. Did you try this recipe? Tag @pistachiodoughnut on Instagram and hashtag #pistachiodoughnutrecipes