Pretzel Crusted Butterscotch Banana Cream Tart Food

PRETZEL-CRUSTED BUTTERSCOTCH BANANA CREAM TART

Steps:

• Make the crust: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment.
• In the bowl of a food processor fitted with a blade attachment, pulse the pretzels until they're finely ground but not turned to dust. Some pretzel pieces should still be intact. Transfer the pretzel bits to a large bowl. Add the melted butter and brown sugar to the crushed pretzels and stir to combine.
• Place a 9-inch tart pan with removable bottom on the prepared sheet and, using a spoon, fill with the pretzel mixture and shape it so the edges are crisp and it's about 1/4 inch thick all over. Bake for 12 to 16 minutes and cool in the pan on a wire rack.
• Make the filling: Put a damp kitchen towel under a large bowl and whisk together the sugar, cornstarch and salt. (The towel will ensure the bowl doesn't slide around.)
• In a medium saucepan over medium-low heat, warm the milk until it is above room temperature, about 4 minutes. With one hand, start whisking the cornstarch mixture; with the other hand, slowly drizzle the hot milk into the bowl, whisking until all the milk is incorporated.
• Pour the entire mixture back into the saucepan and cook on medium heat until the filling is thick, 2 to 3 minutes. Don't let it boil.
• Using a rubber spatula, pour the filling into a bowl, then stir in the butter and vanilla until the butter is melted and fully incorporated. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap, pressing down to make sure that the wrap and the pudding are touching. Refrigerate until it is cool to touch.
• Make the butterscotch sauce: Clip a candy thermometer to a large saucepan. Add the brown sugar, corn syrup, salt and 3/4 cup of cream to the pan and heat over medium-high heat until it boils, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Turn the heat down to medium-low and slowly heat the sauce until it reaches 234 degrees F, about 10 minutes.
• When the sauce reaches 234 degrees F, take it off the stove and let it cool for 5 minutes. Pour the sauce into a large bowl. Slowly stir in the butter until incorporated with a wooden spoon. Carefully drizzle in the remaining cream and the vanilla while stirring constantly. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and set aside.
• Make the tart: Arrange half of the banana slices and chocolate chips if using in the bottom of the tart shell. Pour about half of the filling into the tart shell and spread it around evenly. Eat the remaining pudding with a spoon. (It tastes better if you share.)
• Arrange the rest of the bananas and chocolate chips if using on the top of the pastry cream. Put the tart shell in the fridge until you're ready to finish the tart.
• Make the topping: In the bowl of a stand mixer with the whisk attachment, whip the cream cheese until it is light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add the confectioners' sugar, vanilla and salt and continue to whip, scraping down the sides as needed, until the mixture is well combined, about 1 minute.
• With the mixer speed on low, drizzle in the cream. Increase the speed and whisk, scraping down the sides as needed, until stiff peaks form, about 2 minutes. Detach the bowl from the mixer and set aside.
• Finish the tart: Remove the tart shell from the fridge. Using a rubber spatula, generously cover the tart with the topping. Artfully drizzle the butterscotch sauce over the pie.
• Using a cheese grater, rasp grater or vegetable peeler, shave milk chocolate over the tart. Slice and serve with more butterscotch sauce.

PRETZEL CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, mix together margarine, sugar and pretzels. Press the mixture into a 9x13 inch baking pan. Bake in oven for 10 minutes; fill with desired pie filling.

BUTTERSCOTCH PRETZEL DESSERT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Reserve 2 tablespoons crushed pretzels.
• In a medium bowl, combine remaining crushed pretzels, 2 tablespoons Splenda, and melted margarine.
• Press mixture evenly into an 8x8-inch baking dish.
• Bake for 12 minutes.
• Place baking dish on a wire rack and allow to cool.
• In a large bowl, combine dry pudding mix, dry milk powder and water.
• Mix well, using a wire whisk.
• Pour pudding mixture evenly over cooled crust.
• Refrigerate while preparing topping: In a medium bowl, stir cream cheese with a spoon until soft.
• Add remaining 2 tablespoons Splenda, milk, and peanut butter.
• Mix well using a wire whisk.
• Blend in Cool Whip Lite carefully with large spoon or spatula.
• Spread topping mixture evenly over set filling layer.
• Evenly sprinkle reserved 2 tablespoons pretzel crumbs over top.
• Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

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BUTTERSCOTCH PUDDING PIE WITH SALTED PRETZEL CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350°F/175°C
• In a food processor, pulse the pretzels until they become fine crumbs. Add the sugar and salt with the pretzel crumbs. Add in the melted butter and stir to combine. The mixture should turn into pea sized clumps and easily hold together when it is ready. If not, add a little more melted butter
• Press the crust into the bottom and sides of a 9-inch deep dish pie plate
• Blind bake the pie crust for 15 minutes, it should smell toasty and go golden brown. Let the crust cool completely.
• Place your chopped chocolate in a heatsafe bowl. In a small saucepan, bring the cream to a boil. Once it begins to boil, pour it over the chocolate and leave it for 5 minutes. Stir gently with a heatproof spatula (not a whisk) until the ganache is smooth.
• Pour the ganache into the cooled pie crust, and use an offset spatula to spread it evenly. Let it set for 20 minutes.
• In a medium pot over medium heat, bring the cream and milk to a simmer. Meanwhile, put the egg yolks in a small jug.
• In a heatproof bowl, whisk together the brown sugar, cornstarch, and salt together.
• Once the milk mixture has started to simmer, whisk the egg yolks into the sugar mixture and whisk until combined. Pour in a splash of the hot milk mixture to the egg mixture and whisk to temper the eggs. Repeat twice more. Scrape this mixture into the saucepan and cook over low heat, stirring constantly until it is very thick, about 3-4 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla and butter, stirring until smooth
• Strain the pudding into a bowl to remove any lumps, and cover with plastic wrap directly to the pudding to ensure no skin forms.
• Once cool, pour the pudding straight on to your cooled pie, and spread evenly using an offset spatula. Refrigerate for 2 hours at the minimum.
• In a stand mixer with the whisk attachment, whip the cream on medium speed for 2 minutes until it becomes thick. With the mixer running, slowly stream in the sugar. Add the vanilla and use immediately.

PRETZEL TART

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, thoroughly cream sugar and butter. Mix in pretzels. Press mixture into a 9x13 inch baking pan. Cover and refrigerate.
• Prepare lemon pudding mix according to package instructions. In a separate bowl, beat together cream cheese and confectioners' sugar. Fold in whipped topping.
• Spread cream cheese mixture over top of pretzel crust. Then spoon lemon pudding over cream cheese layer. Cover and refrigerate until pudding is set.