Raspberry & White Chocolate Tarts

Last weekend saw a brief break in the rain long enough to get up to allotment to do some weeding, and whilst up there Jack picked a few raspberries. Some of them were quite ripe, and after a quick wash they were a little on the mushy side. We could've eaten them with vanilla ice cream but as I had a pack of puff pastry nearing it's use by date I thought tarts would make a nice dessert.

Making these couldn't be simpler, as they require zero cooking skills or effort, although if you want to refine your baking skills and learn some new tricks of the trade, corporate cooking classes could work for you.

Raspberry & White Chocolate Tarts - makes 8

320g pack of ready rolled puff pastry
2 tbsp milk

approx 200g ripe raspberries

1 tbsp caster sugar
75g good quality white chocolate

• slice the pastry sheet into 8 equal pieces
• lay the pastry onto a large baking tray (or 2 smaller ones) lined with baking paper
• brush the pastry sheets with milk
• gently mash the raspberries with the back of a fork
• spoon the raspberries into the centre of each pastry sheet and spread over the sheet, leaving approx 2cm around the edge
• sprinkle the sugar over each sheet, including around the edge
• bake in a 200C oven for approx 20 minutes, until the pastry is golden brown and puffed up
• allow to cool before drizzling with melted white chocolate

Seriously Good Strawberry & Lemon Cheesecake Spoonfuls

Do you ever fancy dessert but know that if you bake a pie or cake you're going to end up eating it all? Or you want to make a dessert for a dinner party but your cheesecake serving skills aren't up to scratch, and you end up slopping it onto the plate upside down. I can relate to both of these, which is why I like making individual desserts in jars or glasses, such as these quick and easy family desserts, lemon prosecco syllabubs or these shot glass trifles.

When I heard about the Heinz [Seriously] Good Spoonfuls competition it gave me the idea to create an individual serving of cheesecake on a spoon. The only catch is that the recipe would need to contain the new mayonnaise from Heinz, their [Seriously] Good Mayonnaise, made from free range eggs and containing no added colours, flavours, preservatives or artificial thickeners.

Not sold on the idea of mayonnaise in a cheesecake? Well, feast your eyes on these little beauties. A perfect mouthful, and nobody would guess the secret ingredient. Using mayonnaise in biscuits is a great shortcut as there's no need to wait for your butter to soften, and it mixes easily with your other ingredients.

Seriously Good Strawberry & Lemon Cheesecake Spoonfuls - makes 4

biscuit base
1 tbsp Heinz [Seriously] Good Mayonnaise
1 tbsp caster sugar
pinch of lemon zest
2 tbsp plain flour
4 dessert spoons

• add the ingredients to a small bowl
• mix together to form a ball of dough
• divide the dough into 4 equal pieces and roll into balls
• place the balls of dough onto a baking sheet lined with baking paper
• press the balls with your fingertips to form a disc approx 4-5cm in diameter 
• bake in a preheated 180C oven for 10 minutes, until lightly browned
• whilst still warm and soft, press each biscuit onto your dessert spoons
• leave to cool

cheesecake topping
3 tbsp full fat cream cheese
1 tsp Heinz [Seriously] Good Mayonnaise
1 tsp caster sugar
1 tsp lemon juice
pinch of lemon zest
sliced strawberries for decoration

• in a small bowl, whisk the cream cheese, mayonnaise, sugar, lemon juice and zest together in a bowl, until thick
• spoon or pipe onto the biscuit bases and top with a slice of strawberry

They really are [seriously] good!

If you think you have what it takes to create a [seriously] good spoonful, either sweet or savoury, you could be in with a chance of winning a fab prize!

More details and Terms and Conditions of the competition can be found here. Check out other entries by following the hashtag #heinzseriouslygood .

this post has been commissioned by Heinz