Name: Sugar Snow Globe Dessert
Yield: Makes twelve 7.5 cm (3 inch) mini tarts
Ingredients: Silicone hemisphere mold, each cavity ⅓ cup (80 mL / 2.7 fl oz); ¾ tablespoon powdered gelatin; ¼ cup (35 g / 1.2 oz) pistachios; 1½ cups (250 g / 8.8 oz) plain or all-purpose flour; ½ cup (125 g / 4.4 oz) sugar; 36 (20 g / 0.7 oz) blueberries; ½ cup (200 g / 7 oz) glucose syrup or light corn syrup; 1 drop green gel food coloring; 2 cups (500 mL / 16.9 fl oz) fresh orange juice; ½ cup (125 g / 4.4 oz) butter; 1 tablespoon (8 g / 0.3 oz) corn flour or cornstarch; An additional ½ cup (125 mL / 4.2 fl oz) heavy cream (35 percent fat); 3 eggs (135 g / 4.8 oz); 1 cup (200 g / 7 oz) butter, cubed; 24 (100 g / 3.5 oz) raspberries; Zest of one orange; ½ cups (125 g / 4.4 oz) sugar; 1 egg yolk (15 g / 0.5 oz); ¼ cup (60 mL / 2 fl oz) heavy cream (35 percent fat); 3 tablespoons (40 g / 1.4 oz) sugar; 1 egg (45 g / 1.6 oz); ⅓ cup (75 mL / 2.5 fl oz) water; 12 (150 g / 5.3 oz) strawberries; ¼ cup (60 mL / 2 fl oz) milk; ¼ cup (30 g / 1.1 oz) hazelnuts; 1⅓ cups (300 g / 10.6 oz) sugar

Preparation info

Makes
twelve
7.5 cm mini tarts

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Crazy Sweet Creations

By Ann Reardon

Published 2021

About

There’s a hint of Christmas in these eye-catching Snow Globe Desserts with their green pistachio base and bright red raspberries. But really, they are suitable for any time of the year. Each delightful dessert is filled with orange curd, diplomat cream, and fresh fruit, topped with a thin sugar globe.

Ingredients

Pistachio Base

½ cup (125 g / 4.4 oz) butter
1½

Method

Pistachio Base

Rub the butter into the flour until it resembles fine breadcrumbs. Put the pistachios and hazelnuts into a Ziploc bag and crush them into fine pieces by hitting them with a rolling pin. Alternatively, you could use a food processor for this step. Add the nuts to the flour mixture along with the sugar and stir well. Beat together the egg and g