Peppermint Crisp Tart Recipe | Chelsea Sugar (2024)

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Excellent

This recipe is easy to follow and understand. It is not to complicated.

Personally I don’t like the Nice biscuits so much. I recommend using the Arnotts butternut biscuits. Make it the night before. Waaaayyyyy better than Tennis biscuits too.
I use 4-5 peppermint crisps and to make it extra minty a shot of peppermint liqueur and 1/4 teaspoons peppermint essence.

Have made it for my daughter’s 16th birthday a day ahead - as South Africans living abroad peppermint crisps are expensive, but I definitely would use 3-4 bars instead of the one this recipe calls for - three for the mixture, one for the grated topping. Most South African recipes call for 4-5 bars

Awesome

Wow.

Yummylicious to all of them, there goes my weight problem but that's fine with me.

I was really lost then I found this now I'm better than my mother

It's delicious

Excellent! Slightly heavier sponge that works well as a single layer cake.

Fabulous and so easy to make. I live in SA but your recipe came up first which I found hilarious

Very nice and creamy, easy to make.

Its a very great recipe its easy to make doesn't take a lot of time and delicious

Easy peezy recipe! Tasted as I went and no doubt...it's going to taste amazing!

I want to make ths desert perfect n good tastes

Easy to make. Like it.

Cool recipe it was awesome

I had to do the recipe for a school project it was very nice.

No different to the original recipe.. How is this an adaptation?

Came out perfect :)

You can mix caramel..peppermint choc and cream together and spoon over biscuits..keep some chocolate to sprinkle over top

Good recipe

Great easy steps to follow.

Very well detailed and easy to make , i am so happy and excited to try this , thanks alot...♥️

Easy to make and delicious

I changed it a bit...had too much of the mint crisp version. I used broken ginger biscuits which I added to the cream mix, I also used the ginger biscuit flavoured chocolate slab, which I grated over the top.
Ginger is one of my favourite things.

Best ever!! My absolute favorite sweet treat.

This was amazing.

Such a good recipe, it may look like a very sweet recipe, but actually it's not that sweet, and it sooooooooo yummy and so easy to make too. Doesn't necessarily have to be a mint tart, my mum is allergic to mint so she used a different type of chocolate.

This is delicious and also very easy to make.

Great recipe and easy to make.

I’m South African and this is my favorite variation of the dish. I usually only put the peppermint crisp on the top rather than in the layers.

I made this for my daughter-in-law and her father who are South African and it was a big hit. They were delighted.

Perfect! If you can't find Peppermint Crisp, you could also try Cadbury's new block of Milk Dark Delicate Crispy Mint. Works just as well and is ever so slightly less sweet.

Tried it, and it was absolutely delicious. I've added this recipe to my cook book and looking forward to making it again.

Amazing peppermint crisp tart recipe. Tastes like home.Great to know our traditional food is loved here in NZ too.Everyone who tastes this fall in love and ask for the recipe.
I will try the Arnotts Nice biscuits next time , but doubt that anything can beat a Tennis biscuit base.
Thanks for the the tip what to use instead and where to get it.

Peppermint Crisp Tart Recipe | Chelsea Sugar (2024)

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What is peppermint tart made of? ›

4 Ingredients - all you need is a packet of biscuits (Tennis biscuits are the classic South African biscuits, but Arnotts Nice work perfectly too!), whipped cream, condensed caramel (like a can of Nestle Top N Fill) and Peppermint Crisp bars!

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How many calories are in a peppermint crisp tart? ›

Calories in Peppermint crisp tart

Calories	186.6
Total Carbohydrate	41.9 g
Dietary Fiber	1.0 g
Sugars	11.6 g
Protein	4.4 g

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What can I use instead of Orley Whip? ›

If you choose not to go with the Orley Whip, substitute with whipping or double cream (containing at least 30% fat, otherwise it will not whip up stiffly enough). Do not overwhip your cream – you don't want to end up with butter! Aim for stiff peaks, where the cream stays on the whisk when it's lifted.

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What is a good substitute for tennis biscuits? ›

If you do not have tennis biscuits on hand you can substitute with Graham crackers and dessicated coconut. Just put the coconut on a baking sheet and bake or grill in the oven until slightly browned (watch carefully as it burns easily). This only takes a few minutes. Allow to cool before using in the dessert.

What is tart filling made of? ›

It's made with rich cream cheese, sour cream for a hint of tang, powdered sugar, and delicious vanilla bean paste, but you can use vanilla extract if that's all you have on hand. The mixture is beat together before some heavy cream is whipped in to help achieve a light and fluffy texture.

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What is tart base made of? ›

By hand: In a large bowl, stir together the flour, sugar and salt. Using a pastry cutter or 2 knives, cut the butter into the flour mixture until the texture resembles coarse cornmeal, with butter pieces no larger than small peas. Add the egg mixture and mix with a fork just until the dough pulls together.

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How much sugar is in peppermint crisp? ›

Peppermint Crisp

Typical Values	Per 100g	g (28g)
Sugars	50g	14g
Dietary Fiber	1.1g	0.3g
Protein	2.9g	0.8g
Sodium	0.2g	0g

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What is the history of peppermint crisp tart? ›

Like the Cremora Tart, a Peppermint Crisp tart is a relatively recent invention, dating to the 1960s when a whipped cream substitute called Orley Whip was introduced. A recipe for such a tart was included on the packaging, and it slowly took off to turn into a staple of the South African dessert repertoire.

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How many grams is peppermint crisp? ›

Nestlé Peppermint Crisp Milk Chocolate Bar 49 g | Woolworths.co.za.

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Why does my peppermint tart not set? ›

If you're in a hurry you can try setting it in the freezer for four hours. Or it's possible the Orley whip/cream was not whipped to firm peaks or too much air was knocked out of the cream when mixing with the caramel. Make sure you mix the caramel so it's nice a smooth before adding it to the Orley whip/cream.

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Who invented the peppermint crisp tart? ›

Invented in South Africa by Wilson-Rowntree in the 1960s, it was eventually bought out and manufactured by Nestlé South Africa.

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What is a substitute for whipping cream in tarts? ›

What Can I Substitute For Heavy Cream? You can combine whole milk with butter or margarine, mix half-and-half with melted butter, or go dairy-free with olive oil and soy milk. Cornstarch and milk make a low-fat alternative, while milk and Greek yogurt add much more richness to the recipe!

How much sugar is in nice biscuits? ›

Table of Nutritional Information

Typical Values	per 100g	Per biscuit
Sugars	18.1g	1.4g
Starch	42.2g	3.4g
Fibre	4.7g	<0.5g
Protein	6.5g	0.5g

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What are bakers tennis biscuits? ›

A much-loved biscuit in South Africa since 1911, Tennis Biscuits are everyone's favorite coconut tea biscuit. Made with real butter, real coconut, and real syrup. Perfect for use in recipes, or great all by themselves.

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What not to do when making biscuits? ›

5 Mistakes You're Making With Your Biscuits

Mistake #1: Your butter is too warm.
Mistake #2: You're using an inferior flour.
Mistake #3: You use an appliance to mix your batter.
Mistake #4: You don't fold the dough enough.
Mistake #5: You twist your biscuit cutter.

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What makes a tart different from a pie? ›

The main difference is that tarts only have a bottom crust, and the crust is much thicker than a pie crust.

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What is the history of peppermint tart? ›

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What makes the peppermint flavor? ›

Peppermint is a hybrid of spearmint and water mint. Its flavor is similar to spearmint, but it packs a more potent punch with spicy notes (hence the pepper in the name). Peppermint contains several chemical compounds that define its flavor and aroma, including menthol, menthone, and eucalyptol.

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Why is it called a tart? ›

Tarts have a long history, and their origins can be traced back to ancient Rome. The word “tart” is thought to derive from the Old French word tarte, which itself is derived from the Latin word torta, meaning “twisted bread”.

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