French Style Apricot Tart

Ingredients

• 1 ready-made pie crust (round, 12 inches)
• 1 egg
• 1 egg yolk
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup ground almonds
• 1/3 cup dried shredded coconut
• 1 1/4 cups whipping cream
• 1 (30 ounce) can apricots in syrup (halves)

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 180 C degrees.

2. 2

   Lay pie crust on pie plate and punch with a fork.

3. 3

   In a medium bowl beat eggs and sugar. Add almonds, coconut then cream.

4. 4

   Pour the just-made mix onto the pie crust.

5. 5

   Add apricots (without syrup). Lay them out on bent side.

6. 6

   Bake at 180 C for about 40-45 minutes.

7. 7

   Options: You can easily adapt this recipe, replacing apricots by peaches and/or pears as well as mixing the different fruits. You may also replace the grounded almonds by the coconut and vice-versa.