A strawberry celebration tart!

      My dear friends Bridgett and Sara both celebrated birthdays this weekend and to honor the occasion I made a strawberry tart (perfect with an ice cream and chocolate syrup topping). You may recognize this method of making a tart from my Peachy Keen Tart post, this is an extremely similar recipe that is a stand by for whenever I'm in a time crunch before a pot luck:

Magic Ingredients:

-1 pound of fresh strawberries (or you could use frozen strawberries brought to room temperature)

-1/2 cup granulated sugar (use more or less depending on the ripeness of the berries)

-1/2 cup brown sugar (use more or less depending on the ripeness of the berries)

-1/2 Tablespoon Grand Marnier

-1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

-1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

-1 tablespoon apricot jam

-1 pre made frozen pie crust (you could certainly use your own recipe for crust too!)

Let's Get Cooking!

1: Lay defrosted pie crust on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper, preheat oven to 400 degrees:

2: Slice strawberries in half and place into a medium mixing bowl. Add in sugars, grand marnier, nutmeg, and cinnamon to the bowl and combine until strawberries are evenly coated:

3: Layer strawberries onto pie crust leaving a 3/4s of a inch boarder:

4: Fold over the crust onto the strawberries and brush the apricot jam over the top of the tart (including the crust):

5: Bake in 400 degree oven for 25 minutes for a easy to put together dessert (It's even easier to eat!):

A photograph of one of the birthday girls 

being a ham in front of the camera:

Can't wait to celebrate again next year! Happy birthday ladies!

Yours,

Nico