Harry Potter Tart

If you love Harry Potter series and novels, you need to try Harry's favorite dessert! It is a sweet dessert, made with golden or dark syrup, breadcrumbs, with simple crust. Kids and adults will enjoy the tea with a piece of treacle tart.

Harry Potter Treacle Tart was first published on our blog.

Shortcrust Pastry

• 1 ¾ cups flour all purpose
• 4 oz cold butter cubed
• 2 tsp sugar granulates
• 2 tsp water + more if needed

Treacle Filling

• 1 ⅓ cups golden syrup or dark syrup
• 3 ½ oz breadcrumbs
• ½ tsp ginger powder
• 1 egg beaten
• 3 tbsp milk full fat
• 1 tbsp lemon juice or lemon zest (optional)

Equipment:

• roller pin
• tart pan
• Oven
• baking beans
• parchment paper
• knife
• fork

Combine the flour, sugar, cold butter cubes and water. You can use the kitchen mixer, but I usually use my hands to knead the dough.

The dough should stick together and don’t fall apart. Add a teaspoon water, if needed to stick more, or a teaspoon of flour, if it is too sticky.

Make a disc, cover with plastic wrap and leave in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.

Roll the dough about 1/8 inch thick. Transfer to the tart pan, press it and cut the edges. Leave the scraps for decoration.

Press with your fingers to the edges and bottom of the pan. Prick the holes in the bottom of the tart.

Put the baking paper with baking beans and bake 10 minutes in the oven, preheated to 400 F.

Remove the beans from the shell.

Slightly heat the golden or dark syrup in the pan. Just a minute, don't boil it!

Remove from heat, add in breadcrumbs, ginger.

Slowly add milk and egg, whisking until combined. Let it sit 5 minutes.

Pour the filling in the shell and bake the tart for 40 minutes until bubbling.

Let it cool to set.

Re-roll the scraps and cut Harry Potter letters, stars and a snitch. Use printed template to help cut the decoration. You can also cut the strips to make the lattice topping.

Alternatively you can discard the scraps and leave it without topping. Or cut the stripes make a beautiful lace topping instead!

Bake symbols separately 10 minutes in the oven, preheated to 350 F. Let them cool and place on the tart.

If you want darker letters, brush them with egg wash.

Let the tart cool before adding decoration and serving.

Serve with dollop of yogurt, whipped cream or custard.

Enjoy with a cup of tea, watching your favorite Harry Potter movie moments!