Pumpkin Tart

Ingredients

For the Tart

  • 125g butter
  • 160g sugar
  • 3 eggs, beaten
  • 140g self-raising flour
  • 2 ml salt
  • 400g grated, raw, pumpkin
  • 5ml vanilla essence

For the Sauce

  • 125g butter
  • 125ml cream or 170g evaporated milk
  • 60ml sugar

Method

  • Cream butter and sugar until light
  • Add eggs little by little while beating
  • Add dry ingredients
  • Mix in pumpkin and vanilla
  • Pour into a buttered oven-proof dish
  • Bake for 45 minutes at 180°C

Heat sauce ingredients together until almost boiling. Pour over warm tart.

This can be enjoyed as either a dessert or a side dish to a main course.

Excellent with a braai!