No bake caramel tart

This picture is fairly self-explanatory. This is heaven on a plate - that is all!

Ok, maybe a bit more explanation is needed is you'd like to sample the above bit of heaven.

I had a hankering for something sweet last night. The above is what I came up with after looking through the panty and the fridge. There are three ingredients used here - oat biscuits, mascarpone and dulce de leche caramel. No baking or cooking, just a bit of spooning and layering! I think it turned out rather well.

As a bit of background, my Mum makes the most amazing caramel tart. She always uses boiled canned condensed milk as her caramel, which for me is almost the most delicious thing in the world. It's a bit of a fiddle to boil the condensed milk, so, a few weeks ago when I walked past a Mexican grocery shop and saw they had 'dulce de leche' caramel in the window, I got a little excited. So in I popped and grabbed a few jars.

If you've never had dulce de leche, you need to try it. It is divine - a thick, sweet, vanilla-flavoured, proper caramel. I give a warning here - it is edible from the spoon. And I think it is nothing like that awful product sold in supermarkets that claims to be caramel - yuk. 

So, this little dessert was made up in 5 minutes and devoured by me soon after that. I loved the crunch of the biscuits, the sweetness of the caramel and the luscious cream. For me, it was the perfect combination and it really sorted out my sweet craving.

You can't make this in advance, it is assemble and eat immediately. Enjoy in moderation!

What you'll need

Served one - me!

2 highland oatcake biscuits

1 tablespoon dulce de leche caramel (from the fridge)

1 tablespoon mascarpone cream

What to do

Place one biscuit on a plate. Carefully spoon the caramel into the middle of the biscuit. Smooth it out slightly, but not all the way to the edge. 

Now carefully spoon the cream onto the caramel and smooth out very gently - you don't want to squash the caramel too much.

Place the other oatcake onto the top and squish down very slightly to stick it to the cream. If any caramel or cream has splodged out of the side, use a clean knife or spoon to scrape it up and smooth the edge.

Serve immediately, with some sliced banana if you like a banoffee-type dessert.