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Homemade jam treacle tart with golden cornflake filling and rum custard for Mother's Day dessert

Jam Treacle Tart

Sticky golden syrup and cornflake filling over a layer of raspberry jam in a buttery shortcrust case. Make it the day before — it's genuinely better the next day. Serve warm with rum custard and a pinch of cinnamon.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
chilling time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 40 minutes
Servings: 8
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: British

Ingredients
  

  • 250 g plain flour plus extra for dusting
  • 50 g icing sugar
  • 125 g unsalted butter cold and cubed
  • 1 large free-range egg
  • 600 g golden syrup plus 1 tbsp extra for drizzling
  • 75 g cornflakes
  • 225 g fresh white breadcrumbs
  • 125 g raspberry jam
  • 1 large free-range egg
  • 570 ml full-cream milk
  • 35 g custard powder 2 heaped tbsp
  • 35 g caster sugar 2 heaped tbsp
  • 20 ml dark rum
  • 1 pinch ground cinnamon (optional to serve

Method
 

  1. Make the pastry. Sift the flour and icing sugar into a bowl. Rub in the cold butter with your fingertips until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs. Beat the egg and add to the mixture, working it together gently until a ball of dough forms — don't overwork it or the pastry will be tough. Pat into a thick flat disc, wrap in clingfilm and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
  2. Preheat your oven to 180°C. On a lightly floured surface, roll the pastry out to about 4mm thick and use it to line a 25cm loose-bottomed tart tin, pressing into the sides and leaving a slight overhang. Line with baking paper, fill with baking beans or uncooked rice, and blind bake for 15 minutes. Remove the paper and beans and bake for a further 5 minutes until the base is lightly golden.
  3. Make the filling. Warm the 600g golden syrup in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat until it starts to bubble. Add the cornflakes, scrunching some and leaving some whole, along with the breadcrumbs. Mix well. Remove from the heat and allow to cool slightly.
  4. Beat the egg and stir it through the cooled syrup mixture.
  5. Spread the raspberry jam evenly across the blind-baked pastry case. Spoon the syrup and cornflake mixture over the jam, spreading evenly to the edges. Bake for 20–25 minutes until the top is golden and just set.
  6. Make the custard. Whisk the custard powder and sugar together in a small bowl with a splash of the cold milk until smooth. Heat the remaining milk in a saucepan until just simmering. Pour the custard paste into the hot milk, whisking constantly until thickened. Stir in the rum.
  7. Drizzle the reserved tablespoon of golden syrup over the warm tart. Slice and serve with the rum custard, and a pinch of cinnamon if you like.

Notes

Notes: This tart keeps well in the fridge for 3 days. Make it the day before and reheat gently — the flavour deepens overnight. Feel free to swap the raspberry jam for apricot, strawberry or blackcurrant depending on what you have.