Strawberry fridge tart

I love making fridge tarts. They're made from a very simple recipe and can be dressed up with berries and other decorations giving you one very impressive looking treat. Here is the recipe for my mom's signature fridge tart.

Strawberry fridge tart

Crust
1 pack of tennis biscuits
80 g melted butter

Filling
1 can of condensed milk
100 ml lemon juice
250 g smooth cottage cheese
250 ml thick cream

Topping
1 can of strawberries in syrup
1 packet of lemon jelly
125 ml hot water

Crush the biscuits into fine crumbs and combine with the melted butter. Press into a 20 x 30 cm dish and put in the fridge to chill.

Mix together the condensed milk and lemon juice in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk the cream until it just starts to thicken. Add to the condensed milk mixture. Finally, whisk in the cottage cheese, pour the mixture onto the biscuit crust and place in the fridge.

The mixture will take approximately 3 hours to set properly. Do not try to put the tart's topping on until it's completely set.

Drain the strawberries' syrup into a bowl. Dissolve the jelly powder in the hot water and add the syrup. Arrange the strawberries on top of the tart before slowly pouring over the jelly mixture. Try to pour it over as gently as possible to avoid making holes in the tart. Place the tart back in the fridge.

As soon as the jelly is set, the tart is ready to be enjoyed.

*This recipe can be adapted to suit your personal taste. The strawberries can be swapped out for almost any other canned fruit. If you have serious sweet tooth, the lemon jelly can be replaced with pineapple jelly.