Nonna Romana Sciddurlo’s No-Bake Cranberry and Mascarpone Tart

Name: Nonna Romana Sciddurlo’s No-Bake Cranberry and Mascarpone Tart (Crostata con Mirtilli Rossi e Mascarpone)
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 2 h 20 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 12 ounces (340 g) cranberries, fresh or frozen; ⅔ cup (150 g) packed brown sugar; ½ cup (120 ml) freshly squeezed orange juice; ¼ cup (60 ml) Cointreau or another orange-flavored liqueur; ¼ cup (60 ml) Cointreau or another orange-flavored liqueur; Zest of 1 orange, plus more for garnishing (optional); 1 cinnamon stick; ¼ cup (36 g) toasted almonds, coarsely chopped; 12 ounces (340 g) Stella D’oro Margherite Vanilla cookies or vanilla wafers or graham crackers; 12 ounces (340 g) Stella D’oro Margherite Vanilla cookies or vanilla wafers or graham crackers; 12 ounces (340 g) Stella D’oro Margherite Vanilla cookies or vanilla wafers or graham crackers; ½ cup (1 stick, or 120 g) unsalted butter, melted; 1½ cups (350 ml) heavy whipping cream; ¾ cup (90 g) confectioners’ sugar; 16 ounces (454 g) mascarpone cheese, at room temperature

Crostata con Mirtilli Rossi e Mascarpone

Preparation info

Yield:
one

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
2 hr 30

Appears in

Cooking with Nonna

By Rossella Rago

Published 2018

About

Fun fact: Nonna Romana absolutely loves cranberry sauce! She loves it so much that, together, we made it into this dessert. The topping for this effortlessly beautiful no-bake tart is super simple, and I’ll let you in on a little secret: it’s a great way to repurpose leftover cranberry sauce from Thanksgiving.

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Europe
Italy
Pie
Dessert
Vegetarian
Thanksgiving

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