Raspberry-Topped Amaretto Tarts

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons amaretto (almond-flavored liqueur)
• 1.5 teaspoons butter melted
• 0.3 cup vanilla wafer cookie crumbs ( 6 cookies)
• 5 teaspoons cornstarch 
• 1 large egg yolk 
• 1 cup milk 2% divided reduced-fat
• 0.5 cup raspberries fresh
• 0.1 teaspoon salt 
• 1 teaspoon sugar 
• 3 tablespoons sugar 
• 0.3 teaspoon vanilla extract 

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• sauce pan
• oven
• whisk
• wire rack

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 35
2. To prepare crust, combine crumbs, butter, and 1 teaspoon sugar, tossing with a fork until moist. Divide mixture evenly between 2 (75-inch) ceramic crme brle dishes coated with cooking spray. Press mixture into bottom of dishes.
3. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes or until lightly browned; cool completely on a wire rack.
4. To prepare filling, combine 1/4 cup milk, 3 tablespoons sugar, cornstarch, salt, and egg yolk in a medium bowl, stirring with a whisk.
5. Heat 3/4 cup milk over medium heat in a small, heavy saucepan to 180 or until tiny bubbles form around edge (do not boil). Gradually add hot milk to sugar mixture, stirring constantly with a whisk.
6. Place mixture in pan; cook over medium heat until thick and bubbly (about 5 minutes), stirring constantly.
7. Remove pan from heat; stir in liqueur and vanilla. Spoon custard into a small bowl; place bowl inside a medium ice-filled bowl for 10 minutes or until custard comes to room temperature, stirring occasionally.
8. Remove bowl from ice; spoon custard into prepared crusts. Cover and chill 2 to 6 hours.
9. Uncover tarts. Arrange 1/4 cup raspberries on top of each tart.
10. Garnish with mint sprigs, if desired.