Does the thought of cooking with pastry scare you?

Or do you always avoid preparing a fancy dessert when entertaining, worried that it might not turn out?

This recipe is for you my friend.

We are about to embark on a season of entertaining, mostly outdoors, with kids swimming and playing and adults relaxing and catching up.

Even the crazy cooks, like myself, love to actually be chilling with our guests when they are over, and not spending all the time in the kitchen.

This dessert suits both the cooks and non-cooks alike.

Cooks, enjoy making your own curd and crumble from scratch, (both of which can be done in advance) and then simply layer in glasses when you are ready to serve.

Non-cooks, purchase a jar of yummy store-bought curd, and instead of following the crumble recipe, buy a packet of shortbread biscuits and blitz them in the food processor. Follow the rest of the recipe as normal.

The quantities of ingredients listed below can be easily doubled to serve a crowd of 10-12, or you may want to make larger servings than I did and serve 4 instead of 6, or stretch it to serve 8! Basically, you have a good quantity of each element, how many you want it to serve is entirely up to you.

This is an easy dessert for summer time entertaining. It looks beautiful and tastes great. It has crunch and creaminess and you do actually feel like you are eating a Citrus Tart.

Beware my family and friends, this will probably be on the menu a bit this Christmas season.

The link to my Lemon Curd can be found here.