South African Lemon Fridge Tart

Name: South African Lemon Fridge Tart
Total time: 4 h 30 min
Cuisine: South African
Ingredients: 250g digestive biscuits; 100g butter, melted; 395g tinned condensed milk; 300ml double cream; 3 lemons, zest and juice, about 120 ml juice; 2 tbsp digestive biscuit crumbs, to finish

A no bake tart of tangy lemon cream on a crunchy biscuit base, a South African family favourite.

Time4 hr 30
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.50 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

8 servings

Ingredients

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250 gdigestive biscuits
100 gbuttermelted
395 gtinned condensed milk
300 mldouble cream
3lemonszest and juice, about 120 ml juice
2 tbspdigestive biscuit crumbsto finish

Method

1
Crush the biscuits to fine crumbs in a bag with a rolling pin. Mix with the melted butter and press firmly into the base and sides of a 23 cm tart tin or dish.
2
Chill the base for 20 minutes while you make the filling.
20 min
3
Whip the cream to soft peaks. Stir the condensed milk, lemon zest and lemon juice together in a large bowl; it will thicken as you stir.
4
Fold in the whipped cream until smooth and pour into the base.
5
Chill for at least 4 hours or overnight until set.
240 min
6
Sprinkle with the reserved biscuit crumbs and serve cold in slices.

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