Chocolate Tart

Rich, decadent, and creamy chocolate tart! It is easy to prep for your best homemade dessert. No one can’t argue the combination of pastry crust and chocolate filling. It is so yummy even in a bite!

A few days ago, I made Fruit Pastry Cream Tart. Surprisingly, my family and my friends love it! Because of that reason, I want to make it again with a different filling. As a chocolate lover, I don’t want to skip chocolate as a filling for my tart and pie collection.

Moreover, I can’t to just stay silent when all kids in my family crave for cream tart again. So, I decide to make chocolate cream tart. The combination of the pie crust and chocolate filling is really amazing.

A chocolate tart is a simple dessert.

It consists of dark chocolate filling, cream, and pastry crust. My family always calls it a chocolate cream pie. They said it because they like to call it pie than tart. In their opinion, the pronunciation is just cute. Haha.

I like how the chocolate filling fits with the pastry crust. The filling has a thick and mousse-like texture. Different from cream pastry tart, the chocolate cream pastry filling is stable at room temperature. Even though, the cold chocolate tart is more delicious.

Some information about chocolate pastry cream filling.

The process of making the chocolate pastry cream filling isn’t too difficult. You may have the ingredients in your pantry. However, you need to pay attention to the dosage of ingredients so you don’t end up failing.

The amount of ingredients in this recipe is almost the same as our Fruit Cream Pie. The differences are only the adding of couverture dark chocolate and cocoa powder. It has the same smooth, luscious, and creamy as the fruit cream pie filling.

The best type of chocolate for making chocolate pastry cream filling is high quality couverture dark chocolate. Dark chocolate made from cocoa will give the filling a little bit denser texture and a strong aroma. However, it is not uncommon to find the use of milk chocolate or white chocolate.

What do you need to prepare?

Pie Crust
To make it pie crust you need flour, cold butter, ice water, and salt. But, if you don’t want to make it by yourself, you can use a store-bought crust.

Chocolate Filling
Prepare egg yolks, dark chocolate chips couverture, cocoa powder, sugar, evaporated milk, cornstarch, and vanilla extract for the chocolate filling. You can use chocolate chips or a chopped chocolate bar. You can use instant whipping cream if you like it. However, the ingredients used for the chocolate filling in this recipe produce a rich flavor and creamier texture.

Cold Heavy Cream
You can use this whipped cream and grated dark chocolate for your topping. You need cold heavy cream, powdered sugar, and grated dark chocolate. Skipping the decoration will not change the taste.

How to Make Chocolate Tart

Here, I will separate the steps become three different steps. Firstly, you need to make the pie crust. Secondly, you make the chocolate filling. In the last step, you make the topping and garnish to decorate the decadent chocolate tart.

Making Pie Crust Dough

In a food processor combine flour and cold butter and pulse several times to mix. Do not overmix.

Add ice water and salt and pulse several times. The mixture is ready if when you pinch some of the crumbly dough together with your fingers, it holds together.

Turn the dough into a ball and wrap it with plastic. Refrigerate for 1 hour.

Baking The Pie Crust Dough

Preheat oven to 338°F (170°C). Place a baking sheet on an oven rack.

Onto the floured surface, roll out 1 dough with a rolling pin to a 12-inch circle, about 1/8 of an inch thick.

Carefully place onto a 9-inch pie plate. Gently press the pie dough down so that it lines the bottom and sides of the pie plate, cut out the excess.

Poke the bottom of the crust with a fork.

Carefully place an aluminum foil and gently press it to the pie dough and place rice on top of it.

Bake 338°F (170°C) for 20 minutes on a baking sheet.

After 20 minutes, remove the rice and aluminum foil, then bake again for 20 minutes.

Making Chocolate Filling

In a small bowl, beat the egg yolks with ½ cup evaporated milk, cornstarch, and vanilla extract.

In a pot, mix remaining evaporated milk, sugar, and cocoa powder. Stir until the cocoa powder does not coagulate.

Add egg yolk mixture, cook over medium heat.

Whisk continuously until the chocolate filling has thickened, then turn off the heat.

Strain the mixture into a bowl immediately through a fine mesh sieve to ensure that there are no bits and lumps.

Add chocolate chips to the hot chocolate filling.

Stir until the chocolate chips melted and the mixture is well blended.

Fill the pie plate with chocolate filling.

Refrigerate for at least 4 hours.

Final

Whisk heavy cream and powdered sugar in a bowl until a hard peak form.

Topped the chocolate pie with whipped cream and garnish it with grated dark chocolate.

Recipe Notes

• It is important to press the dough firmly into the bottom of the pan and up the sides. You can use pie weights covered by parchment paper or foil. If you don’t have pie weight tools, you can use dried beans or rice like what I did in this recipe.
• If you want a smooth, shiny finish, pour the chocolate filling over the pie crust and smooth it out using a pastry knife.

Storing and Freezing Chocolate Tart

If you want to store it at room temperature, it keeps delicious for only 5-6 hours. The best flavor is after refrigerated. So, if you want to keep leftover, you must chill it. Keep it covered or in a sealable container, for up to a week. For freezing the leftover chocolate tart, place it in a freezer-friendly container and store it in the freezer. They will freeze well for up to 5 months.

I love enjoying this chocolate tart on its own. Yet, I have the ways to take it up a notch. You can enjoy it with some ice creams. You can choose vanilla ice cream, chocolate ice cream, or even a fruity twist, with some strawberry ice cream. Also, adding whipped cream on the top or on the side will work for cream lover. If you want to simple, you can add fruit salad as a topping or garnish.

This recipe will warm up the relation with your beloved. So, make sure you share this recipe to spread the warming heart to others. Happy cooking lovely friend!

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