Creamy chocolate tart with nut crust

AUTHOR
Eunice Scott
DIFFICULTY
very easy
RATING
4 3
COOK TIME
90 mins
TOTAL TIME
90 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 15
  • 250 g Flour
  • 145 g cold butter
  • 50 g (approx. 20 g) + 2 tablespoons icing sugar
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 1 egg (size M)
  • 75 g Pecan kernels
  • 75 g Cashew nuts
  • 75 g Hazelnut kernels
  • 300 g Whipped cream
  • 200 g Dark chocolate
  • 75 g candied pineapple chunks
  • 75 g dried cranberries
  • 7-10 Tbsp Flour
  • 7-10 Tbsp Grease
  • 7-10 Tbsp Cling film
  • Baking paper and dried peas

Directions

  1. 1

    Knead flour, 125 g butter in pieces, 50 g icing sugar, 1 pinch of salt and egg to a smooth dough. Wrap in foil and chill for about 30 minutes

  2. 2

    Roll out the dough on a floured surface in a rectangular shape (approx. 24 x 32 cm). Grease a rectangular tart mould with lift-off base (19 x 27 cm) and line with the dough. Press down the rim. Prick the dough with a fork. Cover with baking paper, fill in dry peas. Bake in a preheated oven (electric cooker: 175 °C/ convection oven: 150 °C/ gas: see manufacturer) for approx. 20 minutes until completely dry. Remove paper and peas. Bake for another 15 minutes. Let cool off

  3. 3

    Coarsely chop the nuts and roast them in a pan without fat. Dust with 2 tablespoons of icing sugar, add 2 tablespoons of water and allow to evaporate. Remove the nuts from the pan and let them cool down

  4. 4

    Heat the cream. Chop the chocolate, cut 20 g of butter into pieces and put both in a bowl. Pour hot cream over it. Melt chocolate and butter in it while stirring. Let the chocolate cream cool down for about 10 minutes

  5. 5

    Roughly chop the fruit. Add the chocolate mixture to the tart and spread it out. Mix nuts and fruits, spread on the chocolate cream and press on a little. Chill the tart for about 30 minutes.

  6. 6

    Waiting time approx. 35 minutes

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
410 kcal
CARBS
34 g
FATS
28 g
PROTEINS
6 g

Categories & Tags

Cakes & Pastriesvery easyCake