Decadent Chocolate Tart

This irresistible chocolate tart is made with a combination of bittersweet and semi sweet chocolate to create a perfectly balanced decadent tart. The ganache is then poured onto an Oreo cookie crust which adds the perfect crunch and sweetness. Serve with berries or a dollop of whipped cream.

Decadent Chocolate Tart

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A textured oreo crust topped with a rich chocolate ganache and offset with berries and a dusting of icing sugar.

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Total Time 2 hours hrs

Course Dessert

Servings 10 People

Ingredients

  

For the crust

• 2 1/2 cups Oreo crushed
• – 5 Tbsp melted butter
• – 10 inch tart pan with removable bottom

For the ganache

• – 8 oz bittersweet chocolate 70% cocoa
• – 4 oz semi sweet chocolate 60 % cocoa
• – 2 Tbsp butter in small pieces
• – 1 1/2 cup heavy cream or whipping cream
• – 1 tsp vanilla essence
• – 1 tsp instant coffee
• Optional – Berries for garnish – Icing sugar for dusting

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 350 F.
• Place the oreos into a food processor and whiz it into a fine crumb.
• Add the melted butter into the Oreos and mix. Press the crust firmly into the tart pan and bake for 8-10 minutes. Transfer the tart pan onto a wire rack and cool completely.
• To make the ganache, heat the heavy cream in a saucepan until it is just about to simmer. You do not want it to boil, but small bubbles have started to come to the top and is heated very well.
• Remove from heat and pour on top of the chocolate. Let it sit for a minute and then with your spatula mix well. Add in the vanilla essence and coffee and mix. Add butter a couple small pieces at a time and mix till fully incorporated.
• Pour the ganache into the prepared crust and smooth out.
• Carefully place the tart into the refrigerator to cool completely – at least 2 hours or overnight.
• Garnish with berries and a dusting of icing sugar. When cutting, use a sharp knife and wipe down knife between slices.