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Bittersweet Chocolate Tartlets Recipe


Bittersweet Chocolate Tartlets Recipe
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A melted-butter shortbread crust surrounding a soft, creamy chocolate center puts this over the top. Because the tart crust is whipped up in a bowl and pressed into the tin, there's no need for chilling and rolling out a dough, yet the crust is as bu... More

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Ingredients
  • makes (8) 4-in tartlets or about (24) 2-in mini tartlets
  • Crust
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter, melted
  • 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • Filling
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 cup cream
  • 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate (between 50% to 60%), chopped
  • 1 large egg

Directions
  1. Adapted from Alice Medrich's BIttersweet
  2. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a bowl, combine the melted butter, sugar, vanilla, salt, and flour. Mix until just blended. The dough will be very soft and moist.
  3. Gently press the dough into tartlet pans. Medrich calls for (8) 4-in wide by 3/4-in deep fluted tarlet pans. I used a mini muffin tin with (24) 2-in wide by 3/4-in deep cups. Press in the dough as thinly as possible.
  4. Place pans in the oven and bake for about 15 to 20 minutes until the crusts are golden brown (they should be fully baked).
  5. While the tartlet shells are baking, heat the cream and sugar in a small saucepan to boiling. Pour over the chopped chocolate and whisk together until combined.
  6. Whisk the egg into the chocolate mixture right before the shells are finished baking.
  7. Remove shells from the oven and turn off the oven. Pour the filling into the shells. Return the tartlets to the oven and leave them there for about 5 to 10 minutes, or when the filling is just beginning to set about the edges.
  8. Place tartlets on a wire rack to cool. If you used individual tartlet pans with removable bottoms the tartlets should be fairly easy to unmold. If you used a muffin tin like me you may have a more difficult time unmolding them, especially if the shells are very thin. If the filling has completely set, you can try placing a sheet pan across the top of tin and flipping it over to unmold them.
  9. Just before serving, sprinkle toppings of your choice on the tartlets, such as: cocoa nibs, chopped nuts, dried cherries, anise seed, chili powder.

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Sounds a little bit like heaven to me!


This sounds like a LOT of heaven to me! =)


I've never been to heaven, but I am pretty sure it's something like this tart.


Can you make these ahead of time for a big party?


I cannot wait to try this recipe I also am wondering if you can make this ahead


What temperature should the filling be before the egg is added?


I cannot wait to try this!


Sure sounds like a winner to me!!!!


Wow, the decadence! I made the mini ones using a mini-cupcake pan. They are a bear to get out of the pan! I ended up losing a bit of the filling by flipping them out onto a cookie sheet, but no one seemed to mind. I wonder if letting them cool and firm up a bit longer in the pan would solve some of the problem (I assumed you needed to remove them right away to cool).


I started to giggle when i first read this. Can't wait to have my oven repaired and try this recipe!!!


My husband was reading over my shoulder when I clicked on this one! Well he's the chocolohic in the family! It's on the list for the weekend! Thx


Yum!!!


Wow.

Bernard Callebeaut, here I come!

Though i'm using it as an excuse to try out the gluten free pastry techniques. but a shortbread crust shouldn't be that hard to adapt!


I don't know what took me so long to find this recipe. Sounds awesome. THanks.


This sounds fantastic! Now I just need to find an excuse to try it out.


I love this recipe


Must have done something wrong. Did not have bittersweet chocolate so I used half semisweet morsels and half unsweetened squares. It set up on the firm side. Definately needs more sweet. Maybe next time a graham cracker crust.


After trying this none of my clothes would fit!


I made them again and have a solution for the problem of getting them out of the mini-cupcake pans. Take the shells out of the pan before you fill them. I was able to flip the pan onto a cookie sheet and got most of them out. The others came out easily, a good thing since they were hot and I was using my fingers.


How can you go wrong with chocolate !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


So glad I found this recipe! It'll be great to sell at the 4-H bake sale this coming Friday. Chocolate anything always sells first; and since these are individual servings, everyone headed to an office will want to buy them. After reading about the problem getting them unmolded, I think I'll try the Pam spray first, then when the shells are done, take them out of the pan and set them on a cookie sheet to fill them. Then I can put them back in the oven to set. Who thinks that'll work?!? ha, yea, I agree--probably not but that's all I can think to try! I don't want to turn them over and break some of them. Also, I can't believe anyone thought of chili powder with chocolate. You're serious?


Does any one have the recipe for Roslyn Bakeries Pecan Sandie cookies>


This sound like heaven to me my husban is going to love this.


Sounds great. I love chocolate. I'm making these this weekend.


Can someone let me know what a what would be in grams or ounces. We don't use sticks over here in little ole New Zealand!!!! I noticed in one recipe it seems to be about 8 tablespoons but it would be great if it could be converted.

Carole


This is a amazing recipie!!!


YUM!!


This recipe looks great! I'm not a huge chocolate fan, but my husband is and I'm thinking maybe I could use a custard filling in some of them? The crust is absolutely BEAUTIFUL.


Oh my goodness... my mouth is watering just looking at the photo! Definitely on my must-make list.


I'm not sure... can you make a batch and ship them to me? (Heh) Seriously though, this sounds fantabulous!! As soon as we get past some of the holiday goodies that are still lingering around the house, I'll have to try these. Maybe for Valentine's Day! =)


Well this is a good recipe for new year's eve!!! i'll give it a try later :)


Could u post a step by step pictures?


I do love it when simple and good go together. The proportions here look very good.


Just the recipe I need to try out the mini tartlet tins I got for my yesterday. Thanks


Just tasted them and with the salt topping fantastic and so quick to make. A definite 5/5


Wow will have to try. They look very delicious just a little worried about the comments above. I hope they come out looking just like the ones on your pictures.


These sound delicious, will try out this w/end


OH my .....Oh my!


I'm on a diet so i have to say that kind of food dosen't look good. Even though it does


These look and sound fantastic! Have my 5 with my thanks!


This one deserves Gold Medal, All I can give it a 5. I apologize I wish I could give it that gold medal.Thanks for sharing.


MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WOULD LOVE THIS


Thans God for foods
thanks for site for us


Thanks for sharing..Looks great


Can I just say OH MY WOOOOOOOOOOW!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanx so much! I tried these and my family wants me to make them so much, they practically beg me every night!


Very nice indeed thanks


The bittersweet chocolate tarts look lovely. I prepared a chocolate mousse a couple of months ago, but I used thickened cream without whipping it and it wasn't as thick as if I'd whipped the cream.


Wow! cant wait to make these, they remind me of chocolate tarts i had back home and they were filled with chocolate, grated coconut and toasted nuts, thanks for posting.


These look gorgeous.like the idea of chilli in it.


I need a receipe for ginger sauce.

Thanks Susan


Ooh looks so tasty.


Really cant wait to make these =)


Can't wait to try this recipe.


YUM!!! A high five from me!


Oh my goodness. those look divine!


Looks nice


Mmmmm chocolate...


Wowow... I should try this!


Sounds great!


Yummy


:o
these look amazing!!
would this also work in a larger pan..something like a normal pie size?


Hhmm this sounds good and looks good, i love chocolate!!


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Alterations


Drop 1/2 pinch of chilli powder or ground flakes to the chocolate mixture for a bit more zing.


Fresh strawberries or stonned cherries topped with whipped cream instead of the bittersweet chocolate.


I've topped mine soon after they've come out of the oven the second time. Using sea salt as a topping was a huge hit last night. I enjoyed the ones with blueberries (as well as the sea salt and cocoa nibs).


how about a sugar free version?


Could someone let me know whata 'stick' is in grams or ounces. We don't use sticks here in New Zealand. I would love to try the recipe but want to make sure I don't 'overdose' on the butter!!!!


I've found when making them in the mini pans I end up with too much leftover filling - I know, how can that be possible - this time I only used 3/4 cup of cream and cut back slightly on the amount of chocolate. There was just enough leftover.


mammoul


I NEED HELP FINDING A CHOCOLATE CREAM CHEESE COOKIE THAT YOU CAN USE COOKIE GUN WITH


yummmayy how easy is this


Italian


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diobedice


A stick is 1/2 cup or 4 oz.


no deserts


where're the meat and potatoes?


looks plain


When I made these for the second time, I instead of using dark chocolate, replaced it with the same amount of white chocolate. Then just before putting in the filling, I put a block of dark chocolate in each tartlet then I added the filling. It was delicious, especially with a flaked almond on top!


Sounds delicious! Thanks for sharing :)


Looks yummy :)


nice


For easier way to take them out, I put a strip of wax paper under with a little bit showing out, so that when it's done I just pull the wax paper and off they go (plus don't forget to butter your tart pans).


What is the egg's job in the filling? It is intended to make the filling like a custard? I'm a bit nervous in that an undercooked egg would ruin the tarts. I haven't made cheesecake or any custard before, so be nice to me please. :)


using puff pastry for the crust greatly improves the tarts as i have recently learned. this is one of my favourite and most frequently used recipes :) another suggestion to make it almost like "death by chocolate" is doubling the amount of chocolate. it makes it harder and more rich - the way i like it!


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