Chocolate Caramelized Orange Tart
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Author Notes: This decadent chocolate tart delivers. The filling is a sultry combination of cream and bittersweet chocolate. It sits in a chocolate and orange cookie crust and is topped with thinly sliced caramelized oranges. We think it makes a fantastic winter dessert. - Ginger's Kitchen - Ginger's Kitchen
Food52 Review: The creative cooks at Ginger's Kitchen have created a glorious, rich, chocolate custard tart crowned with luscious candied orange slices. This is a show-stopping chocolate dessert and it is well worth taking care with the details. JoanG, who helped out with the tart baking, suggests trying gingersnaps in the crumb crust. - AppleAnnie
Serves 6-8
- 1-2 oranges or a combination of citrus fruits, sliced very thin (we used 1 kumquat, 1/2 a blood orange, 1/2 a tangelo, and 1/2 navel orange)
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 2/3 cups water
- 4.5 oz (1/2 of a 9 oz box) chocolate wafers
- 2.75 oz (about 1/2 of a 5.25 oz box) Anna's orange cookies (thin orange wafers)
- 6 tablespoons salted butter
- 1 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 9 ounces bittersweet chocolate (not more than 65% cacao), chopped
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- CARAMELIZE ORANGES - preheat oven to 350. Spread sliced oranges evenly onto a foil-lined baking sheet. In a measuring cup, add sugar to water and whisk to dissolve. Pour sugar water over sliced oranges. Place in oven and bake 30-40 minutes. Raise temperature to 400. Cook until caramelized, about 5-10 minutes -- monitoring closely, as they can quickly go from caramelized to burned. Reduce heat to 350.
- MAKE CRUST: Place cookies in a food processor and pulse until it becomes like a coarse meal. Melt the butter, and mix the cookies and butter together. Spray a regular pie pan with cooking spray and then press the cookie mixture into the pan - on the base and up the sides.
- MAKE THE FILLING: In a medium saucepan, bring cream to a boil and then immediately remove from heat. Add chocolate and let stand 5 minutes. In the meantime, whisk the eggs, vanilla, and salt in a small bowl. Whisk the chocolate until it is incorporated into the cream. Whisk the honey into the chocolate mixture. Temper the eggs in by gradually whisking in a couple tablespoons of the warm chocolate cream mixture before the eggs are added to the pan of warm chocolate cream.
- ASSEMBLE AND BAKE: Pour filling into crust. Arrange orange slices over the top. Bake until edges are firm but center is still wobbly, about 20-25 minutes. The tart will continue to cook as it cools.
- SERVE: Cool completely so that the tart can set, and serve.
- This recipe is a Community Pick!
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Citrus Recipe
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Late Winter Tart (Sweet or Savory)
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about 2 years ago LocalSavour
Yay for the combo of chocolate and orange ~ Delicious!
about 2 years ago Midge
How fun! This is stunning and I bet delicious.
about 2 years ago Waverly
Thank you, Midge. Yes, it was quite delicious....one of those chocolate desserts that you want to take a bath in!
about 2 years ago Greenstuff
Chris is a trusted source on General Cooking
Gorgeous! Véronique Mauclerc, who has a bakery near the Parc des Buttes-Chaumont in Paris makes chocolate tartlets a little bit like this. Besides an orange variety, she does pear, raspberry, and I think other fruits, depending on the season. She uses a traditional pâte brisée instead of your chocolate-cookie crust, and I don't think she uses cream in her filling. But what I REALLY love about yours is the stunning citrus mix.
about 2 years ago aargersi
Abbie is a trusted source on General Cooking.
I will post a photo of the slices before they went in the oven ... soo pretty!!!
about 2 years ago Waverly
That sounds fabulous.
about 2 years ago Ginger's Kitchen
Thanks all! We had a great time brainstorming and cooking together and laughing - we hope to get together again soon!!! And this tart is seriously rich and delicious ...
about 2 years ago Sagegreen
Fab! I am working on a chocolate cherry combo which I would have loved to make with you guys!
about 2 years ago drbabs
Barbara is a trusted source on General Cooking.
Chocolate and orange are so great together--I hope y'all are having a wonderful time!
about 2 years ago bethmichelle
Wow this looks and sounds absolutely amazing! Chocolate and orange is one of my favorite flavor combos!
about 2 years ago kmartinelli
Looks gorgeous! Love the chocolate orange combo.
about 2 years ago gingerroot
Yay for the return of Ginger's Kitchen! This is a gorgeous and delicious sounding winter tart.
about 2 years ago dymnyno
Sounds delicious! Chocolate and orange is one of my favorite combos!