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
Test Kitchen Notes
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
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Ingredients
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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)
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1/3 cup
sugar
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2/3 cup
water
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4.5 oz
(1/2 of a 9 oz box) chocolate wafers
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2.75 oz
(about 1/2 of a 5.25 oz box) Anna's orange cookies (thin orange wafers)
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6 tablespoons
salted butter
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1 1/4 cups
heavy cream
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9 ounces
bittersweet chocolate (not more than 65% cacao), chopped
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2
large eggs
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1 teaspoon
vanilla
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1 tablespoon
honey
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1/4 teaspoon
salt
Directions
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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SERVE: Cool completely so that the tart can set, and serve.
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