Chocolate Tart with Marrons Glacérs
Author/ Συγγραφέας: Katerina
Recipe type/ Τύπος Πιάτου: Dessert
- For the Crust
- 1 package 220 gr. /7.5 oz. digestives
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 2 tbsp melted margarine
- About 10 marrons glacérs, cut in four
- 350 gr. /12 oz. chocolate 55% to 60% cocoa, cut in pieces
- 300 gr. /10.5 oz. heavy cream 35% fat
- 150 gr. /5 oz. heavy cream, whipped to become thick as a yogurt
- 1 package 220 ml/7.5 fl. oz. heavy cream, whipped as a Chantilly
- About 2 tbsp white sugar
- 100 gr. /3.5 oz. dark chocolate, melted for decoration
- Preheat the oven in 200° C/400° F.
- In the blender put the digestives and crush them.
- Remove from blender and put in a bowl.
- Add the sugar and the melted butter and mix to incorporate.
- Take a rounded pan 24 cm/9 in. with removable sides.
- Empty the digestives in the pan and press them against the bottom of the pan to form the crust.
- Don’t press them very strongly or else the crust will become very hard and it won’t cut easily.
- Bake for 10 minutes.
- Remove and put aside to cold.
- Put the chocolate pieces in a glass bowl.
- Boil the 300 gr. /10.5 oz. heavy cream and pour it on the chocolate.
- With a spatula mix until the chocolate is melted and fully incorporated with the cream.
- Let it cool and when the temperature falls to 35° C to 38° C/95° F to 100° F, throw the whipped 150 gr. /5 oz. of the cream and incorporate.
- Whip the heavy cream until it becomes Chantilly.
- Spread the marrons glacérs pieces over the crust.
- Pour the chocolate cream over the marrons and spread it evenly.
- On top pour the whipped cream.
- Put it in the fridge for at least 2 hours.
- Take a rolling pin and cover it with parchment paper.
- Melt the chocolate and with a small spoon make lines of chocolate following the rounded façade of the pin.
- Let them cool completely and become hard.
- Just before serving it, throw the sugar on top and with a torch burn it.
- Then decorate with the chocolate designs.
Recipe for the chocolate cream by Stelios Parliaros
Recipe by Culinary Flavors at https://www.culinaryflavors.gr/chocolate-tart-with-marrons-glacers/
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