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Mini Chocolate Tarts

Mini Chocolate Tarts

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What Are Mini Chocolate Tarts? Mini Chocolate Tarts are small, individual desserts built from tender shortcrust pastry shells and a simple chocolate ganache filling.

  • Total Time: 125 min
  • Yield: 18 mini tarts 1x

Ingredients

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Tart Shell
170 g unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
120 g powdered sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
350 g all-purpose flour
0.5 teaspoon salt

Chocolate Ganache Filling
300 g dark or semi-sweet chocolate, roughly chopped
300 g heavy cream

Toppings
200 g heavy cream or whipping cream
20 g powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
fresh strawberries, or other fresh fruits
1 tablespoon flaky salt

Instructions

Tart Shell
1-Mix dry ingredients: Mix dry ingredients: In a medium bowl, stir together flour and salt. Set aside.
2-Cream butter and sugar: Cream butter and sugar: In a large mixing bowl, use an electric mixer to beat the softened butter on medium speed until creamy. Add the powdered sugar and beat on low speed to start, increasing to medium speed, until fluffy.
3-Mix in egg: Mix in egg: Add the egg and beat until combined.
4-Add flour: Add flour: Add the flour mixture and beat on low speed until it forms a soft, crumbly dough.
5-Press dough together: Press dough together: Dump the dough out onto a sheet of plastic wrap. Use your hands to press the dough together into a flattened disc shape. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill in the fridge for at least 2 hours or overnight.
6-Roll out the dough: Roll out the dough: On a floured surface, roll out the dough to about ⅛” thick. Use a round scalloped cookie cutter to cut rounds out of the dough.
7-Push dough into muffin pan: Push dough into muffin pan: Place a dough round on top of an opening on your muffin pan. Slowly and gently push down on the dough with your knuckle until the dough slips down and fills the hole. Patch any tears with a small piece of excess dough. Repeat with the rest of the dough rounds and the pan is filled.
8-Chill and preheat: Chill and preheat: Place the whole pan in the fridge to chill for about 30 minutes while your oven preheats. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
9-Add baking weights: Add baking weights: before baking, place muffin liners in each well of the pan, on top of the dough. Fill each liner with a few baking weights or uncooked rice. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until the edges of the crusts are golden brown.
10-Let cool: Let cool: Remove the liners and let the tart shells cool in the pan for about 5 minutes. Remove the tart shells from the pan and transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.

Chocolate Ganache Filling
11-Prepare chocolate: Prepare chocolate: In a heat-safe bowl or measuring cup, add the chopped chocolate.
12-Heat cream: Heat cream: Heat the heavy cream on the stovetop or in the microwave until small bubbles start coming to the surface and it just barely starts to simmer. Pour the hot cream over the chocolate. Set aside untouched for about 3 minutes.
13-Stir: Stir: Stir the chocolate and cream mixture until all the chocolate has melted and it becomes a smooth ganache.
14-Transfer to piping bag: Transfer to piping bag: Let the ganache cool slightly until it has thickened but is still pourable. Transfer the ganache to a piping bag and cut off the tip.
15-Fill tart shells: Fill tart shells: Pipe ganache into each tart shell until about ¾ full.

Toppings
16-Make whipped cream: Make whipped cream: In a large mixing bowl, add heavy cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract. Use an electric hand mixer to beat on medium speed until it becomes firm peaks.
17-Pipe: Pipe: Transfer the whipped cream to a piping bag fitted with a large round piping tip. Pipe a dollop of whipped cream on top of the tarts.
18-Add other toppings: Add other toppings: Top the other tarts with fresh fruits or sprinkle with flaky salt.

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  • Prep Time: 75 min
  • Cook Time: 20 min
  • Method: bake

Nutrition

  • Calories: 367
  • Sugar: 13
  • Sodium: 468
  • Fat: 25
  • Saturated Fat: 15
  • Carbohydrates: 31
  • Fiber: 2
  • Protein: 4
  • Cholesterol: 61