Ultimate Chocolate Tart Recipe
Indulge in this show‑stopping chocolate tart, where a buttery cocoa crust cradles a silky caramel base, a rich baked chocolate filling, and a glossy dark ganache finish. The layers of sweet, slightly salty, and chocolatey flavors make it a decadent dessert that’s surprisingly quick to assemble. Perfect for special occasions or a luxurious treat any time of year.
Recipe by mattadlard· Structured by ReelsMeals
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2 hr estimated total time for 8 servings.
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Ingredients
- egg wash
Chocolate Pastry Crust
- 3 1/2 oz Unsalted butter
- salt
- 0.88 oz cocoa powder
- 2 1/2 oz icing sugar
- egg yolks
- plain flour
Caramel Base
- milk
- cream
- glucose
- sugar
- orange zest
- miso
- butter
- salt
Baked Chocolate Filling
- butter
- dark chocolate
- cream
- egg yolks
- salt
Ganache and Decoration
- dark chocolate
- white chocolate
- mascarpone cream
- tempered chocolate decorations
Instructions
- 1Sift cocoa powder, icing sugar and any other dry ingredients into a bowl containing the butter cubes.
- 2Beat the butter and dry ingredients with a paddle attachment until smooth.
- 3Add egg yolks and beat again.
- 4Fold in plain flour until a dough forms.
- 5Shape the dough into a circle, wrap in cling film and chill for about an hour.
- 6Roll out the chilled dough, lightly flour the surface, and press into a perforated tart ring on a perforated tray.
- 7Chill the lined tart shell in the freezer for 30 minutes.
- 8Bake at 356°F for 25 minutes, brush with egg wash, and bake again until golden.
- 9Combine milk, cream and glucose in a saucepan and bring to a gentle boil, cooking the bubbling yellow liquid while stirring.
- 10In a separate pan, combine sugar and glucose and cook until a deep dark caramel forms.
- 11Deglaze the caramel with the hot cream mixture.
- 12Whisk in butter and a pinch of salt, then blend until smooth.
- 13Let the caramel cool for about 15 minutes, then pour into the baked tart shell and refrigerate to set.
- 14Melt butter and dark chocolate together in a jug.
- 15Pour hot cream over the melted mixture and let sit briefly.
- 16Blend the mixture with an immersion blender until smooth (brown liquid mixture).
- 17Whisk in egg yolks and a pinch of salt.
- 18Pour the chocolate filling over the set caramel base.
- 19Bake at 320°F until a slight wobble remains in the centre.
- 20Tap the tart lightly to set, then allow it to cool completely.
- 21Prepare a thin layer of dark chocolate ganache and pour over the cooled filling.
- 22Pipe white chocolate and mascarpone cream decoratively.
- 23Add tempered chocolate decorations.
- 24Serve once fully cooled.
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Chill the crust dough
Wrap the dough circle in cling film and chill for about an hour before rolling.
Cool caramel before pouring
Let the caramel cool for about 15 minutes before transferring it into the baked tart shell.
Tap to set the baked filling
After baking the chocolate filling, tap the tart lightly.
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- How long does it take to make Ultimate Chocolate Tart?
- About 2 hours in total: 1 hour of prep and 1 hour of cooking.
- How many servings does this Ultimate Chocolate Tart recipe make?
- This recipe makes 8 servings as written; ingredient quantities on this page can be scaled.
- Where does this Ultimate Chocolate Tart recipe come from?
- It was shared by mattadlard on tiktok.com. ReelsMeals structured the original post into this step-by-step card; the original is linked above.