Valentine’s Day + Chocolate Ganache Tart

“What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?”

-Vincent Van Gogh

CHOCOLATE GANACHE TART

Here’s what you’ll need to make this delicious Valentine treat:

SUPPLIES
– A scale for measuring ingredients
– Glass pie pan
– Approx 32 oz dried beans, for blind baking (baking crust without the filling)
– Rolling pin
– Food processor
– Parchment paper

For the CRUST
– 6 oz all-purpose flour
– 3 oz  butter
– 1 oz shortening
– 1/4 cup ice water, in spritz bottle

For the FILLING
– 145 g chocolate chips
– 115 g butter
– 3 eggs
– 1 Tbsp flour
– 1 can of Nestle La Lechera caramel sauce (optional)

Now that you’ve gathered all your ingredients, we start with the crust!

1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
2. In the bowl of a food processor, combine flour with butter and pulse 5 to 6 times until texture looks mealy. Add shortening and pulse another 3 to 4 times.
3. Remove the lid of food processor and spritz ice water the on the surface of mixture thoroughly. Replace lid and pulse 5 times.
4. Spritz more ice water and pulse again until mixture holds together when squeezed.
5. Form a ball with the mixture and place it in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 20-30 minutes.
6. Remove dough from refrigerator, sprinkle both sides with flour, and roll out with a rolling pin to a 10-11” circle. Place it in pie pan.
7. Place a large piece of parchment paper on top of the dough and fill with dry beans. Bake in the oven for about 10 minutes.

While that’s baking, we make the filling!

1. Melt chocolate and butter in a double boiler or microwave.
2. In a different bowl, beat eggs, then pour them into chocolate and butter mixture. Add flour.
3. When the crust is done baking, remove parchment and beans.
4. Let crust cool, then spread an even layer of caramel on the bottom of pie crust.
5. Pour chocolate filling in.
6. Bake for about 15 minutes.

Now all that’s left to do is enjoy!

Xo,
Virginia Dare Dress Co.

 

Christa is 5’3″ and wearing a Maker Apron and the Emma Dress in XS Petite in Navy.
White pitcher from: The White Hearth, Photography by: Rebekah J. Murray