Tuesday, April 19, 2011

CHOCOLATE & DRY FRUIT TART / No Bake Chocolate Tart

Celebrating our 3rd Wedding Anniversary Today with this rich, delicious and easy Chocolate tart :)



Ingredients :

For the Crust :
All purpose flour  : 3/4Cup
Powdered Sugar : 1/2Cup
Egg : 1, Slightly beaten
Milk Powder  : 2tbsp
Salt : 1/8tsp
Cold Butter : 3tbsp, Or 50gm

For the Filling :
Butter : 50g
Milkmaid : 1/2Cup
Digestive Biscuits : 2, Crushed
Dry Fruits : 1/4Cup(walnuts / cashews / hazelnuts / Almonds)


Method :
For the Crust :

1. Sift together the powdered sugar, flour, milk powder and salt into a large bowl.Add butter to this and combine with your finger tips. 

2.Add the beaten egg and start to make the dough. If You Pinch some of the crumbly dough and it holds together, the dough is ready. Otherwise add a little cold water and pulse again. Wrap the dough with a butter paper and refrigerate for 20minutes. 

3. When ready, take 2  lemon sized balls from the dough and line two small tart shells. Keep the rest for another use. Preheat the oven to 200degrees. Line the dough with butter paper and fill with pie weights / dry beans / rice. Bake for 7minutes / edge of the shells turn to light brown. Transfer them to wire rack and let it cool.

For the Filling :

1. Melt chocolate and butter together in a double boiler. Stir occasionally. Remove from fire when it melts completely.

2. Stir in the Milkmaid neatly to get a smooth mixture. Now add the dry fruits & digestive biscuits and combine well. Immediately Transfer the filling to the tart shells and refrigerate for 1hour..

3. Garnish with chocolate Syrup and chopped almonds. 


Note : Never keep this tart in fridge for long time as it will result in a hard filling

29 comments:

  1. wish u a very happy anniversary.perfectly done choclate tart

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  2. ithadipoli....Happy Wdg Anniuversary dear...

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  3. Happy anniversary Lena, very addictive and inviting tart..

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  4. Happy anniversary..the dessert looks sinful..:)

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  5. Wishing u many more wonderful years lena ! this one sure looks delightful !

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  6. Happy anniversary :) This tart looks truly indulgent & chocolaty!!!
    Prathima Rao
    Prats Corner

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  7. Happy anniversary and the tart looks perfect for a celebration...

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  8. Wish you both a happy anniversary... The tart looks delicious..

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  9. Happy annivarsary ... what a sweet way to celebrate it :) tarts looks delcious.

    Healthy Appetizers Event

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  10. So luscious n chocolaty! Beautiful n scrumptious tart..
    Happy Anniversary dear!
    US Masala

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  11. Happy Anniversary..chocolaty and yummy,perfect

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  12. Many many happy returns of the DAY, lenakutty...Tarts are my fav, dark chocolate ayathu i like it even more :D

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  13. Chocolate Tart looks heavenly. Happy Anniversary dear.

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  14. Happy anniversary dear....superb chocolate tart....

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  15. Happy wedding anniversary to you .chocolate tart looks awesome.

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  16. Happy Anniversary...choco tart celebration :) tart looks delicious... Enjoy!!

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  17. Happy Anniversary to both of u! the tart looks yummy and perfect for the celebration :)
    Have fun

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  18. Happy Anniversary dear.....
    Tart looks yummy :)

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  19. Happy Anniversary Lena..Lovely tart!

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  20. Perfect tartelettes for the celebration :-) congratulations and wish you both many more years of togetherness :-)

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  21. the addition of dry fruits is sure interesting

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  22. wishing you a happy anniversary...!!!..tart looks so tempting...loved it.

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  23. Happy wedding anniversary! That tart is gorgeous!!

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  24. Happy wedding anniversary. The chocolate on the tart looks gooey.

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  25. U hv a wonderful space dear..visit mine as time permits..tart looks super yummy n tempting...drooling..following uuuuuuuuuu...
    Happy marriage anniversary darling
    Sanyukta
    http://creativesanyukta.blogspot.com/

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  26. happy anniversary dear.....love the idea of no baketart

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  27. Wow I am drooling here .Liked it very much as it is no bake tart

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  28. what a brilliant tart recipe! love it enough to want to take a good bite into one of those cups

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