Tarte au Chocolat – Gourmet Chocolate Tart

Another delicious, yet so simple recipe from Monique at our Art de Vivre in the Loire Culinary Vacation from France. She really is ‘the’ Martha Stewart’ of France. This tart fills your mouth with simple decadence in every small bite.

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Yields1 Serving
 1 pastry shell
 355ml sour cream (1 1/2 c)
 150ml milk (2/3 c)
 300gr dark chocolate
 2 eggs
1

Preheat the oven 200° C (395° F) bake the pastry for 10 minutes. Break chocolate in small cubes. Pour the sour cream & milk into a pan. Boil the mixture & add chocolate away from heat. Beat the eggs with a fork & add to the chocolate mixture very quickly (this is the most delicate part of the process). Reduce the heat 160° C (320° F) & pour the preparation over the pastry. Bake for 18 minutes et voila!

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Ingredients

 1 pastry shell
 355ml sour cream (1 1/2 c)
 150ml milk (2/3 c)
 300gr dark chocolate
 2 eggs

Directions

1

Preheat the oven 200° C (395° F) bake the pastry for 10 minutes. Break chocolate in small cubes. Pour the sour cream & milk into a pan. Boil the mixture & add chocolate away from heat. Beat the eggs with a fork & add to the chocolate mixture very quickly (this is the most delicate part of the process). Reduce the heat 160° C (320° F) & pour the preparation over the pastry. Bake for 18 minutes et voila!

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Tarte au Chocolat – Gourmet Chocolate Tart

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