Death By Chocolate Truffle Tart with Espresso Sauce
A chocolate mousse tart that deserves the title "Death by Chocolate" Yum.
Yield
8 servingsPrep
20 minCook
20 minReady
120 minIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 ½ | cups |
chocolate wafer crumbs
|
* |
| 6 | tablespoons |
butter
|
|
| 12 | ounces |
dark chocolate
|
* |
| ½ | cups |
heavy whipping cream
|
|
| 4 | ounces |
butter
cut into bits and softened |
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
coffee brandy
Kahlua liqueur (or other of your choice) |
* |
| 1 | pinch |
salt
|
*
|
| ½ | cups |
heavy whipping cream
|
|
| 4 | tablespoons |
sugar
|
|
| ¼ | cups |
butter
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
coffee beans, whole
expresso beans, ground, up to 1-1/2 tsp |
* |
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 355 | ml |
chocolate wafer crumbs
|
* |
| 9E+1 | ml |
butter
|
|
| 346.8 | ml/g |
dark chocolate
|
* |
| 118 | ml |
heavy whipping cream
|
|
| 115.6 | ml/g |
butter
cut into bits and softened |
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
coffee brandy
Kahlua liqueur (or other of your choice) |
* |
| 1 | pinch |
salt
|
*
|
| 118 | ml |
heavy whipping cream
|
|
| 6E+1 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 59 | ml |
butter
|
|
| 5 | ml |
coffee beans, whole
expresso beans, ground, up to 1-1/2 tsp |
* |
Directions
Crush or grind fine chocolate wafers in food processor.
Melt butter and blend into crumbs.
Pat into tart or pie pan.
Chill until firm before filling or bake at 300℉ (150℃) for 15 minutes, let cool and then fill.
Filling:
In a large saucepan combine the chocolate, cream, butter, and Kahlua coffee liquer (or other favorite) and heat the mixture over moderately low heat, stirring until it is smooth.
Remove from heat, allow to cool for 30 minutes at room temperature.
Pour into cooled tart shell and refrigerate for at least 3 hours.
Sauce: In a saucepan, combine cream, sugar, and butter.
Cook over low heat, stirring frequently, until mixture boils.
Boil 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Remove from heat.
Stir in expresso grounds.
To serve, spoon a moderate amount of warm sauce on a rimmed plate.
Top with a wedge of tart.
