Death By Chocolate Truffle Tart with Espresso Sauce

Name: Death By Chocolate Truffle Tart with Espresso Sauce
Total time: P2H
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: chocolate wafer crumbs; butter; dark chocolate; heavy whipping cream; butter; coffee brandy; salt; heavy whipping cream; sugar; butter; coffee beans, whole

A chocolate mousse tart that deserves the title “Death by Chocolate” Yum.

YIELD

8 servings

PREP

20 min

COOK

20 min

READY

120 min

Ingredients

1 ½

CUPS CHOCOLATE WAFER CRUMBS *

TABLESPOONS BUTTER

OUNCES DARK CHOCOLATE *

CUPS HEAVY WHIPPING CREAM

OUNCES BUTTER
cut into bits and softened

TABLESPOONS COFFEE BRANDY
Kahlua liqueur (or other of your choice) *

PINCH SALT *

CUPS HEAVY WHIPPING CREAM

TABLESPOONS SUGAR

CUPS BUTTER

TEASPOON 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.