Desserts
French
FrenchChocolate Tart
A rich set chocolate tart shown three ways. The basic tier uses a biscuit base and a simple chocolate-and-cream ganache, while the ultimate sets a silky dark ganache filling in a homemade chocolate pastry case.
Vegetarian
Budget version
No-bake biscuit base with a quick milk chocolate ganache.
Per serving£0.45
Total cost£3.60
Time20 min
Ingredients for 8
- Base
- 250 g digestive biscuits , crushed
- 110 g block margarine , melted
- Filling
- 250 g value milk chocolate , broken up
- 200 ml single cream
- 1 tbsp golden syrup
- Finishing
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder , to dust
Method
- Mix the crushed biscuits with the melted margarine and press firmly into a tart tin.
- Chill the base in the fridge for 15 minutes to firm up.
- Warm the cream and syrup, then pour over the chocolate and stir to a smooth ganache.
- Pour the filling into the base and level the top.
- Chill for at least 3 hours until set, then dust with cocoa to serve.
Equipment
- tart tin
- saucepan
- mixing bowl
The three ways, side by side
Budget
No-bake biscuit base with a quick milk chocolate ganache.
Better
Buttery digestive base with a dark chocolate and double cream filling.
Ultimate
Homemade chocolate pastry case with a silky single-origin dark ganache.
