Claire Justine
Over 40 Wellness And Style Blog
Uncategorized

Almond Chocolate Valentines Tart To Make

Almond Chocolate Valentines Tart…

Serves: 6-8


Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 45 minutes

Ingredients:

Crust:

  • 125g Ginger Biscuits
  • 115g Whitworths Ground Almonds
  • 50g Sugar
  • 60g Butter, melted

Filling:

  • 300g Dark Chocolate, chopped into small pieces
  • 225ml Whipping Cream
  • 3 Medium Eggs
  • 50g Sugar
  • 1tbsp Flour 
  • 100g Whitworths Flaked Almonds


Topping:

  • Fresh strawberries
  • Chopped almonds

Method:

To make the crust:

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C / fan 160°C / gas mark 4.
  2. In a food processor grind the ginger biscuits, ground almonds and sugar. 
  3. Add the melted butter and combine well.
  4. Press the mixture onto the bottom and sides of a 23cm (9″) heart shaped cake tin.
  5. Bake the crust in the middle of the oven for 15 minutes. 
  6. Cool on a wire rack.



To make the filling:

  1. Combine the chopped chocolate and whipping cream in a saucepan. 
  2. Whisk over a low heat until chocolate is melted and smooth then remove the saucepan from the heat.
  3. Whisk the eggs, sugar and flour in a bowl to blend. 
  4. Very gradually whisk the chocolate mixture into the egg mixture until smooth and blended.
  5. Gently stir in 80g of the flaked almonds.
  6. Pour the chocolate filling into the crust, sprinkle remaining flaked almonds on top in a heart shape.
  7. Bake the chocolate tart for 30 minutes then transfer onto a cooling rack.
  8. Cool for 1 hour before serving.
  9. Topped with strawberries and chopped almonds.

Recipe and photo credits by Whitworths

Follow:
Claire Justine
Claire Justine

Hi, I am Claire and I created Claire Justine in 2011. I hope you enjoy reading my posts as much as I love writing them. Please leave a comment below and share your thoughts with us.

Find me on: Web | Twitter | Facebook

You may also enjoy:

Share:

7 Comments

  1. The Tablescaper
    23rd January 2014 / 1:07 pm

    This looks wonderful!Thanks for being part of the Blog Hop.- Alma, The Tablescaper

    Reply
    • Clairejustine oxox
      27th January 2014 / 7:56 pm

      Thanks for stopping by 🙂

      Reply
  2. Corinne
    23rd January 2014 / 1:48 pm

    I read this on my iPhone in bed at like 10:30 this morning. I was so hungry and then after seeing this I wanted to eat my own arm.That's a compliment, by the way. It looks wonderful!Corinne x

    Reply
    • Clairejustine oxox
      27th January 2014 / 7:57 pm

      I need to eat a slice now with my tea 🙂

      Reply
  3. Clairejustine oxox
    25th January 2014 / 8:27 am

    Hi Julie, thanks for stopping by 🙂

    Reply
  4. Katherines Corner
    26th January 2014 / 3:08 am

    Claire it is pretty and surely delicious too. Thank you for sharing at the Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop . Big Hugs

    Reply
    • Clairejustine oxox
      27th January 2014 / 7:58 pm

      Thanks for the comment Katherine 🙂

      Reply

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.