Lemon and Chocolate Tart: Afternoon Tea Recipe. Hello friends. Lemon and Chocolate Tart anyone? How delicious. Recipe By Linda Collister. Photo by Hilary Moore.
How To Make A Lemon and Chocolate Tart:
I adore lemon tart, and when I discovered a French patisserie that made a selection of fruit tarts with a layer of chocolate I couldn’t resist trying the combination. It works!
Great for afternoon tea because who does not love a cake with their afternoon tea?
Makes 8 tarts
For The Sweet Pastry:
175g plain flour
A good pinch of salt
40g icing sugar
125g unsalted butter, chilled and diced
I large egg yolk
1 ½ to 2 tablespoons cold water
100g Divine 70% dark chocolate
For The Filling:
The grated zest of 2 unwaxed lemons
125ml lemon juice (about 3 lemons)
225g caster sugar
4 large free range eggs, lightly beaten
150g unsalted butter, diced
To Decorate Your Tarts:
- Extra Divine 70% dark chocolate, melted
You Will Need:
- 8 x 9cm (3½ inch) individual tart tins
How To Make Lemon and Chocolate Tart:
1.) Make the pastry in the food processor: put the flour, salt, icing sugar and diced butter into the bowl of the processor. Run the machine until the mixture looks like fine crumbs. Add the yolk and one and a half tablespoons of water and ‘pulse’ the machine until the dough comes together in a ball. If there are dry crumbs or the dough seems stiff and dry add a little extra water. Remove the dough from the bowl, wrap and chill for 30 minutes.
2.) Divide the pastry into 8 pieces and roll out one piece on a lightly floured work-surface to a circle about 4mm thick and 9cm across. Lift the pastry onto the tartlet tin and gently press the pastry onto the base and sides of the tin. Trim off the excess pastry, repeat with the remaining tins. Prick the base well with a fork and chill for 30 minutes.
Heat The Oven:
3.) Meanwhile, heat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.
4.) Line the pastry cases each with a piece of crumbled greaseproof paper and fill with fried beans, ceramic beans or coins then bake in the heated oven for 10 minutes. Carefully remove the paper and beans and cook the pastry case for another 5 minutes until firm and barely coloured. Remove from the oven and leave to cool. Break up the chocolate, put it into a heatproof bowl and melt gently. Brush the chocolate inside each pastry case to evenly cover the base and sides. Leave to set while making the filling.
5.) Put the lemon zest and juice, sugar, beaten eggs and diced butter into a heatproof mixing bowl. Set over a pan of steaming water and stir gently until melted and smooth. Continue stirring for about 10 minutes or until the mixture thickens and looks like lemon curd.
6.) Remove the bowl from the heat and pour the mixture into a clean bowl (to prevent overcooking and scrambling the filling). Leave to cool completely, and then spoon the filling equally into the pastry cases.
7.) Chill thoroughly- at least 4 hours- then decorate with piped swirls or spirals of melted chocolate (using a piping bag or plastic sandwich bag with the corner snipped off)
Lemon and Chocolate Tart: Afternoon Tea Recipe:
Lemon and Chocolate Tart: Afternoon Tea Recipe. Recipe and recipe photography by Divine Chocolate No Payment was received.
You Might Like:
Homemade Queen Of Hearts Jam Tarts: Valentine’s Day Special:
Firstly, are you looking for some baking ideas for Valentines Day. Queen Of Hearts Jam Tarts anyone? Yummy! Such a classic treat too. Queen Of Hearts Jam Tarts: Valentine’s Day Special.
Tasty Pumpkin And Feta Tart:
Secondly, make the most of Pumpkin season with this fabulous Pumpkin tart – great for sharing at a Halloween or Bonfire Night party.
Chia Seeds are the highest combined plant source of Omega 3, fibre and protein, as well as being high in vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, offering essential nutrition often missing in modern diets. Pumpkin And Feta Tart.
Glazed Carrot, Feta And Red Onion Tart:
Thirdly, do you fancy making a Glazed Carrot, Feta And Red Onion Tart anyone? It’s amazing how much flavour there is in the not-so-humble organic carrot! Glazed Carrot, Feta And Red Onion Tart.
- Maxi Dress Vibes: Rocking My Red Dress Across
- Denim Combat Jeans | What I’m Wearing Lately
- 11 Homemade Easter Recipes To Try Out
- Styling My Cream Long Chelsea Style Boots
- 5 Upcycle Garden Ideas
- 11 Easter Cakes You Will Want To Bake
- Ghostbusters Car Spotted In London
- Alice Quotes From Alice In Wonderland
- How To Rock A Colourful Pleated Skirt
- Well Hung Lover | Street Art, Bristol
- Hair Bow Inspiration For The Modern Woman
- Mickey Mouse In New York Disney Store
- Styling My Hello Kitty Blue Polka Dot Boots
- Raining Cats And Dogs & Red Converse All-Star
- Styling My Blue Star Converse
If you like this post, why not follow along so you never miss a post?
I could do with one of these now!
Author
Hehe, thanks for stopping by Kara 🙂
Author
Thanks Kerry 🙂
These sound lovely. I'd have never thought to put that combo together x
These look and sound utterly divine. Love lemon, love chocolate, and intrigued by how the two will work as a combination.
Author
Thanks for stopping by Vai 🙂
I actually dont think I have ever had lemon with chocolate before, it looks just amazing x
Author
Thanks lovely. I love lemon in cakes 🙂
This looks divine. I bet it tasted delicious.
Author
Thanks for the comment Stella 🙂
Oh my goodness, they looks so amazing. I wouldn't have thought of putting lemon and chocolate together but they sounds delicious.
Author
Thanks Nikki 🙂
This looks super yummy. Will ask my wife to learn this and we can enjoy it on one of our weekends. Thanks
Author
Thanks for the comment, hope you get to try it 🙂
Yum! These look fantastic and my husband loves lemon tarts. I'd be the best wife ever if I made them for him!
Author
Hehe!! Thanks for the comment Hannah 🙂
I've always loved Lemon, and who doesn't love chocolate! Would yo believe me if i told you I haven't tried the two toether? I'm going too have to now because it looks AMAZING!
Author
thanks Nazrin,ha!!I love chocolate!!
Oh I do love lemony recipes/desserts and also like the combination of lemon and chocolate. Would love to give this a go 🙂
Author
Hope you get to try them Dean 🙂
Yum! I love lemon and chocolate together! Perfect dessert 🙂
Author
Thanks Keely 🙂
That's such a nice dessert! I'd love to try it, you cook really well the pictures are so yummy! 🙂 xx
Author
Thanks for the comment 🙂 This is a guest post, don't they look yummy 🙂