Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Day 13: Chocolate Tartlets

I was flicking through an old Masterchef magazine today and found a deliciously cute recipe for Butternut Snap Chocolate Tartlets and I couldn't go past it. They looked so good, and you only need 4 ingredients! 
They would be great to make for a party and would be really great for kids to make.

Here's what you need:
Makes 20 
- 250g packet Arnott's Butternut Snap Cookies
- 65g unsalted butter, chopped
- 200g milk or dark chocolate, chopped
- 80ml (1/3 cup) thickened cream


How to make them:
1. Preheat your oven to 180C. Place biscuits over the wholes of a 12 hole (1 1/2 tbs) shallow patty pan. Bake for 2 minutes or until soft, then carefully press the biscuits into the holes to mould into a shell. It might not look like the tart will be deep enough, but it will be! Allow the biscuits to cool, then transfer to a plate. Repeat with the remaining biscuits.
2. To make the filling, place butter, cream and chocolate in a pan over very low heat, stir continuously for about 7 minutes or until smooth. Pour into a bowl. Refrigerate until just cool. 
3. Fill tartlet shells with 1 heaped tsp chocolate filling, then chill in the fridge for 20 minutes.
4. Now decorate! This is the fun part... I grated some white chocolate up and sprinkled it on the top, i also used almond flakes and sprinkles. But i think it would be sweet to add strawberries or even glazed cherries to the top. 





I can't even begin to describe how yummy these are! The chocolate mix is perfectly creamy and not overly sweet. Give it a go.

1 comment:

Rachel said...

YUM!!!
For my bestie's Bridal Shower on Saturday, one of the bridesmaids made Caramel Tartlets...which are exactly the same, except caramel instead of chocolate!! [amazing, right?! ;-) haha] SO good =D
xo Rach