Friends are coming over and you don’t have time to bake something fancy? Well, if you already have a baked tart (pie crust) in the freezer here is a 5 minute chocolate ganache preparation to dazzle them.

Please note that the chocolate quality is key to a tasty flavor. My favorite brands are Lindt (for pastry) and Poulain: not easy to find in Jeddah, so I purchase them every time I travel to stock up my pantry.

The original french recipe has 2 eggs, but I like to reduce the amount of eggs I use. In this case, I increase the chocolate and lower the milk to keep it well balanced.

Eventually, you have to get a concentrated ganache (not too liquid). You can also find other recipes without eggs: with sugar instead, which in my opinion, kills the chocolate taste.

Ingredients:
Tart Sablee
1/4 cup Milk
120 g Heavy Cream
140 g Dark Chocolate
1 Egg
12 g Butter
Salt flakes (optional)

1. Break the chocolate into pieces in a bowl.
2. Boil the cream, the milk and the butter in a pot (keep stirring so that mix doesn’t burn).
3. Pour the hot mix on the chocolate bowl and stir gently until the chocolate melts.
4. Stir the egg, and pour it into the chocolate preparation.
5. Remove the baked tart from the freezer, let it cool for 5 minutes then pour the mix over.
6. Bake the tart for 10 minutes in a pre-heated oven at 170°C until the chocolate mix gets more solid.
>> Sprinkle some salt flakes over the tart before serving and you will notice a great taste difference as it will bring out another kind of sweetness.

My latest update for this recipe is in the topping:
I used my homemade halwa to top it with pistachio!

Enjoy this tasty chocolate tart!

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