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Dark Chocolate Tart

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Is there a cap on the number of times I’m allowed to say “I love this dessert so much!”? Because I LOVE THIS CHOCOLATE TART so much!

It’s simple, sophisticated, and delicious! Silky, smooth chocolate meets a crumbly chocolate crust, a match made in heaven.

Dark Chocolate Tart from Baking This Simple. This dark chocolate tart has a creamy smooth dark chocolate center, with a warm and toasty chocolate crust. With only five ingredients, it's a beautifully simple dessert, with elevated flavors. Grab the recipe from bakingthissimple.com.

What sets this dark chocolate tart apart from others, is the crust. Where most chocolate tarts call for Oreos or plain graham crackers, this dark chocolate tart is made with chocolate graham crackers, giving the crust the texture of a graham cracker crust, and the chocolate flavor of Oreos — the best of both worlds. The other unique thing about this crust is that it spends 20 minutes in the oven baking, which brings out the warmth of the chocolate, and gives the crust a toasty, flavor, which is especially unique to this dark chocolate tart.

Dark Chocolate Tart from Baking This Simple. This dark chocolate tart has a creamy smooth dark chocolate center, with a warm and toasty chocolate crust. With only five ingredients, it's a beautifully simple dessert, with elevated flavors. Grab the recipe from bakingthissimple.com.

All you need for the dark chocolate tart is:

  • Chocolate graham crackers – For a toasty chocolate crust.
  • Butter – to help the chocolate graham crackers stick together.
  • Bittersweet chocolate chips – for a smooth, bold, chocolaty filling.
  • Heavy cream – to make the filling creamy and light.
  • Powdered sugar – to bring out the sweetness of the bittersweet chocolate.

Combine all those ingredients together and you have a dark chocolate tart, with a velvety smooth chocolate center, and a buttery, warm, chocolaty crust. I’m literally drooling as I write about it… maybe I shouldn’t have admitted that out loud… eh, oh well!

Dark Chocolate Tart from Baking This Simple. This dark chocolate tart has a creamy smooth dark chocolate center, with a warm and toasty chocolate crust. With only five ingredients, it's a beautifully simple dessert, with elevated flavors. Grab the recipe from bakingthissimple.com.

How to make the Dark Chocolate Tart

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  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
  2. Add the chocolate graham crackers to a food processor. Pulse them until the chocolate grahams are a fine crumble. Add in the melted butter, and pulse it again, until the crust sticks together.
  3. Press the crust into the bottom, and about a 1/2″ up the sides of a 10″ springform pan.
  4. Bake the crust for 20 minutes. Then remove from the oven and let cool.
  5. In a microwave safe bowl, heat the heavy cream for a minute.
  6. Place the bittersweet chocolate chips and powdered sugar in a mixing bowl. Pour the heated cream over the top. Whisk the chocolate and cream together until the chocolate is completely melted.
  7. Pour the chocolate filling into the chocolate crust. Use a spatula to smooth out the filling.
  8. Refrigerate for 30 minutes, or until completely set.
  9. Slice and serve with whipped cream.
Dark Chocolate Tart from Baking This Simple. This dark chocolate tart has a creamy smooth dark chocolate center, with a warm and toasty chocolate crust. With only five ingredients, it's a beautifully simple dessert, with elevated flavors. Grab the recipe from bakingthissimple.com.
Dark Chocolate Tart from Baking This Simple. This dark chocolate tart has a creamy smooth dark chocolate center, with a warm and toasty chocolate crust. With only five ingredients, it's a beautifully simple dessert, with elevated flavors. Grab the recipe from bakingthissimple.com.
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Dark Chocolate Chocolate Tart

Creamy, dark chocolate tart, with a crumbly, sweet, chocolate crust.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Chill Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 30 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Dark Chocolate Tart, Simple chocolate tart
Servings: 8
Calories: 195kcal

Equipment

  • Springform Pan

Ingredients

Crust

  • 12 Chocolate Graham Cracker Sheets
  • 1/2 cup Butter melted

Filling

  • 1 1/2 cups Bittersweet Chocolate Chips
  • 1 cup Heavy Cream
  • 2 Tbsps Powdered Sugar

Instructions

For the Crust

  • Preheat the oven to 350° Fahrenheit.
  • In a food processor, pulse the chocolate graham crackers, until they're a fine crumble. Add the melted butter. Pulse again until the graham crackers stick together.
  • Press the crust into the bottom and a 1/2" up the sides of a 10" springform pan.
  • Bake for 20 minutes. Then remove from the oven and let cool.

For the Filling

  • In a microwave safe bowl, microwave the heavy cream for one minute.
  • In a mixing bowl, combine the bittersweet chocolate chips and powdered sugar. Pour the warm cream over the chocolate chips. Whisk the chocolate and cream together until the chocolate is completely melted.
  • Pour the melted chocolate into the pie crust. Use a spatula to smooth it out.
  • Refrigerate for one hour, or until completely set.
  • Slice and serve with whipped cream.