Chocolate-Cherry Tart

Chocolate-Cherry Tart
Chocolate-Cherry Tart might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains roughly 6g of protein, 18g of fat, and a total of 394 calories. If you have cornstarch, sugar, butter, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

1
Preheat oven to 350F. Stir 3 Tbsp. melted unsalted butter into 1 1/3 cups chocolate cookie crumbs; press into a 9-inch tart pan.
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Bake 5 minutes.
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3
Beat 1/4 cup cornstarch, 1/2 cup sugar and 2 large eggs until smooth.
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Heat 2 cups milk and a pinch of salt until it simmers, whisking. Ladle 1/3 of milk into egg mixture, whisking, then pour back into pan. Lower heat; cook, whisking, until thickened. Strain and whisk in 3 oz. chopped bittersweet chocolate, stirring until melted. Cool 5 minutes; whisk in 2 Tbsp. unsalted butter.
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5
Pour into crust; chill at least 2 hours or overnight.
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6
In a pan, cook 1/3 cup sugar and 1/2 cup water, swirling pan occasionally, until mixture turns light amber.
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7
Add 1 lb. halved, pitted bing cherries; cook, stirring, for 5 minutes.
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Remove cherries from liquid.
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9
Mix 2 tsp. cornstarch with 1 Tbsp. water and add to cherry liquid; cook for 2 minutes.
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10
Transfer cherries and liquid to bowl and chill. Spoon cold compote over tart.
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DifficultyHard
Ready In45 m.
Servings8
Health Score3
Dish TypesSide Dish
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