Chocolate-Chestnut Pastries

Chocolate-Chestnut Pastries
Chocolate-Chestnut Pastries requires about 45 minutes from start to finish. This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 12% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains roughly 7g of protein, 36g of fat, and It works well as a side dish. A mixture of semisweet chocolate baking bar, milk, whipping cream, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious.

Instructions

1
Prepare pastry shells according to package directions; set aside.
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Bring chestnuts, 1 cup sugar, and 1 cup milk to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring until sugar dissolves; reduce heat, and simmer 30 minutes or until chestnuts are tender and mixture thickens.
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3
Microwave chocolate in a glass bowl at HIGH 30 seconds to 1 minute or until melted, stirring once.
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4
Remove chestnut mixture from heat. Stir in melted chocolate and rum.
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5
Process chestnut mixture, in batches, in a food processor until smooth, stopping to scrape down sides. Cool completely.
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6
Beat cream at medium speed with an electric mixer until soft peaks form. Gently fold whipped cream into chestnut mixture. (
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Mixture will be soft.) Cover and chill at least 1 hour.
8
Spoon mixture into prepared pastry shells.
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Garnish, if desired.
DifficultyHard
Ready In45 m.
Servings8
Health Score6
Dish TypesSide Dish
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