Dark Chocolate and Orange Tart with Toasted Almonds

Name: Dark Chocolate and Orange Tart with Toasted Almonds
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 177 milliliters all purpose flour; 1 Tbsp Grand Marnier or other orange liqueur; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 237 milliliters heavy whipping cream; 1 orange; 0 teaspoons salt; 227 grams bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate, chopped; 237 milliliters slivered almonds, toasted, coarsely chopped; 2 teaspoons sugar; 118 milliliters (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature; 6 Tbsps unsweetened cocoa powder; 2 Tbsps water

Dark Chocolate and Orange Tart with Toasted Almonds might be just the dessert you are searching for. One serving contains 258 calories, 4g of protein, and 20g of fat. This recipe serves 16. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of heavy whipping cream, grand marnier, semisweet chocolate, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Using vegetable peeler, remove peel (orange part only) from orange in strips.

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Vegetable

Orange

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Peeler

Cut strips into matchstick-size pieces and place in small saucepan. Cover with cold water; bring to boil. Cook 30 seconds; drain. Rinse saucepan; add 1/4 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons water, and peel. Stir over medium-low heat until sugar dissolves. Simmer until peel is translucent and syrup is thick, about 20 minutes. Using tines of fork, transfer peel to plate and cool. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and store at room temperature.)

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Sugar

Syrup

Water

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Sauce Pan

Using electric mixer, beat butter, sugar, cinnamon, and salt in large bowl until smooth. Beat in cocoa powder.

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Cocoa Powder

Cinnamon

Butter

Sugar

Salt

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Add flour and beat until dough comes together in moist clumps. Gather dough into ball; flatten into disk. Wrap in plastic and chill until firm, at least 1 hour and up to 1 day.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Wrap

Roll out dough between sheets of waxed paper to 11-inch round. Peel off top sheet of paper. Invert dough over 9-inch-diameter tart pan with removable bottom; peel off paper. Gently press dough into pan. Press dough overhang in to form double-thick sides. Pierce dough all over with fork. Refrigerate 30 minutes.

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Dough

Roll