Chocolate Raspberry Tart

Chocolate Raspberry Tart

Serves 9
From magazine heavily adapted from Everyday Food May 2010, crust from KitchEnchanted
This chocolate raspberry tart has a dense, cookie-like crust, chocolate raspberry ganache filling, and is topped with whole raspberries, resulting in a decadent dessert.

Ingredients

crust

  • 1 box vanilla wafers
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/2 cup cocoa powder
  • 6 Tablespoons melted butter (more if needed)

topping

  • 1 1/2 Cups fresh rapberries (6 ounces)

ganache filling

  • 12 Ounces semisweet chocolate (chopped)
  • 1 1/4 Cups heavy cream

ganache filling (Optional)

  • 1 1/2 Tablespoons Chambord

Directions

crust
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350°F.

Using a food processor, pulse the vanilla wafers until finely crushed. Stir in the powdered sugar and cocoa powder until evenly blended. Stir in 6 tablespoons melted butter; if crust is dry add more butter, 1 TBS at a time, until moist. Press crust mixture into tart pan, compacting the crust with the bottom of a measuring cup. Bake for 12-15 minutes.
ganache filling
Step 2
Place chopped chocolate in a large bowl. Heat cream in the microwave until hot, 1-2 minutes. Pour cream over chopped chocolate and let sit for 2 minutes. Stir mixture until chocolate is smooth. Add Chambord and mix thoroughly to blend.
Step 3
Pour chocolate into cooled tart shell and refrigerate until set, about 1 hour.
topping
Step 4
To serve, remove tart from pan and scatter raspberries on top.