Best Chocolate Grand Marnier Tart Recipes

CHOCOLATE GANACHE TART WITH BLUEBERRY GRAND MARNIER SAUCE RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Steps:

• Sweet Crust: Preheat oven to 375F. In a bowl, cream butter and 1/2 cup sugar. Add flour and mix until dough forms. Shape dough into disc and chill in fridge for 15 minutes. Remove dough, place on parchment lined cutting board, dusted with pastry flour and roll to 1/8 inch thick. Grease mould so tart lifts easily. Transfer dough in 9 inch tart mould. Chill in fridge for 30 minutes. Bake on a tray until golden, approx. 25 minutes, rotating halfway through. Cool. Place chocolate in bowl. In saucepot, scald cream and pour over chocolate. Whisk until smooth. Pour into crust. Chill in fridge. Blueberry Sauce: Place blueberries, Grand Marnier, remaining sugar, zest and juice of orange in saucepot. Cook until blueberries are soft and sugar dissolves, cool. Puree and strain until smooth. Add lemon juice to taste. Slice tart and garnish with blueberry sauce. Add dark and white chocolate curls. Serve.

CHOCOLATE-GRAND MARNIER TART

Steps:

• For crust: Mix flour, sugar and salt in a medium bowl, add butter and cut in until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add egg mixture and mix just until dough comes together. Gather dough into ball, flatten into dics. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate at least 45 minutes. Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 375 degrees. Roll dough out on lightly floured surface to 1/4 inch thick round. Transfer to 9 inch diameter tart pan with removable bottom. Trim overhang to 1/2 inch. Fold overhang to inside edge press firmly. Pierce bottom of crust with fork. Line crust with foil fill with dried beans or pie weights. Bake 10 minutes. Remove foil and weights. Bake until crust is golden brown about 20 minutes more. Transfer to rack. Cool completely For Filling: Melt 4 ounces semisweet and 2 ounces unsweeteded chocolate in top od double boiler over simmering water, stirring until smooth. Remove from over water. Using electric mixer beat yolks to blend in medium bowl. Gradually add sugar and beat until pale yellow and slowly dissolving ribbon forms when beaters are lifted. Beat in warm chocolate the grand marnier. Beat cream to peaks in large bowl.Fold 2 cups cream into chocolate mixture. Spoon filling into prepared tart shell smooth top. Spoon remaining whipped creaminto pastry bag fitted with medium star tip.Pipe wide decorative border around edge of tart. Using vegetable peeler shave 1 ounce semisweet chocolate over whipped cream. Sprinkle with peel. Chill at least 4 hours

CHOCOLATE-GRAND MARNIER TART

Steps:

• 1. Almond Crust: In a small bowl combine 1 1/2 cups toasted blanched almonds and 1/4 cup packed brown sugar. Place a portion at a time in a food processor bowl or blender container: cover and process or blend until nuts are finely ground. Transfer to medium bowl. Stir in all-purpose flour. Add melted unsalted butter or regular butter, stirring until well combined. Press mixture onto bottom and 1 inch up side of a 9 inch tart pan with a removable bottom or a 9 inch springform pan. Bake in a 325 degrees F oven about 20 minutes or until golden and firm to the touch. Cool crust in pan on a wire rack.
• 2. In a small saucepan, heat whipping cream over medium heat just until simmering. Remove from heat; whisk in semi-sweet chocolate until smooth. If desired, whisk in Grand Marnier. Cool about 30 minutes or until filling begins to thicken but is still pourable.
• 3. Spread marmalade over bottom of Almond Crust. Pour chocolate filling over marmalade. Cover and chill in refrigerator about 2 hours or until set. To serve, remove side of pan. Use a sharp knife to cut tart into wedges.