WHITE CHOCOLATE CRANBERRY TART

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Categories     Chocolate     Dessert     Christmas     Potluck

Number Of Ingredients 19

Cranberry Sauce:
1 1/2 cup cranberries
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
Tart Crust:
(Makes two 10-inch tarts - we will only need one (1) for this recipe)
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup sugar
½ teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
8 tablespoons butter, cold, cut into 10 pieces
2 whole eggs
Beans for pie weights
White Chocolate Filling:
12 ounces white chocolate chips, chopped
1 ½ cups whipping cream
Garnish:
2 tablespoons chopped pistachios
fresh cranberries

Steps:

  • Cranberry Sauce: Place the cranberries, sugar, and water in a small saucepan and bring to a simmer. Continue to simmer for 10 minutes. Let completely cool and put in the fridge until ready to use. Tart Crust: Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a food processor and pulse a few times to mix. Add the butter and pulse until the butter is completely mixed in. Add the eggs and process until the dough forms a ball. Transfer the dough to a lightly floured work surface, divide the dough in half, and flatten each half into a disk. Cover with plastic wrap and let sit in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 350. Prepare the crust by taking one of the pieces of dough from the refrigerator. Let sit at room temperature for 5 minutes. Flour your work surface and roll out the dough to about a 13-inch diameter disk. Line the tart pan with the dough, making sure it's flat against the bottom and the sides of the pan. Prick the bottom and sides of the dough with a fork and place uncooked beans on bottom of crust. Bake for 20 minutes, or until edges of crust are golden brown. Remove from oven and cool completely. Discard beans. In the meantime, prepare the filling. White Chocolate Filling: Combine white chocolate and cream in a microwavable bowl. Microwave on high for 1 minute. Stir. Continue to microwave for 1 more minute; stir until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is smooth. Set aside and let completely cool. Assemble the tart. Drain the cranberries of any excess juice. Spread the cranberry sauce on the bottom of the tart crust. Pour the white chocolate ganache over the cranberry sauce. Garnish with fresh cranberries and chopped pistachios. Refrigerate for 3 hours. Serve.

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