Description
Elegant individual strawberry truffle tarts made with crisp shortcrust pastry, smooth milk chocolate ganache, and juicy strawberries soaked in sparkling grape juice for a refined yet comforting dessert.
Ingredients
Scale
- 275 g plain flour
- 40 g caster sugar
- 125 g unsalted butter, cubed
- 1 medium egg
- Vegetable oil, for greasing tins
- 75 g good quality milk chocolate
- 1 tbsp double cream
- 5 tbsp sparkling grape juice, divided
- 6 medium-large strawberries, halved
- 1/2 tbsp caster sugar (for strawberries)
Instructions
- Sift the plain flour into a large bowl and add the caster sugar. Add the cubed butter and rub it in with your fingertips until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
- Add the egg and bring the mixture together with your hands to form a dough, kneading gently if needed. Wrap the pastry in cling film and chill in the fridge for about 30 minutes.
- While the pastry chills, place the halved strawberries in a shallow bowl. Add 2 tablespoons of sparkling grape juice and the caster sugar, mix well, cover, and refrigerate until needed.
- Preheat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan). Lightly grease individual tartlet tins with vegetable oil.
- Roll the chilled pastry out very thin on a lightly floured surface. Line the tins with the pastry, trim the excess, and prick the bases and sides thoroughly with a fork.
- Bake the pastry shells for 12–14 minutes, or until just golden. Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely.
- To make the ganache, gently melt the milk chocolate in a small saucepan over very low heat, stirring constantly.
- Place the double cream in a bowl and beat in the melted chocolate until smooth.
- Add the remaining 3 tablespoons of sparkling grape juice a little at a time, mixing well after each addition until smooth and glossy.
- Pour the ganache into the cooled tart shells, top with the soaked strawberries, and serve.
Notes
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: International
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tart
- Calories: 510
- Sugar: 20 g
- Sodium: 50 mg
- Fat: 31 g
- Saturated Fat: 18 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 52 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 7 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg