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Chocolate Tart with Cranberries, Orange and Pistachios
5 from 4 votes

Chocolate Tart with Cranberries, Orange and Pistachios

Rather decadent, but deliciously easy, this Chocolate Tart with Cranberries, Orange and Pistachios is great as an alternative to Christmas pudding or for a Christmas party.

Prep Time
10 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 8 people
Calories: 487 kcal
Course: Dessert, Baked Goods
Cuisine: British

Ingredients

  • 300 ml cream
  • 50 g butter
  • 200 g dark chocolate I used Lindt, broken up into squares (ish, 70% cacao
  • 75 g dried cranberries
  • 75 g pistachio kernels
  • orange zest of 1
  • 1 sweet pastry I used Tesco Finest, all-butter; case

Instructions

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  1. Put the butter and cream in a pan and heat on a very low heat until the butter has just melted. (Don’t allow the cream to boil).
  2. As soon as the butter has melted, remove the cream and butter mix from the heat and add in the broken up chocolate pieces and stir vigorously until it is smooth and glossy and all the chocolate has melted.
  3. Add two thirds of the cranberries and pistachios and roughly half of the orange zest and stir to mix thoroughly.
  4. Pour the chocolate filling into the pre-made pastry case and smooth over with the back of a spoon.
  5. Decorate with the remaining cranberries, pistachios and orange zest.
  6. Once you’ve decorated your chocolate tart, you need to leave it for about an hour to set. If you are going to eat this relatively soon (within an hour or two), you can leave it to set at room temperature. If you are making this ahead of time, I would pop it in the fridge. (It does lose its shine a bit when refrigerated, but still tastes delicious!)

Notes

  • Not suitable for freezing.
  • Nutrition information is approximate and meant as a guideline only.

Nutrition Information

Calories 487kcal (24%) Carbohydrates 32g (11%) Protein 6g (12%) Fat 38g (58%) Saturated Fat 20g (100%) Cholesterol 65mg (22%) Sodium 151mg (6%) Potassium 306mg (7%) Fiber 4g (16%) Sugar 12g (24%) Vitamin A 755IU (15%) Vitamin C 1mg (1%) Calcium 56mg (6%) Iron 4mg (22%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8 people

Amount Per Serving

Calories 487

% Daily Value*

Calories 487kcal 24%
Carbohydrates 32g 11%
Protein 6g 12%
Fat 38g 58%
Saturated Fat 20g 100%
Cholesterol 65mg 22%
Sodium 151mg 6%
Potassium 306mg 7%
Fiber 4g 16%
Sugar 12g 24%
Vitamin A 755IU 15%
Vitamin C 1mg 1%
Calcium 56mg 6%
Iron 4mg 22%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.