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Chocolate Orange Tartlets Recipe

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These elegant Chocolate Orange Tartlets feature a crisp, buttery pastry shell filled with a tangy homemade orange curd and topped with a rich, silky dark chocolate ganache. Perfectly balanced in flavors and textures, these tartlets are ideal for impressing guests or enjoying a luxurious homemade treat.

Ingredients

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Tartlet Shell

  • 250 gr (1 2/3 cup) Plain / All-Purpose Flour
  • 50 gr (1/2 cup) Icing Sugar (powdered sugar)
  • 1 pinch Table Salt
  • 120 gr (1/2 cup) Unsalted Butter (very cold, cubed)
  • 1 Egg

Orange Curd Filling

  • 4 Egg Yolks
  • 50 gr (4 tablespoons) Caster Sugar (fine white granulated sugar)
  • 120 ml (1/2 cup) Orange Juice (about 3 oranges)
  • 1 Orange Zest (from 1 orange)
  • 1 tablespoon Cornstarch
  • 75 gr (5 tablespoons) Unsalted Butter (cubed)

Chocolate Ganache

  • 70 gr (2.5 oz) Dark Cooking Chocolate (finely chopped)
  • 70 ml (1/4 cup + 2 teaspoons) Heavy / Thickened Cream

Garnish (optional)

  • Dehydrated orange slices
  • Additional orange zest
  • Shaved chocolate or chocolate curls

Instructions

  1. Prepare Tartlet Shell Dough: In a food processor, blend together flour, icing sugar, and salt. Add very cold butter cubes and process until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Add the egg gradually and mix until dough begins to come together. Gather dough into a ball.
  2. Chill Dough: Place dough between two sheets of baking paper and roll into a disk about 3mm (1/8 inch) thick. Chill in refrigerator for at least 1 hour or up to 24 hours to rest and firm up.
  3. Shape Tartlet Shells: Remove top baking paper and cut rounds using a cookie cutter matching the muffin pan size. Press each round gently into muffin pan cups, removing air pockets and prick base with a fork. Refrigerate again for at least 1 hour or up to 24 hours.
  4. Bake Tartlet Shells: Preheat oven to 160°C (325°F). Place muffin pan in freezer while oven heats. Line each shell with parchment paper and add baking weights. Bake for 15 minutes, then remove weights and paper, bake for another 15 minutes until golden and dry. Cool completely.
  5. Make Orange Curd: Combine orange juice, zest, egg yolks, sugar, and cornstarch in a small saucepan. Whisk and cook over very low heat while stirring until sugar dissolves and mixture thickens slightly (3-5 minutes).
  6. Incorporate Butter: Add cubed butter gradually, stirring continuously until fully melted and curd thickens more. Strain through a fine mesh sieve to remove lumps. Pour warm curd into cooled tart shells. Tap gently to remove air bubbles and chill for at least 2 hours or overnight until set.
  7. Prepare Chocolate Ganache: Place chopped dark chocolate in heatproof bowl. Heat cream until simmering, pour half over chocolate, let sit 2-3 minutes without stirring. Stir gently in circular motion from center outward until smooth.
  8. Finish Ganache: Add remaining hot cream (reheated if necessary) over ganache and stir again until fully melted, silky, and glossy.
  9. Top Tartlets with Ganache: Fill a piping bag with ganache and pipe over set orange curd. Tap gently to level ganache, or smooth with small offset spatula. Alternatively, drizzle ganache decoratively.
  10. Chill Ganache: Place tartlets in refrigerator for at least 1 hour to set ganache firmly.
  11. Decorate and Serve: Garnish with dehydrated orange slices, extra zest, or shaved chocolate curls. Let tartlets sit at room temperature for about 30 minutes before serving to achieve optimal texture.

Notes

  • If making dough by hand, rub the cold butter into flour and sugar mixture until fine crumbs form.
  • Do not overwork the dough; it should just start to come together to keep tartlets tender.
  • Use a cookie cutter as large as or slightly larger than the muffin pan opening for best fit.
  • Cooking the orange curd gently prevents curdling and ensures a smooth texture.
  • Use a stiff spatula for stirring ganache to prevent incorporating air and achieve smoothness.
  • If ganache thickens before use, gently reheat cream before adding to chocolate.
  • Drizzling ganache instead of piping creates a different rustic look.

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