Chocolate Reindeer Tart
Details
- Timing
- Timing
- Total:
- Bake:
- 20 Min.
- Prep:
- 45 Min.
- Skill Level:
- Intermediate
- Yields:
- 1 tart
Show off your holiday cheer with a baked chocolate tart that looks like a reindeer. Tucked into a homemade shortbread crust, this Christmas tart gets its cute looks from pretzel antlers and HERSHEY'S Chocolate Chips.
Ingredients & Directions
- Prep Time
- 45 minutes
- Bake Time
- 20 minutes
- COOK TIME
- 10 minutes
- Cool Time
- 1 hour 10 minutes
- Chill Time
- 6 hours
BAKE MODE:
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Ingredients
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Shortbread Crust
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1/2 cupbutter (1 stick), melted
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1/4 cup
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1/4 cupbrown sugar
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1 tspsalt
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1 tspvanilla extract
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1 cupall-purpose flour
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Chocolate Ganache
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1/2 cupheavy whipping cream
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Chocolate Mousse
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1 1/2 cups
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2 1/4 cupsheavy whipping cream, divided
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1 tspvanilla extract
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1/2 tspsalt
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2thin pretzels (3 inch)
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2candy eyes
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4 smallcandy canes
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1HERSHEY'S KISSES Brand Candy Cane Candy
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Directions
Equipment Needed
Oven
Bowl
10-Inch Tart Pan
Saucepan
Stovetop
Refrigerator
Mixer
Piping Bag and Tip
1
To make the crust:
Heat oven to 350°F.
2
Mix butter, cocoa, brown sugar, salt and vanilla in a medium bowl.
3
Add flour and mix until all incorporated.
4
Press the dough evenly over the bottom and sides of a 10-inch tart pan with a removable bottom.
5
Poke the bottom of the crust with a fork.
6
Bake the crust until firm to touch, about 20 to 25 minutes. Let the crust cool completely.
To make the ganache:
1. In a small saucepan, bring the cream to a boil over medium heat.
2. Pour hot cream over the chocolate in a small bowl and let sit for 2 minutes.
3. Stir the mixture with a rubber spatula until smooth and all incorporated.
4. Pour the ganache into a piping bag and put into the fridge to cool, about 30 minutes.
To make the chocolate mousse:
1. Combine the chocolate, vanilla and salt in a small bowl.
2. In a small saucepan, bring 3/4 cup heavy cream to a simmer.
3. Pour cream over chocolate and let sit for 2 minutes. Whisk until smooth.
4. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
5. Beat the remaining 1-1/2 cups cream with an electric mixer until stiff peaks.
6. Whisk the chocolate mixture to loosen it and then fold it into the whipped cream.
To assemble the tart:
1. Pipe the ganache into the cooled tart crust.
2. Evenly spread the mousse on top of the chocolate ganache.
3. Put in the fridge for at least 6 hours.
Garnish tart to resemble reindeer by adding pretzel antlers, candy eyes, 2 unwrapped kisses for eyebrows, red foil wrapped KISS nose, candy cane bowtie with KISSES candy cane Candy knot
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Nutrition FactsServings Per Container 10 servingsServing size 1 slice (160g)Amount per servingCalories670% Daily Value*Total Fat 52g 67%Saturated Fat 32g 160%Trans Fat 1gCholesterol 100mg 33%Sodium 540mg 23%Total Carbohydrates 56g 20%Dietary Fiber 3g 11%Total Sugars 40gIncludes 38g Added Sugar 76%Protein 7gVitamin D 1 6%Calcium 114mg 8%Iron 5mg 30%Potassium 359mg 8%
*The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutritional advice.
