Chocolate Walnut Tart

by Tarla Dalal

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Crisp pastry topped with dates, walnuts and chocolate. Rich, nutritious and divine.

Chocolate Walnut Tart recipe - How to make Chocolate Walnut Tart

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cooking Time: 45 mins Total Time: 651 hours 5 minutes 5Makes 4 to 6 servings
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Ingredients

1 baked pastry base

For The Date Filling
1/2 cup dates (khajur) , deseeded and finely chopped
2 tsp brandy
1 tsp grated orange rind

To Be Mixed Into A Topping
2 tbsp plain flour (maida)
2 tbsp castor sugar
2 tbsp melted butter
1/4 cup (30 grams) chopped dark chocolate
1/4 cup chopped walnuts (akhrot)
3 tbsp condensed milk

For The Milk Chocolate Sauce
1/2 cup (60 grams) chopped milk chocolate
1/4 cup (50 grams) fresh cream

For The Garnish
8 to 10 walnut (akhrot) halves
beaten whipped cream

Method

For the date filling

For the milk chocolate sauce

Put the cream in a saucepan and bring to a boil.
Remove from the fire, add the milk chocolate and mix well to get a smooth sauce. Cool completely and keep aside.

How to proceed

Spread the date filling mixture on top of the baked pastry base.
Cover with the topping.
Bake in a pre-heated oven at 180°c (360°f) for 15 to 20 minutes or until the tart is golden brown. Cool completely.
Top the tart with the milk chocolate sauce.
Garnish with the walnut halves and whipped cream.
Cut into wedges.
Serve warm.