No-Bake Chocolate Tarts

We had a really good weekend. Sydney was blessed with good weather (28C on Saturday and 30C on Sunday) and we were surrounded by good friends for a BBQ on Saturday. It was a little too hot to bake. Hence, this no-bake chocolate tarts recipe came in handy as the perfect finish to the BBQ.
No-Bake Chocolate Tarts
(Adapted from Delicious Magazine November 2008)
Serves 6

Ingredients

200 g shortbread or digestive biscuits
100 g unsalted butter, chopped
1 tbsp golden syrup
100 g milk chocolate, chopped
100 g dark chocolate, chopped, plus extra melted chocolate to drizzle and shaved chocolate to garnish (optional)
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 tbsp pure icing sugar, sifted
200 ml thickened cream, plus extra to serve
Cocoa powder and halved strawberries, to garnish

Method

1. Place the biscuits in a food processor and pulse to form fine crumbs. Place the butter and golden syrup in a saucepan over low heat, stirring until butter melts. then pour into processor and pulse to combine. Press the biscuit mixture into the base and sides of six 10cm loose-bottomed tart pans. Chill until required.

   

2. Melt the milk and dark chocolate together in a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of simmering water (don't let the bowl touch the water). Remove from heat, stir until smooth, then allow to cool for 5 minutes. Stir in the vanilla and fold in the icing sugar.
3. Whip cream until soft peaks form, then fold into the chocolate mixture. Pour into the tart pans and chill for at least 2 hours until the chocolate filling is set.
4. To serve, drizzle the plates with melted chocolate, top tarts with extra whipped cream and sprinkle with shaved chocolate and cocoa powder. Serve with strawberries.