From day one after I have purchased the Bills Open Kitchen Cookbook, I was drawn to these rusty looking Chocolate Custard Tarts. They are very similar to the Portuguese Custard Tarts but the dark chocolate has added richness and depth of flavour to the tarts.
These tarts are best eaten while they are still hot and fresh from the oven. It's like biting into a light buttery flaky pastry topped with warm chocolate mousse!
Chocolate Custard Tarts(Adapted from Bill Granger's Bills Open Kitchen)
Makes 18
Ingredients
3 egg yolks
3 egg yolks
55 g (1/4 cup) caster (superfine) sugar
2 tbsp cornflour (cornstarch)
1 tsp natural vanilla extract
185 ml (3/4 cup) cream
150 g (1 cup) dark chocolate, grated
2 sheets puff pastry
icing (confectioners') sugar, for dusting
Method
- Preheat the oven to 220C (425F/Gas 7). Place the egg yolks, sugar, cornflour and vanilla into a bowl and whisk until smooth. Add the cream and 125 ml (1/2 cup) water and whisk again. Pour into a saucepan and place over a medium heat. Stir until the mixture is thick, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat, add the chocolate and stir until melted. Leave to cool.
- Place the sheets of puff pastry on top of each other and roll up. Cut into 1 cm (1/2 inch) wide slices and roll out into rounds 10 cm (4 inches) and diameter. Lightly grease a non-stick 6-hole and a 12-hole 125 ml (1/2 cup) muffin tin and push each round into the individual holes. Place in the freezer and chill for 10 minutes. Remove and divide the custard mixture evenly between the tart shells.
- Place in the oven and bake for 20 minutes, or until the pastry is golden. Remove from the oven and leave to cool in the tins for 10 minutes before removing. Dust with icing sugar and serve.
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23 comments:
All I can think of is the Japanese word, Kawaii! It means Cute!
Yes, I second that! Very cute indeed.
Ooooh this looks so chic! I love the presentation :)
Mmmmm... Looking absolutely lip smacking! :D
I love everything tini/mini/bite-sized. Less guilt! :P
So cute! And I like those bowls too, very Scandinavian in design!
Mmm they look great! I like the idea of a chocolate version of the Portuguese tart :)
That looks so beautiful!
I've all the books of Bill Granger, but never tried this recipe! It looks delicious... I love all your little cups!
Bill Granger rocks! Love his simple, clean style. You made these chocolate custard tarts look so perfect. The cups complete the look ... brava!
Could you share where you got those adorable bowls?? They look as yummy as your tarts and now I can't imagine anything else to serve them with!! *sigh* I think I have a problem... :)
These look delicious with those chocolate centers! I would end up enjoying several of these warm from the oven.
Hey Ellie - you really know your tarts! They look delicious!
Delectable little treats that I probably could never get enough of!
Adorable! These are sweets made of pure happiness, because I can't help but smile when I look at them!!
I like Bills recipes. So simple yet so delicious. This looks awesome Ellie. Wheres mine?
Cool! I can use my leftover, homemade puff pastry to make this! YUMMY!
I hope my brother in law does not read your post! He loves custard tarts - if he sees this he is going to bug me to make them... unless you want to send some my way?! Hehe
I hope my brother in law does not read your post! He loves custard tarts - if he sees this he is going to bug me to make them... unless you want to send some my way?! Hehe
These look absolutely scrumptious n I have a feeling Im going to make these soon. Thanx! :))
ohhh they look soo goooood!
I always love Bill Grangers books and recipes. These tarts are stunning - they look utterly delicious !
So cute! Love the photos! Mm the pastry looks lovely...
@ Ninette: Thanks! They are very cute indeed :)
@ Shaz: Thanks!
@ Ovenhaven: Thanks!
@ sammi_ysh: Thanks! They are actually not that tiny, somehow they look tiny in the pictures.
@ Lorraine: Thanks! Hehe.. I always love scandinavian design.
@ Jacq: Thanks! It's the same thought that got me into baking them.
@ Mrs B: Thanks!
@ Dominique: Thanks! Bill's is great. You should start tryin his recipes :)
@ The Little Teochew: Thanks, Ju!
@ Beautifullemons: I like collections all these small white bowls with interesting shapes. They are purchases among many of my shopping trips around Sydney. I am glad you like them!
@ Lisaiscooking: Thanks!
@ Trissa: Thanks!
@ Muneeba: Thanks!
@ Wasabi Prime: Thanks! these tarts did cheer me up :)
@ A cupcake or two: Thanks! Opps... they are all gone in the first hour.
@ Memoria: Thanks! Can wait for see yours!
@ Trissa: Does your bro-in-law read my blog... hehehe! Wish you live closer by.
@ Zurin: Thanks! Make them soom. They are absolutely moreish!
@ Yas: Thanks!
@ Lucy: Thanks! I <3 Bill too!
@ Betty: Thanks!
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