A delicious French tart featuring a buttery crust filled with chestnut cream and rich chocolate, topped with marrons glacés.
Ingredients
Dough
250gfarine
100gbeurre
1unitoeuf
125gsucre
1pinchde sel
Filling
350gcrème de marrons
10clcrème fraîche entière
200gchocolat à forte teneur en cacao
20gbeurre (pour beurrer les moules)
Decoration
Marrons glacésunitmarrons glacés
Instructions
Prepare the dough: Mix flour, sugar, and salt. Add butter until crumbly, then add beaten egg. Chill for 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 180°C. Line molds with dough, prick bases, and bake for 10-15 minutes. Cool.
Spread 1 tablespoon of chestnut cream in each tart shell. Melt chocolate in a bain-marie, add cream and butter, then mix in remaining chestnut cream. Pour over tart bases.
Cool and refrigerate. Decorate with marrons glacés before serving.
Notes
Chill the tart before serving for best flavor and texture.