For 1 tart, you will need:
- 0
300 g Sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée) - 1
250 ml cream - 2
80 g caster sugar - 3
10 g Vanilla sugar - 4
250 g unsweetened coconut milk - 5
3 g agar-agar - 6
200 g dark chocolate - 7 250 ml cream
- 8
2 sheets gelatin - 9
1 knob butter - Total weight: 1,357 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Resting | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54 min. | 25 min. | 15 min. | 1 hour 34 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 30 min.
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Put 250 ml cream, 80 g caster sugar, 10 g Vanilla sugar and 250 g unsweetened coconut milk into a pan on low heat.
Stage 3 - 7 min.
Bring to a simmer, stirring gently with a whisk.
Stage 4 - 1 min.
When it comes to the boil, tip in 3 g agar-agar (mixed with 1 tsp sugar to make it easier to incorporate).
Stage 5 - 3 min.
Beat to mix thoroughly and remove from the heat.
You can use a blender briefly to make sure that the agar-agar is properly mixed in.
You can use a blender briefly to make sure that the agar-agar is properly mixed in.
Stage 6 - 15 min.
Stand the pan in cold water to help the mixture set more quickly.
Stir from time to time until it starts to thicken.
Stir from time to time until it starts to thicken.
Stage 7 - 3 min.
Then pour into the pastry case...
Stage 8
...to make the bottom "coconut" layer.
Stage 10 - 5 min.
Stage 11 - 8 min.
When the chocolate has melted into the cream to form a smooth mixture, add the drained gelatin and 1 knob butter.
Stage 12 - 10 min.
Mix again and stand the pan in cold water to speed up the cooling process.
Stage 13 - 5 min.
Once the chocolate is cool or barely lukewarm, pour over the coconut layer.
Refrigerate the tart for at least one hour to give the chocolate time to set firmly.
Refrigerate the tart for at least one hour to give the chocolate time to set firmly.
Stage 14
Serve like any classic dessert tart. You can add a little real custard sauce (crème anglaise) or whipped cream.
Remarks
Best eaten the day it is made, otherwise the base will start to go soft.
[Translator's note: just right for a hard-working translator's coffee break!].
[Translator's note: just right for a hard-working translator's coffee break!].
Keeping
1 day in the fridge.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 4,965 Kcal or 20,787 Kj | 42 gr | 365 gr | 374 gr |
| 248 % | 16 % | 34 % | 57 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 366 Kcal or 1,532 Kj | 3 gr | 27 gr | 28 gr |
| 18 % | 1 % | 3 % | 4 % |
| Per tart | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 4,965 Kcal or 20,787 Kj | 42 gr | 365 gr | 374 gr |
| 248 % | 16 % | 34 % | 57 % |
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Source
Home made, but warmly dedicated to Alison.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: How to make a good pastry tart case , Chocolate tart, Two-coloured chocolate-orange tart, Pear and lime meringue pie, Pear and chocolate tart with a hint of mint, ... All |
 | Unsweetened coconut milk: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Like Bounty, Mixed vegetable curry, African style chicken, Coconut-vanilla cream for Elsa , ... All |
 | Cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Household cake (Gâteau de ménage), Du Barry soup, Tartiflette, Mackerel rillettes, Chocolate cream with a crunch, irish coffee mousse, ... All |
 | Dark chocolate: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: "BN style" chocolate-filled biscuits, Chocolate thins with toasted nuts, Mousse with two chocolates, Chestnut Fudge Cupcakes, Chocolate almond cookies, ... All |
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- Oh this sounds yummy, jh. Just what the doctor ordered, lol. Thank you so much for sharing...Posted by Louise may 20th 2013 at 01:52 (n° 1)
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