Parisian-style chocolate custard tart
You may well already have met the classic French custard tart, with its vanilla filling. Here is a delicious chocolate-flavoured version.
66 K 4.5/5 (4 reviews)
1 hour 8 min.
Easy
6.25 €
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2 IngredientsLast modified on: July 13th 2022
For 1 , you will need:
- 1
250 g sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée) - 2
900 g paris flan filling - Total weight: 1,150 grams
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 20 min.
Cooking: 50 min.
All in all: 1 hour 8 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - ⌛ 10 min.
Lay a sheet of cooking parchment on a baking sheet. Sit an 8-inch (20 cm) tart ring on this.
Roll out 250 g sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée) and line the tart ring, leaving a little pastry overhanging around the edge.
Put to wait in the fridge.
Roll out 250 g sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée) and line the tart ring, leaving a little pastry overhanging around the edge.
Put to wait in the fridge.
Stage 2 - ⌛ 2 min.
Prepare 900 g paris flan filling in "chocolate" version.
Stage 3 - ⌛ 3 min.
Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).
Take the pastry case out of the fridge and trim off the overhanging pastry around the edge.
Take the pastry case out of the fridge and trim off the overhanging pastry around the edge.
Stage 4 - ⌛ 3 min.
Pour the custard filling into the pastry case...
Stage 5 - ⌛ 50 min.
...and bake for about 50 minutes.
Stage 6
Leave to cool before slipping off the ring. You can eat this right away, but it will be even better next day if left overnight in the fridge first.
Remarks
You can make this with milk chocolate instead of dark, if you prefer.
Fancy even more chocolate? Use chocolate sweetcrust pastry instead of the usual plain.
Fancy even more chocolate? Use chocolate sweetcrust pastry instead of the usual plain.
Keeping: 2 or 3 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 670 RDI=260 % | 3,170 RDI=300 % | 2,640 RDI=400 % | 17,130 RDI=860 % | 71,740 RDI: 860 % |
| Per 100 g | 60 RDI=20 % | 280 RDI=30 % | 230 RDI=40 % | 1,490 RDI=70 % | 6,240 RDI: 70 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 1 : 6.25 €
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This recipe uses (among others)
Paris flan filling
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Sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée)
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