Pumpkin-Chocolate Tart
It's an unexpected marriage of flavors, but pumpkin and chocolate make a blissful pair. Begin with a creamy, rich pumpkin filling spiced with the familiar, fragrant blend of cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves. Then bake it in a chocolate-lined crust that's been subtly -- and seasonally -- spiced. A drizzle of melted chocolate on top ensures that your meal will end happily ever after.
Ingredients
Makes one 10-inch tart.
- 1 can (15 ounces) pumpkin puree
- 3/4 cup firmly packed light-brown sugar
- 8 ounces creme fraiche
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- Chocolate Crust
- 2 ounces best-quality semisweet chocolate
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl, whisk together pumpkin puree, brown sugar, creme fraiche, eggs, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, salt, and cloves until smooth. Pass mixture through a fine sieve set over a clean bowl; discard solids. Pour filling into prepared crust.
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Bake until filling is set, about 40 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack, and let cool at least 30 minutes.
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Set a heatproof bowl, or the top of a double boiler, over a pan of barely simmering water. Melt chocolate in bowl, stirring occasionally; remove from heat. Dip a spoon in melted chocolate, then drizzle chocolate over tart, forming decorative stripes. Refrigerate until well set, at least 1 hour and up to 1 day.
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