Chocolate Pear Tartlets
- 1/2 cups Graham Cracker Crumbs
- 1/2 cups Almond Meal
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 3 Tablespoons Melted Butter
- 1 whole Pear, Thinly Sliced (using A Mandoline)
- 1/3 cups Heavy Cream
- 5-1/3 ounces, weight Dark Chocolate, Roughly Chopped, Plus More To Grate For Garnish
- 1. Grease 4 tartlet pans.
- 2. Using a large mixing bowl, place graham cracker crumbs, almond meal and baking soda in and stir to combine. Add in melted butter and whisk until well combined.
- 3. Divide dough in four. Press each one into the tartlet pan. Using fingers, press each one evenly along bottom and up the sides. Refrigerate for 15 minutes.
- 4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place tartlets on a baking sheet and bake in the centre of the oven for 10 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove from the oven and let cool.
- 5. While the shells cool, make the ganache. Bring heavy cream to a boil over medium-high heat. As soon as it begins to boil, remove from heat and add in the chopped chocolate. Whisk until smooth.
- 6. With tartlet shells now cool, place a slice or two of pear in the bottom and pour the chocolate ganache over top. Place one pear slice over top and chill.
- 7. When ready to serve, finely grate chocolate over top.
graham cracker crumbs, baking soda, butter, heavy cream, chocolate
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/desserts/chocolate-pear-tartlets/ (may not work)