Chocolate Ganache Tartlets with Sweet Cherries
- 3/4 cup plus 2/3 cup well chilled heavy cream
- 6 ounces fine-quality bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened), chopped
- 6 Cocoa Tartlet Shells
- Accompaniment: 24 to 30 dark sweet cherries, pitted, halved, and tossed with 2 tablespoons sugar
- In a small saucepan bring 3/4 cup cream just to a boil.
- Reduce heat to low and add chocolate, stirring until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth.
- Pour 3/4 cup mixture into a bowl, reserving remainder in pan for glazing tartlets.
- Add 1/3 cup cream to mixture in bowl, stirring until ganache is combined well.
- Chill ganache until thick and cold, about 1 hour.
- In a small bowl whisk remaining 1/3 cup cream until just stiff.
- With an electric mixer beat chilled ganache until light and fluffy, about 30 seconds (do not overbeat or it will become grainy).
- Remove tartlet shells from tartlet pans (use a thin, flexible knife to help remove shells if necessary).
- Fold whipped cream into ganache until combined well and spread in tartlet shells, smoothing tops.
- Heat reserved chocolate mixture over low heat, stirring, until melted and just warm.
- Working quickly, with 1 tartlet at a time, spoon about 1 tablespoon glaze onto top, tilting tartlet to allow glaze to completely cover filling.
- Chill tartlets until glaze is set, about 30 minutes.
- Tartlets may be made 2 days ahead and chilled, wrapped in plastic wrap.
- Serve tartlets with cherries.
bittersweet chocolate, cocoa, accompaniment
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/chocolate-ganache-tartlets-with-sweet-cherries-12414 (may not work)