Death By Chocolate Truffle Tart with Espresso Sauce
- 1 1/2 cups chocolate wafer crumbs
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 12 ounces dark chocolate
- 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 4 ounces butter cut into bits and softened
- 2 tablespoons coffee brandy Kahlua liqueur (or other of your choice)
- 1 pinch salt
- 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 4 tablespoons sugar
- 1/4 cups butter
- 1 teaspoon coffee beans, whole expresso beans, ground, up to 1-1/2 tsp
- Crush or grind fine chocolate wafers in food processor.
- Melt butter and blend into crumbs.
- Pat into tart or pie pan.
- Chill until firm before filling or bake at 300F (150C) for 15 minutes, let cool and then fill.
- Filling:
- In a large saucepan combine the chocolate, cream, butter, and Kahlua coffee liquer (or other favorite) and heat the mixture over moderately low heat, stirring until it is smooth.
- Remove from heat, allow to cool for 30 minutes at room temperature.
- Pour into cooled tart shell and refrigerate for at least 3 hours.
- Sauce: In a saucepan, combine cream, sugar, and butter.
- Cook over low heat, stirring frequently, until mixture boils.
- Boil 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Remove from heat.
- Stir in expresso grounds.
- To serve, spoon a moderate amount of warm sauce on a rimmed plate.
- Top with a wedge of tart.
chocolate wafer crumbs, butter, chocolate, heavy whipping cream, butter, coffee brandy kahlua, salt, heavy whipping cream, sugar, butter, coffee beans
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/death-by-chocolate-truffle-tart-50826 (may not work)