Simple Chocolate Tart

A whole chocolate tart with heart-shaped strawberry pieces on top.

This 5-ingredient Chocolate Tart is easy to make with a filling so silky smooth it melts in your mouth. This delicious treat is naturally gluten-free, dairy-free, and vegan.

Course Dessert

Cuisine International

Keyword chocolate tart

Prep Time 1

Cook Time 0

Total Time 1

Servings pieces

Calories 325kcal

Ingredients

10.5 oz 70% dark chocolate 300g
2 cups hazelnuts 275g
1/4 cup real maple syrup 60ml
1-2 Tbsp solid coconut oil
2 cups coconut cream (!) see notes!
strawberries for decorating optional

Instructions

Optional but highly recommended: Preheat oven to 350°F / 180°C and once hot roast hazelnuts on a baking tray in one layer for 10 minutes. Then rub in a clean kitchen towel to remove flaking skins.
Add (cooled down) hazelnuts to a food processor and pulse until coarse.
Melt 3.5 oz (100g) of chocolate and add to processed nuts, then process on high until a dough starts to form. Add 1 Tablespoon of coconut oil and process on high again. Turn the processor off and see if when you use a spoon and press the dough against the wall of the processor it stays put. If yes the crust is done, if no, process a little longer. If you didn't roast your nuts you might need an extra tablespoon of coconut oil.
Use your fingers to press the dough into the bottom and sides of a 9" tart pan. Then refrigerate.
Make the filling by melting 7 oz of chocolate and setting aside, melting (not heating) the coconut cream, and then whisking first maple syrup into the cream and then slowly in one stream the melted chocolate while constantly whisking the cream (see video).
Pour filling into crust and refrigerate for at least 3 hours.
Decorate with strawberries and a few chopped hazelnuts if desired.

Video

Notes

I needed 3 cans of coconut cream (not milk) to get about 2 cups of cream out of them. Discard the water. Yes, even cans labeled "coconut cream" have still water in them. Refrigerate the cans overnight so water and cream separate, scoop out and use only the cream!

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