dark chocolate truffle tarts

How To Make dark chocolate truffle tarts

• Step 1
  To make the tart shells, combine the flour, sugar and cocoa, mix well.
• Step 2
  Next add the butter cubes and mix until the mixture resembles fine crumbs.
• Step 3
  Add the cream slowly and work until dough forms.
• Step 4
  Press dough into tart shells or mini muffin pans and prick the dough with a toothpick.
• Step 5
  Let rest in fridge for 30 minutes.
• Step 6
  Preheat oven to 350 degrees and bake the tart shells for 12 - 15 minutes.
• Step 7
  Let the shells cool a little in pans, once they are firm enough to handle take the shells out of the pans and finishing cooling on racks.
• Step 8
  In a small sauce pan, slightly heat the cream over medium heat.
• Step 9
  In a small bowl whisk the egg, then slowly add half the warm cream to the egg mixture, next you will add the warm egg cream mixture to the rest of the warm cream.
• Step 10
  Cook over medium heat for two minutes, stirring constantly, until thickened , do not allow to boil.
• Step 11
  Remove the saucepan from the heat and add the bittersweet chocolate and the orange liqueur, to the mixture, stirring until smooth.
• Step 12
  Place half of the finely chopped Brazil nuts into the tarts shells.
• Step 13
  Pour the chocolate filling in the shells over the nuts .
• Step 14
  Bake in a 350 degree oven for 5 minutes.
• Step 15
  Finally sprinkle the remaining Brazil nuts on the warm tarts and enjoy.
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