Dark Chocolate Tartlets with Candied Orange

Dark Chocolate Tartlets with Candied Orange

Serves 6 Prep: 30 minutes Cook: 15 minutes

For the salted dark chocolate tart:

• 250g dark chocolate
• 150g butter
• 3 eggs, plus 1 yolk
• 30g plain flour
• 50g caster sugar
• 1 mandarin, juiced
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 2 tablespoons Grand Marnier or other orange-flavoured liquer
• 6 x10cm ready-made tart shells

For the candied orange:

• 2 oranges
• 1 1/2 cups sugar

Candied Orange and Syrup

1. Thinly slice 2 oranges and set aside.
2. Simmer sugar with equal parts water over medium heat.
3. Add orange slices to the mixture and reduce heat to low. Cook for 5 minutes or until softened.
4. Remove orange slices and let cool on wire rack.
5. Continue to heat the syrup under medium heat for 2 minutes or until reduced. Let it cool slightly.

Salted Dark Chocolate Tart

1. Preheat oven to 180°C.
2. Melt chocolate, butter and 3 tablespoons of syrup over a pan of simmering water. Add sea salt, mandarin juice and Grand Marnier to chocolate mixture and stir to combine. Set aside to cool.
3. Whisk eggs, flour and sugar in a separate bowl then gradually add chocolate to the egg mixture.
4. Pour into the tart shells and bake for 15 minutes. The filling will wobble slightly, but will then become firm as it cools.
5. Arrange candied orange slices over the tart, drizzle with syrup and sprinkle sea salt flakes to serve.