Dessert Recipes

Simple Chocolate Tart

With just four basic ingredients, this ridiculously easy, decadently rich (and breathtakingly delicious) Simple Chocolate Tart comes together quickly.

Oh friends, I cannot even begin to tell you how excited I am about this recipe! Healthy, it is not (let’s just get that right out of the way), but what this beautifully simple chocolate tart lacks in nutrients, it more than makes up for in flavor!

With just four basic ingredients, this ridiculously easy, decadently rich and breathtakingly delicious tart comes together in minutes. It has already become our go-to dessert for every gathering, and after just one bite I’m pretty sure you’ll see why!

Simple Chocolate Tart

Here is what you need:

1 pre-made graham cracker or chocolate graham crust
2 cups heavy cream
1 bag (at least 15 oz.) high-quality semisweet chocolate chunks (preferably Ghirardelli)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
whole strawberries for garnish (optional)
whipped cream for garnish (optional)

Step 1: Carefully bring heavy cream to a boil in a heavy sauce pan over medium-high heat; add vanilla and set aside.

Step 2: Process chocolate chunks in food processor until ground into a fine powder. With processor running, slowly pour hot cream and vanilla in a slow, steady stream until fully blended. (Stop to scrape sides if necessary.)

Step 3: Pour mixture into crust and chill for at least 3 hours or overnight. Garnish with strawberries and/or whipped cream, if desired.

Simple Chocolate Tart

This deliciously sinful chocolate tart requires only a few ingredients and is an impressive way to end any meal.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Simple Chocolate Tart
Prep Time 7 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours
Total Time 3 hours 7 minutes
Servings 8

Ingredients

  • 1 pre-made graham cracker or chocolate graham crust
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 1 15 oz. bag high-quality semisweet chocolate chunks (preferably Ghirardelli)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • whole strawberries for garnish optional
  • whipped cream for garnish optional

Instructions

  1. Carefully bring heavy cream to a boil in a heavy sauce pan over medium-high heat; add vanilla and set aside.

  2. Process chocolate chunks in food processor until ground into a fine powder. With processor running, slowly pour hot cream and vanilla in a slow, steady stream until fully blended. (Stop to scrape sides if necessary.)

  3. Pour mixture into crust and chill for at least 3 hours or overnight. Garnish with strawberries and/or whipped cream, if desired.

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Ruth Soukup

Ruth Soukup is dedicated to helping people everywhere create a life they love by follwing their dreams and achieving their biggest goals. She is the host of the wildly popular Do It Scared podcast, as well as the founder of Living Well Spending Less® and Elite Blog Academy®. She is also the New York Times bestselling author of six books, including Do It Scared®: Finding the Courage to Face Your Fears, Overcome Obstacles, and Create a Life You Love, which was the inspiration for this book. She lives in Florida with her husband Chuck, and 2 daughters Maggie & Annie.

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  • Easy and fast but elegant and decadent desert. It could be served to anyone! Topped mine with organic raspberries and Reddi Whip. A lovely Valentine's dinner desert. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • I don't have a food processor...what should I do differently to be able to make this tart? Thank you!

    • You could chop the chocolate pieces with a sharp knife to make them a bit smaller.

  • This tart looks yummy! I love your blog and I just finished reading your book! You gave so many great tips! Thanks! -Shari @ SincerelyJean.com

  • This looks so good and would be a perfect tart for Valentine's Day! Thanks for the recipe!

  • Definitely the kind of food that's good for the soul if not for the hips!

  • YUMMY!!! This looks so tasty and EASY.

    I like how you came right out and laid it on the line that this is not healthy but DELICIOUS lol. Cannot wait to give this recipe a try thank you so much for sharing.

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