a buttery pastry filled with a creamy glossy chocolate goodness, topped with fresh raspberries and accompanied by a raspberry coulis, the tartness of the raspberries balances the chocolate pie smartly, indulgence at its best.
Ingredients
For the pie crust:
21/2cupsall-purpose flour
3sticks / 340 g. / 12 oz. butter
5-6tablespoonswater
2egg yolks
½teaspoonvanilla extract
For the filling:
200g./ 7 oz. dark chocolate
200g./7 oz. milk chocolate
3egg yolks
1cupheavy cream
¼cupmilk
¾cupsugar
2tablespoonsbutter
For the raspberry coulis:
2cupsfresh raspberries or thawed raspberries if frozen
½cupsugar
1/3cupwateror a bit more if you like it runny
For garnish:
11/2cupsfresh raspberries
Instructions
To prepare the pie crust:
Place the flour in a large bowl. Divide the cold butter into small pieces and integrate it into the flour mix. Add the egg yolk and water. Mix well until you end up with a dough. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F. Place a rack in the center of the oven.
Lightly grease a 30cm/12 inches round tin. Roll out the crust on a lightly floured surface and spread it over the tart tin to line the bottom and sides of the tin. Prick with the tines of a fork.
Bake the pie crust to a light golden color, it takes about 15-20 minutes. Remove from the oven and set aside to cool down completely.
To prepare the chocolate filling:
Place the dark chocolate and milk chocolate in a saucepan. Using a sharp knife, roughly chop the chocolate.
Add the egg yolks, heavy cream, milk, sugar, vanilla extract and butter. Whisk the saucepan mixture over medium heat, incorporating until the chocolate and other ingredients infuse together, obtaining a shiny chocolate sauce. Bring to a gentle simmer, whisk one more time and set aside to cool down.
Transfer the crust to a serving plate and pour the chocolate filling into the cooled pie shell.
Cover the filling with some fresh raspberries.
For the raspberry coulis:
Purée the coulis ingredients together, using a blender. Serve the coulis on the side and over each serving.
Notes
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