This Glazed Chocolate Tart has 3 chocolate components: Chocolate graham cracker crust, rich chocolate filling and luscious chocolate ganache.

I took this Chocolate Ganache Tart to a teachers’ luncheon back in 2011, and not a crumb remained when I took home my cake stand!

Ganache Topped Chocolate Tart on a white cake stand

Glazed Chocolate Tart Recipe

This Glazed Chocolate Tart was the second dessert I made for Nick’s teachers’ holiday luncheon…he’s a senior and this is my 8th and final year of volunteering at Cathedral High School…sniff, sniff. A decadent chocolate option is always in order when it comes to desserts…they’re usually the first to disappear from a buffet of sweets. I also made this lemon pavlova for those few who go for citrus over chocolate.

You should have seen the long faces when the family figured out this tart wasn’t for them! This marvelous chocolate wonder may make an encore appearance as our Christmas dessert. This Ganache Topped Chocolate Tart is another winner (especially if you can’t find chocolate graham crackers!).

Close view of Ganache Topped Chocolate Tart on a white cake stand

Slice of chocolate tart on a round white plate with a red fork

Ganache Topped Chocolate Tart

Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Yield 8 servings

A lovely chocolate tart topped with a rich chocolate ganache!

Ingredients

For the crust:

  • 9 chocolate graham crackers, finely ground (1 cup of crumbs)
  • 5 tablespoons butter, melted
  • ยผ cup sugar

For the filling:

  • 1 ยผ cups cream
  • 9 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, chopped
  • 2 eggs, at room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ยผ teaspoon salt

For the glaze:

  • 2 tablespoons cream
  • 1 ยพ ounces semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon light corn syrup
  • 1 tablespoon warm water

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  2. To make the crust, stir together all the ingredients and press evenly onto the bottom and up the side of a greased 9-inch tart pan.
  3. Bake for 10 minutes. Cool on a rack for about 20 minutes
  4. To make the filling, bring the cream to a boil, then pour it over the chocolate in a bowl and let stand for 5 minutes.
  5. Gently stir until smooth. Whisk together eggs, vanilla, and salt in another bowl, then stir into melted chocolate.
  6. Pour the filling into the cooled crust. Bake until the filling is set about 3 inches from the edge but the center still jiggles, about 25 minutes. It will finish cooking as it cools.
  7. To make the glaze, bring cream to a boil and remove from heat. Stir in chocolate until smooth.
  8. Stir in corn syrup, then the warm water Pour the glaze onto the tart, then tilt and rotate the tart so the glaze spreads out to cover the filling. Let stand until the glaze is set.
  9. To serve, remove the tart from the pan and place it on a serving platter.
  10. Cut into wedges and serve with berries and lightly sweetened whipped cream if desired.

Notes

Recipe adapted from Epicurious. Some reviews said the crust was very greasy. I did not find that to be true.

Chocolate graham crackers have been hard to find. I finally located Kroger brand at one of their larger stores.

Total time does not include chilling time.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

12

Serving Size:

1 slice

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 0Total Fat: 0g

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