Chocolate Covered Strawberry Ganache Tart

Dark Chocolate Ganache Tart

This Dark Chocolate Ganache Tart with strawberries dipped in chocolate is an impressive dessert perfect for Valentine’s Day or any special occasion. Much like my Pomegranate Chocolate Dessert, this dessert is perfect for the chocolate lover in your life. It decadent tart is perfect for anyone who appreciates a rich sweet.

This chocolate tart certainly isn’t for the faint of heart. A small slice of this dessert will go a long ways. This is great for serving a large crowd. It also stores well refrigerated, so you can enjoy it for days to come. If you are looking for something lighter for the holiday, I recommend checking out my easy 4 ingredient Mini Dessert Cups, made with individual chocolate shells and a whipped strawberry cream.

• Pomegranate Chocolate Dessert
• Mini Dessert Cups

Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Chocolate covered strawberries are a hallmark Valentine’s treat. While dipping your own isn’t all that difficult, it can certainly get messy. With this tart, you don’t have to worry about making the dip look fancy, because they are turned upside down and tower over the ganache filled tart.

This dessert is surprisingly easy to make for how impressive it looks. The crust is two simple, but delicious ingredients, Oreos and butter. Be sure to get the regular Oreos and not the double stuffed. You don’t want too much of the cream center in the crust.

And not speaking from experience or anything, but the crust will come out just fine if you sneak a few Oreos from the pack before you add them to the food processor. 😉

Don’t let the simplicity fool you though! Unlike some easy desserts, this chocolate ganache tart isn’t lacking in flavor! The ganache is velvety rich with a hint of vanilla and dash of sea salt to accentuate all the flavors. The strawberries bring a brightness to the dessert that balances everything out.

How to Melt Chocolate in Microwave

When it comes to melting chocolate, I take the lazy approach. Sure you could get out a double boiler, but that seems like unnecessary work when the microwave is much quicker and easier.

Just be sure to microwave in short increments, like 20-30 seconds, so you don’t over cook the chocolate. If you do that, you will end up with a grainy, hard mess that you can’t come back from.

Strawberries Dipped in Chocolate

The only step that will take a little time is dipping the strawberries in chocolate. You will need to slice the stems off a quart of strawberries, which not only makes them edible, but provides a flat surface.

After your ganache pie has baked and cooled for a bit, dip the prepared strawberries in the melted chocolate and arrange them around the top of the dessert. Let the impressive dessert cool until all the chocolate is firm and cooled. This may take an hour or two. You can speed things up by putting it in the refrigerator.

Tart Pan Dessert

When it comes to making chocolate tarts, you have two options for pans. The first option is a Tart Pan with Removable Bottom. The advantage to this type of dessert pan, is that it makes serving the tart much easier. You don’t have to scoop out each piece like a pie. Instead, you can remove the tart from the pan entirely, and easily slice pieces for guests.

The second type of pan, is a solid tart pan. Much like a pie plate, this dish doesn’t come apart in any way. It is harder to serve from a solid pan, but there is one major advantage in portability.

If you plan on traveling with your ganache tart at all and need to transport it, a solid pan is the best bet. It will keep it contained much better than a pan with a removable bottom.

Chocolate Ganache Pie

This Chocolate Ganache Tart is great all on it’s own, but a fantastic finishing touch is some homemade whipped cream. I always used to think it was a waste of time to make your own, but boy oh boy was I wrong!

The smooth richness that comes from cream and sugar that is whipped into a spectacular fluffy cream is like no other. I promise you it is worth the extra few minutes it takes to make it from scratch. Not to mention, you already bought a pint of cream, so don’t let it go to waste!

More rich and decadent chocolate desserts that will impress!

No Bake Raspberry Chocolate Cheesecake

Chocolate Hazelnut Caramel Treasures

• Triple Chocolate Cake
• Mocha Sour Cream Cupcakes

Notes

Serve the tart at room temperature or refrigerate until ready to serve at a later time.

Serving: 1 g | Calories: 616 kcal | Carbohydrates: 58 g | Protein: 6 g | Fat: 41 g | Saturated Fat: 23 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 15 g | Trans Fat: 1 g | Cholesterol: 94 mg | Sodium: 321 mg | Fiber: 5 g | Sugar: 40 g