Lenore Klass
Koloa, Hawaii
Orange Cream-Chocolate Tarts
Wow! Here's an individual dessert guaranteed to dazzle! Flaky pastry holds a hidden chocolate layer topped with a creamy orange filling.
Orange Cream-Chocolate Tarts
- Prep Time 55 min
- Total 2 hr 15 min
- Ingredients 13
- Servings 6
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin
- 2 tablespoons cold water
- 4 egg yolks, beaten
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons grated orange peel
- 1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
- 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 cups whipping cream
- 1 box (14.1 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Pie Crusts (2 Count), softened as directed on box
- 1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate baking chips
Instructions
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Step1In small bowl, soften gelatin in cold water. In 2-quart heavy saucepan, stir together egg yolks, sugar, 1 tablespoon of the orange peel, orange juice, lemon juice and 1/8 teaspoon of the salt. Cook over low heat, 8 to 10 minutes, stirring constantly, or until slightly thickened; remove from heat. Add 2 tablespoons of the butter, gelatin and 1 teaspoon of the vanilla; stir until butter is melted. Fill large bowl with ice water; place saucepan in water. Cool egg mixture, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes or until thickened.
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Step2In medium bowl, beat whipping cream with electric mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form. Reserve 1/2 cup of the whipped cream; refrigerate. Carefully fold orange mixture into remaining whipped cream. Refrigerate while preparing tart shells.
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Step3Heat oven to 425°F. Cover outsides of 6 (6-oz) custard cups or ramekins with foil; spray with Crisco® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray. Place cups upside down on 15x10-inch pan with sides. Unroll pie crusts; roll each into 12-inch round. Using 4 1/2-inch scalloped or round cookie cutter, cut 3 rounds from each crust. Place dough round over back of each custard cup, pressing dough to fit around cup. Prick dough several times with fork.
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Step4Bake shells 10 to 13 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 15 minutes. Carefully remove shells from cups; place open side up, on cooling rack.
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Step5In small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips and remaining 1 tablespoon butter on High 10 to 20 seconds, stirring every 10 seconds, until smooth. Stir in remaining 1/8 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Brush thick coating of chocolate mixture over bottom and up side of inside of each shell. Let stand 5 minutes or until set.
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Step6Evenly divide orange filling among shells. Top tarts with reserved whipped cream and remaining 1 tablespoon orange peel. Refrigerate 1 hour (filling will be soft). Store covered in refrigerator.
Nutrition
470
Calories
33g
Total Fat
4g
Protein
38g
Total Carbohydrate
23g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 470
- Calories from Fat
- 290
- Total Fat
- 33g
- 50%
- Saturated Fat
- 18g
- 91%
- Trans Fat
- 1g
- Cholesterol
- 210mg
- 70%
- Sodium
- 300mg
- 13%
- Potassium
- 115mg
- 3%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 38g
- 13%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 23g
- Protein
- 4g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 15%
- 15%
- Vitamin C
- 8%
- 8%
- Calcium
- 6%
- 6%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 6 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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