It has been a month of chocolate in the baking group blog world. But even if this had been a year of chocolate, I would still have loved this recipe. This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe–the Chocolate Creme Tart–is reminiscent of the diner classic chocolate creme pie. Instead of the usual pie crust, Dorie Greenspan’s recipe uses a deep dark chocolate tart crust. On it’s own, the crust is slightly bitter and not sweet. Paired with the chocolate creme and whipped creme topping, it’s a wonder.
Kim of Scrumptious Photography selected this week’s recipe from Baking…From My Home to Yours. You can find the recipe on her blog.
(Short post today…work has been crazy!)
Beautiful tart! And I love it layered, too! YUM!
I love how you served it in the glasses too! Such a good dessert idea!
what a great photo. this looks great.
i love the way you presented it
Ohhhhh I love the layered glasses, so delicious!! :)
It’s a lovely tart. I love the crumbs on top and I love the trifles, too. I hope that work calms down for you!
Love the version you served in a glad… what a nice change from regular pie, cake, cookie, etc. desserts! Fancy and simple at the same time! Great thinking!
tasty! love those little parfait versions, too!
I really liked the filling… it would be worth making on it’s own. I like how you layered them in the glasses, they look so enticing that way.
Great use of those pesky crumbles (or did you crumble on purpose? Either way, brilliant!) This one will be made again. I have one spoonful of the filling left; it might be breakfast. Hang in there on the work front.
Nancy
Beautiful job, I like the two presentation variations! no wonder you’re busy!
Hey – can I have one of the layered desserts? Because I totally got ripped off!
une grosse préférence pour tes verrines ! parce que j’adore les verrines !
c’est magnifique :)
Oh goodness, your tart and parfait both make me a little woozy. Nicely done!!!!
Looks awesome, I love the “minis” in the glasses.. fab!
I thought about doing the tart the same way – in little champagne flutes. I LOVE this. So gorgeous!
Hear you about work. Take care of yourself!
Don’t ever worry about a short post..I like them that way! Your tart looks so good. Im glad you liked it. I thought it was a great recipe.
I loved that you did it as parfaits too! those must have been pretty fantastic! and they look pretty too.
I like the idea of losing the crust on the bottom and crumbling just a bit over the top (is that what you did?). I thought the crust didn’t add too much, but I like it in small doses.
Looks beautiful served in glasses!
This looks very elegant and decadent, which is a hard thing to achieve. The presentation looks great, I love deconstructed tart in the glasses!
Drool. Love the parfaits & mini tart.
The first picture is absolutely gorgeous! I love this recipe and it reminds me I need to make this again soon. You did a beautiful job here.
Gorgeous…both renditions are absolutely perfectly gorgeous. You rocked this one for sure!
I heart how you made them into a parfait.
Perfect!
Love the little parfaits! :) So cute. This looks delicious!
Looks beautiful and I love the little parfaits. How cute!
Ooooh, that looks like the ultimate parfait.
Holy wowsers! Pass me a glass!
Lovely pictures of tempting treats! I randomly found your blog through the wordpress tag “baking” and I am thrilled to see all your good work. I’m a newbie baking blogger and would be delighted to add you to my blogroll.
Keep up the great baking and inspirational photography!
Cheers,
Cinnamon
(http://bakingwithcinnamon.wordpress.com/)
Wow, your tart looks great! I really liked this recipe, too, but am looking forward to next week and a non-chocolate-y dessert!
The tart looks amazing served in those glasses! I thought this was hands down the best dessert so far, but I am a chocolate fanatic.
The chocolate cream pie in a glass looks so fantastic. Give me a spoon!
Love the mini-trifles!
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Love the glasses and cute little tarts – short and sweet, works just as well.
Awesome looking tart AND parfaits. Mmmmm! I must make this again, and like it better. It just wasn’t sweet enough for me and I know what to do to fix that! ;)
Short posts. I should learn to write those! We (esp. those of us who didn’t make this) can just linger a while on your photo. THAT’s a wonder! :)
This dessert is a wonder! Beautiful presentation.
your tart looks great!
great job! <3
I know you’ve heard this already, but it looks great both ways! I really enjoyed this one. I knew I would, but not this much!
love your parfait idea! try the coconut next time :)
It looks great both ways! I loved this too. Bring on the chocolate.
What no ice cream? Just kidding!
Your tart looks wonderful.
~ingrid
okay, your tart photo is *perfect.* that’s all i can say.
killer…
I think parfaits are brilliant. I might do it that way next time and skip the tart assembly altogether. You are right – even if we made chocolate every week this one would have stood out. It’s amazing! And yours looks beautiful!
Yours look great in the glasses. What a neat idea!
I love your deconstructed version!
Hope work slows down soon! Your tart and the parfait both look fab. Amazing job with that photo of the tart :)
Beautiful! I love the layered desserts in the glasses too, got to get me some glasses like that…
Wait, so the crust WAS supposed to not be sweet? I totally thought I ruined it! Ha! Good to know! Yours looks GORGEOUS though! I hope things calm down a bit for you!
your parfait version looks fabulous, yum!
I love the parfait! Greatness for sure!
I love the deconstructed version in the glasses – so pretty!
Chocolate tart parfait. Great idea and beautiful in the glasses.
I like the parfait versions, and I bet my kids would, too. I think I need to make more chocolate pastry cream–my girls polished off the filling without the crust, and I still have three tartelette shells left.
I love your variation in the glasses like a trifle. Such a great idea. Besides who doesn’t love the chocolate and whipped cream combo. beautiful
AmyRuth