Once again I am here with another chocolate dessert, before you labeled me as a chocoholic, let me tell you, am not the one…, I can assure you that, but who can resist a chocolate. The sweet and bitter chocolate, yes that is my flavor, as soon as it melts in your mouth, you begin to feel happy … almost instantly. The rich flavonoids and anitoxidants work their way up to your mind and heart, and bring smile on your face and that happens every time whenever you pop a small bit of chocolate into your mouth.
After relishing chocolate hazelnut pots and chocolate coconut slices, it is time to have some complex flavor in our beloved chocolate. Please welcome chili and cinnamon, they both goes together very well in any spicy dishes, but what about the desserts. Have you tried before chili in a dessert ? How was it ? Did you like it or it was too strong for you? Let us know about your experiences, we would love to hear about it.
So here we go with our chili and cinnamon spiced chocolate tart shells topped with chili spiced cherries. Now, cherries has that typical sourness in them, not too tart like citrus but that sourness can be a very good match with some hot and pungent paprika powder. Not only that it adds some color, but also spiced up the cherries and for some extra zing add some of it in chocolate too. You will be surprised !!!
Recipe: Chili spiced chocolate cherry tartlets
Summary: Cinnamon flavoured chocolate tartlets decorated with rim of mixed nuts and filled with cherries spiced with paprika
Ingredients
- All purpose flour : 1 1/4 cup
- Unsweetened cocoa : 3tbsp
- Butter : 2/3 cup
- Sugar (superfine) : 3 tbsp
- Water : 2-3 tbsp
- Dark chocolate : 1 ounce
- Chopped mixed nuts (toasted) : 1/2 cup
- Cherries : 3 ounce
- Cinnamon powder : 1tsp
- Paprika : 1 tsp
- Fruit juice : 3 tbsp
Instructions
How to make chocolate tart shells :
- Sift together the flour and unsweetened cocoa into a mixing bowl.
- Add cinnamon powder and sprinkle some paprika over it.
- Cut the chilled butter into small pieces and rub into the flour with your fingertips until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
- Stir the sugar. Add just enough water to mix to a soft dough.
- Cover in a plastic wrap and chill the dough in the refrigerator for about 15 minutes.
- Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface and line six four inch tartlet pans.
- Prick the dough with a fork and line the pie shells with pie weight or beans or rice.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 375 F for 10 minutes.
- Remove the pie weight and bake further for 10 minutes until the tart shells are crispy.
- Place the tartlets on a wire rack to cool completely.
Decorating and filling the prepared tart shells:
- Melt the dark chocolate in a double boiler.
- Spread out the chopped nuts on a plate.
- Remove the tart shells from the pans.
- Spread the melted chocolate on the tart rims and then dip them in the chopped mixed nuts. Let them set for few minutes.
- In a separate pan, add the cherries with the juices, add some grape juice if you like and make a reduction. Add the paprika powder and sprinkle some cinnamon over it.
- You can add some honey if you wish to. Let it simmer for few minutes till it thickens.
- Arrange the prepared cherries in the tartlet shells.
- Serve the chocolate cherry tartlets chilled.
Quick notes
You can use any fresh fruits of your choice to fill the tart shells. If desired, you can fill the tart shells with little sweetened cream before topping with the fruit.
Preparation time: 30 minute(s)
Cooking time: 20 minute(s)
Diet type: Vegan
Number of servings (yield): 6
Culinary tradition: USA (General)
My rating
This post is linked to Magic Mingle hosted by Kalyani of Sizzling Tastebuds
Also linking this post to CC -chocolate fest ; ABC series desserts ; Bake fest @ Zesty Palette
Enjoy and Have a Happy Weekend
Sukanya
18 Comments
Priya Sreeram
January 14, 2012 at 2:16 amooh la la – looks exotic with a fine blend of flavours
vaishali sabnani
January 14, 2012 at 5:17 ammy…my..this looks super delicious!!..can get the taste ..aw…my mouth’s watering….
Archana
January 14, 2012 at 5:21 amoooooooooooo! drooling here.
Kalyani
January 15, 2012 at 3:28 amlooks super yum Sukanya ! Thanks for linking it to MM ! bookmarking this 🙂
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Priya
January 15, 2012 at 8:02 amOmg, mindblowing tartlets, stunning and simply irresistible..
Deepa
January 15, 2012 at 9:15 pmSimply drooling over here by looking at the cherry tartlets.
Deepa
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Priyanka
January 16, 2012 at 4:23 pmYummy……..m just drooling over it 🙂
Jayashree
January 17, 2012 at 9:02 amOh my…..this looks so drool worthy.
Chandrani
January 18, 2012 at 12:09 amWow. its looks wonderful and tempting.
Ramya
January 19, 2012 at 10:09 amthank you for linking this awesome recipe…absolutely yummy dessert
Pinky
January 19, 2012 at 10:28 amwow it looks so very tempting……….
Pradnya
January 19, 2012 at 11:03 amLooks absolutely delicious, cant wait to try, thanks for linking to the event
Sravani
January 28, 2012 at 5:47 pmyummy tartlets !! very inviting !! thanks for linking to the event
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Teena Mary
February 23, 2012 at 3:53 pmReally pretty & delicious! I’m gonna try this! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Anamika | madcookingfusions
September 26, 2012 at 5:40 amThank you for emailing me this link for tartlets Sukanya! Looks super easy, I am going to make these soon and will share with you how mine turned out :)!