Chocolate Strawberry Tart

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 33 social tea biscuits
• 1 cup pecans, toasted
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 3 tablespoons cold unsalted butter
• 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 28 ounces strawberries, rinsed, patted dry, cap ends cut straight across, put cut sides down on paper towels

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°f coat a 9-in. fluted tart pan with removable sides with nonstick spray.
• 2 crust: break cookies into food processor. add nuts and sugar; pulse until fine crumbs form. add egg ; pulse just to blend. press evenly over bottom and up sides of tart pan. freeze 10 minutes, or until firm. cover crust with foil.
• 3 bake 20 minutes; remove foil. bake 5 minutes more, or until lightly browned. cool completely in pan on a wire rack.
• 4 meanwhile, make filling: heat cream and butter over medium heat until butter melts. remove from heat, add chocolate chips and let stand 2 minutes to melt. whisk until blended and smooth. let stand at room temperature about 1 hour until cool but still pourable. pour into crust. place strawberries cut sides down on filling. refrigerate at least 2 hours for filling to set.
• 5 to serve: put tart pan on a small, sturdy bowl; let sides fall down. gently slide tart off pan bottom onto a serving plate.