Serve these cuties alongside Easy Christmas Punch, Chocolate Christmas Cookies, and Chocolate Chip Cookies for a festive dessert table. Buttery tart shells filled with a rich and smooth dark chocolate ganache make these tarts a decadent, festive dessert. When I saw these beyond adorable little penguins in the seasonal aisle at the grocery store, I just knew I had to do something with them. The seasonal aisle of any store is always a problem for me because I want to buy every single thing I find! You may not be able to find those exact chocolates in your local store, but I promise you’ll find something to fun and festive to decorate these easy chocolate tarts that everyone will enjoy!
Keeping Things Flexible
I made my tarts using homemade pie crust. For more details on making your own, see my post on how to make pie crust, but I know things are busy this time of year, so I wanted to offer an easy, time-saving recipe the recipe calls for store-bought pie crust. If you want an easy homemade option, you can use my oreo cookie base that I used with my Easy Chocolate Dessert recipe or the graham cracker crust I used for my Banoffee Pie. All these options are easy, tasty options making this recipe super flexible.
Step By Step Instructions
Roll out the crust dough on a lightly floured surface to about ¼ inch thick. That said, you can use semi-sweet, bitter-sweet, dark, or milk chocolate chips too to make the filling. Just keep in mind that milk chocolate will make a much sweeter filling. Using a 4½ inch cookie cutter, cut out twelve circles and line 12 sections of a mini tart pan with the circles. Chill in the pan for 20 minutes and then bake until golden brown. In a small saucepan or microwave, heat the cream just until bubbling (but not boiling), remove it from the heat, and set aside. Place the chocolate and salt into a medium mixing bowl.Pour the hot cream over the chocolate and whisk until melted and smooth. Fill the tart shells with the melted chocolate mixture and chill for 4 hours to set. Decorate with festive decorations of your choice.
Decorating Ideas
As I mentioned, I got my cute little chocolates in the seasonal aisle at the grocery store. Although I can’t give you a link to them, I can tell you that the Wilton Christmas Penguins (paid link) are super cute. This time of year, you’ll find plenty of choices in grocery and discount stores. You can use anything from little chocolates, mini candy canes, and Christmas Chocolate Kisses to simple decorative sprinkles. Be creative and have some fun with it!
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