TRIPLE CHOCOLATE AND BANANA TART |
THE CRUST HAS BEEN BAKED |
AND SEALED WITH GANACHE |
Trading work hours for baking and chocolate eating hours was a great idea. I spent the afternoon baking two different banana chocolate tarts/pies...one for FFwD, and one for Baked Sunday Mornings. I was happy to do my office work at night while on a sugar and chocolate high. With all my energy, I’m sure my work quality was A+.
And, it was also fun to compare these two desserts. I cheated on the Baked Explorations’ Peanut Butter and Banana Cream Pie, also giving it a chocolate crust and I added a drizzle of chocolate over the top...it had to be chocolate, of course. Both were really great crowd pleasing desserts. For this post I will feature Dorie’s Double Chocolate and Banana Tart and on Sunday morning I’ll write about the “Baked” pie.
Dorie’s chocolate crust is perfect. It mixed easily and after being refrigerated it rolled out nicely between two pieces of plastic wrap...no mess. It did crack just a little while baking and I wanted to seal those cracks before adding the caramely bananas to the tart bottom...so I sealed the tart crust with ganache and put it in the freezer for 10 minutes. It sealed perfectly...And more chocolate just makes it more better.
LEMONED BANANA SLICES IN THE CARAMEL LINE THE TART BOTTOM |
BECAUSE I THOUGHT THE CARAMEL WAS JUST A BIT BITTER--I BAMMED IT WITH CONFECTIONERS' SUGAR BEFORE ADDING THE GANACHE |
I COULD EAT A GANACHE TART PLAIN! ALL BY MYSELF! |
AT FROLICKING NIGHT OWL'S HOUSE THIS TART SLIPPED RIGHT OUT OF THE BAKING PAN & ONTO THE PLATTER--PERFECTLY |
SORRY ABOUT THE BAD PHOTO, BUT THIS IS OUTSIDE IN THE DARK...CAN YOU SEE ALL THE WONDERFUL LAYERS IN THIS FABULOUS TART |
I KNOW, THIS IS A REALLY BAD PHOTO, BUT THIS IS MY SLICE AND IT IS A SLICE OF DELICIOUSNESS |
How funny, Kris - I was thinking about how great this would look with chocolate drizzled over the top. Just gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteWow, Kris, you made this a masterpiece! Love that you added caramel AND a chocolate drizzle :)
ReplyDeleteA chocolate party, huh? Wow, that must have been something else...
ReplyDeleteI like that you drizzled the chocolate all over the top - nice touch
Have a great weekend.
Yum! Love the chocolate drizzle. A chocolate party DOES sound heavenly!
ReplyDeleteKris, your tart looks amazing. But I'm with you on the caramel, I somehow thought that there would be more of a caramel sauce than there was. I thought that the caramelized bananas were very tasty, but somehow I thought that there would be more sauce too. Oh well, it was darn tasty anyway.
ReplyDeleteKris, Your tart looks absolutely gorgeous! Love the chocolate drizzle…very pretty! A chocolate party…what a great idea! Sounds like so much fun!
ReplyDeleteLove your chocolate drizzle on top! How can you go wrong with a chocolate party? I think that's a fun idea and it looks like your tart held up just fine, probably didn't last too long;-) Have a wonderful weekend!
ReplyDeleteA chocolate party... heaven! Your tart looks delicious :)
ReplyDeleteLovely "icing"!
ReplyDeleteI'm so jealous how your banana slices stayed whole during the caramelization. Great drizzle, too!
ReplyDeleteA chocolate drizzle. Of course!! Looks lovely. And yummy.
ReplyDeleteMmm, yours look great! I have to agree that Dorie's tart crust is perfect. I use the regular one all the time and now I'm going to start using the chocolate one. And I totally feel you on wishing for a more "chocolate friendly" fruit. I didn't love the fresh bananas.
ReplyDeleteYour tart is gorgeous Kris! I didn't have quite enough banans for the top. Love the chocolate drizzle on top.
ReplyDeleteGreat photos, Kris. Your tart looks wonderful and I like the drizzled chocolate on top. I think a caramel layer without the bananas would be so delicious with the chocolate. I am making my BAKED pie tomorrow morning, so I am interested in seeing how everyone likes it compared to this one.
ReplyDeleteYes- something about the bananas coated with lemon juice did not transform so well....your tart is scrumptious looking, though.
ReplyDeleteChocolate over the top was just the ticket! Love the chocolate party idea, I may have to try that one soon.
ReplyDeleteYour tart looks so good and I'm going to be sure to pop over tomorrow to read about the peanut butter one! I have been thinking about buying that cookbook - we've had it at the store a few times. I need my husband to build me a whole bookshelf just for my cookbooks I think! Your caramelized bananas seemed to hold up a lot better than mine - I think I should have sliced them thicker. The chocolate party sounds like a blast and everyone was lucky to have your beautiful contributions!
ReplyDeleteKrissy, I am going to hyperventilate over all your chocolate conversation. I also just added dark almond cherry-clusters to my Costco list. I definitely gained five pounds just READING your wonderful Post. A chocolate party, huh, that sounds like an idea. I do think it's better you hung with the early crowd and skipped the midnight chocolatiers. I cannot imagine sleeping after all that chocolate........but, I guess you didn't. Both of your tarts look delicious and I'm with you on the caramelized bananas. Mine were sliced too think and lacked something. Maybe it was the caramelization method - hadn't thot of that. And, using ganache to fill the cracks was a new trick for me. I'm not an AC girl and I keep my Nevada house, little though it is, at 82 degrees. My only caution with the cool drink near your computer - use a sealed cup and a straw. You do not want liquid spilling onto your computer http://www.lightsonbrightnobrakes.com/spilled-liquid-computer-toast/ Quite an expensive spill for me. LOL
ReplyDeleteI am so impressed that your caramelized layer kept it's shape, mine pretty much dissolved! I love the drizzled chocolate on top!
ReplyDeleteWhat a perfect contribution for a chocolate party! I like the look of your chocolate drizzle on top.
ReplyDeleteI would love to sink my teeth into all that chocolate and bananas...YUM!
ReplyDeleteHow have I not hosted (or been invited to.....) a chocolate party ??? Love love love this idea and think Nana and I will need to coordinate one of these little deals ourselves - too fun ! Your tarts look amazing and I loved hearing about your daughters party - so nice. And I am with you on the Costco clusters and raspberry combo. Genius !
ReplyDeleteHi, Kris!
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I really like the dark chocolate drizzle on the top, it needed that! Great idea!
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