Dark chocolate offers impressive health benefits: it enhances memory and focus, serves as a natural antidepressant, combats insomnia, lowers blood pressure, reduces diabetes risk and cellular aging, boosts athletic performance, and may help prevent Alzheimer's. Indulge without guilt.
Renowned chef Cyril Lignac transforms premium dark chocolate into this exceptional tart, topped with caramelized peanuts for perfect flavor harmony and irresistible crunch.
For the shortcrust pastry:
For the ganache:
For decoration:
1. Make the shortcrust pastry: In a bowl, combine flour, sugar, and a pinch of salt. Add butter pieces and the egg. Mix with fingertips until smooth, form a ball, and chill for 1 hour.
2. Preheat oven to 150°C (th 5).
3. Line a tart pan with parchment paper.
4. Press dough evenly into the pan with hands, ensuring edges are firm. Prick the base with a fork.
5. Bake for 20 minutes until lightly golden.
6. Prepare ganache: Finely chop chocolate and place in a bowl.
7. Cut butter into pieces. Heat cream to a boil, pour over chocolate, wait 1 minute, then stir. Add butter and mix until smooth.
8. Let ganache cool to room temperature.
9. Pour into baked crust and refrigerate to set.
10. Warm caramel in a saucepan over low heat, add peanuts, and stir for 1 minute. Spread on parchment to harden. Garnish tart before serving.
