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Chocolate Tart with Strawberry Mousse Recipe

Jun 27, 2017 · 3 Comments

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The perfect summer dessert. Chocolate Tart with Strawberry Mousse is light, airy and, a great way to wrap up your dinner get together’s. Serve up Bang-Bang Shrimp Lettuce Cups or Tex-Mex Guacamole with dinner.

Chocolate Tart With Strawberry Mousse

What you need

Chocolate Tart with Strawberry Mousse ingredients

  • 9 inch Tart Pan
  • Sliced strawberries/mint leaves/more whipped cream to garnish

For the crust

  • 24 Oreo Cookies
  • 1 stick (1/2 cup) of Unsalted Butter, melted

For the Strawberry Mousse

  • 1 envelope (about 1 tablespoon) of Unflavored Gelatin
  • 1 cup sliced Strawberries
  • 1/3 cup of Sugar (More or less depending on the sweetness of the strawberry)
  • Juice of half a Lemon
  • 1 cup of chilled Heavy Whipping Cream

Serves 8-10 people.

 

How to Make Chocolate Tart with Strawberry Mousse

The Crust

Using a food processor, blitz the Oreo into fine crumbs. Add in the melted butter and pulse for 30 seconds. The cookie crumbs should look like wet sand.

Chocolate Tart with Strawberry Mousse Step 1

Pour the cookie crumbs into a 9-inch tart shell. Use the bottom of a small glass to press the crumbs over the bottom and sides of the tart pan. Freeze for 30 to 60 minutes or until solid.

Chocolate Tart with Strawberry Mousse Step 2

Strawberry Mousse

Take about ¼ cup of water in a small bowl and sprinkle the gelatin over it. Let it stand for 5 minutes.

Meanwhile combine the sliced strawberries, lemon juice and 1/3 cup of sugar in a blender or food processor and blend/process into a smooth puree. Taste and add more sugar if necessary.

Heat the bloomed gelatin (it will be solid now) in the microwave for 10 to 12 seconds, till it is liquid again.

Add the warmed up gelatin to the strawberry puree and blend again till smooth and thoroughly mixed. Keep aside.

Chocolate Tart with Strawberry Mousse Step 3

 

With an electric mixer, whip up the chilled heavy whipping cream till firm peaks appear (4 to 5 minutes on high). Gently fold in the strawberry puree. Mix gently till all the puree is incorporated and mixed well.

Chocolate Tart with Strawberry Mousse Step 4

Pour the strawberry filling in the prepared chilled tart crust.

Smooth it out with a spatula.

Let it chill in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours, or till the mousse is completely set.

Chocolate Tart with Strawberry Mousse Step 5

Garnish with piped whipped cream, sliced strawberries, and mint.

Gently remove the tart cover, slice and serve immediately.

Chocolate Tart with Strawberry Mousse

Chocolate Tart with Strawberry Mousse

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 5 hours 30 minutes
Cook Time: 1 minute
Total Time: 5 hours 31 minutes
Servings: 10
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What You Need

  • 9 inch Tart Pan

Crust

  • 24 Oreo Cookies
  • 1 stick Unsalted Butter melted

Strawberry Mousse

  • 1 envelop Unflavored Gelatin
  • 1 cup Strawberry sliced
  • 1/3 cup Sugar More or less depending on the sweetness of the strawberry
  • 1/2 Lemon juice of
  • 1 cup Heavy Whipping Cream chilled

Directions

The Crust

  1. Using a food processor, blitz the Oreo into fine crumbs.
  2. Add in the melted butter and pulse for 30 seconds. The cookie crumbs should look like wet sand.
  3. Pour the cookie crumbs into a 9 inch tart shell. Use the bottom of a small glass to press the crumbs over the bottom and sides of the tart pan.
  4. Freeze for 30 to 60 minutes or until solid.

Strawberry Mousse

  1. Take about ¼ cup of water in a small bowl and sprinkle the gelatin over it. Let it stand for 5 minutes.
  2. Meanwhile combine the sliced strawberries, lemon juice and 1/3 cup of sugar in a blender or food processor and blend/process into a smooth puree. Taste and add more sugar if necessary.
  3. Heat the bloomed gelatin (it will be solid now) in the microwave for 10 to 12 seconds, till it is liquid again.
  4. Add the warmed up gelatin to the strawberry puree and blend again till smooth and thoroughly mixed. Keep aside.
  5. With an electric mixer, whip up the chilled heavy whipping cream till firm peaks appear (4 to 5 minutes on high). Gently fold in the strawberry puree. Mix gently till all the puree is incorporated and mixed well.
  6. Pour the strawberry filling in the prepared chilled tart crust.
  7. Smooth it out with a spatula.
  8. Let it chill in the refrigerator for at least 4 hour, or till the mousse is completely set.
  9. Garnish with pipped whipped cream, sliced strawberries and mint.
  10. Gently remove the tart cover, slice and serve immediately.

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Comments

  1. Pauline says

    January 30, 2018 at 10:56 am

    Please make your recipes so you can print them without all the rest of the pictures.

    Reply
    • Marissa says

      January 30, 2018 at 12:53 pm

      Thanks Pauline for this comment! I have added a printable recipe card for you.

      Reply

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