Learn to make Tartellette Caffè e Ciliegie, a delicious Italian dessert.

Tartellette Caffè e Ciliegie

Discover the exquisite flavors of Tartellette Caffè e Ciliegie, a refined, delicious, and visually stunning Italian dessert. This single-serving treat combines the intense notes of coffee with the sweet and slightly tart taste of cherries, creating a harmonious and balanced contrast. The coffee-flavored pastry shell holds a soft core of fruit compote and a layer of rich coffee and chocolate ganache. Topped with light Chantilly cream and fresh cherries, this dessert is as beautiful as it is inviting.

Perfect for the warm season when cherries are ripe and juicy, these tartlets are the ideal conclusion to a special dinner—a true cherry on top, or rather, on the tartlet!

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Ingredients

• 200g all-purpose flour
• 100g unsalted butter
• 100g sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 tbsp coffee powder
• 200g cherries
• 100g dark chocolate
• 100ml heavy cream
• 100ml milk
• 50g powdered sugar

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C (356°F). In a bowl, mix flour, butter, sugar, and coffee powder to form a dough. Add the egg and knead until smooth.
2. Roll out the dough and cut it into circles to fit tartlet molds. Press the dough into the molds and prick the base with a fork.
3. Bake for 15 minutes or until golden. Let cool.
4. In a saucepan, cook cherries with a bit of sugar until they become soft. Set aside.
5. Melt chocolate with milk and half of the cream over low heat to make ganache. Let it cool slightly.
6. Fill each tartlet shell with a spoonful of cherry compote and a layer of ganache.
7. Whip the remaining cream with powdered sugar to make Chantilly cream.
8. Top each tartlet with Chantilly cream and fresh cherries.

Total Time: 60 min

Cuisine: Italian