Oops! I somehow forgot to make a post for this week’s recipe! Probably because I made it so far in advance, for Valentine’s Day (like so many of us did). Honestly I didn’t realize this was considered the more difficult recipe until I read someone say it. This was much more in my comfort zone than the bread. Even though I’ve never made a dry dough like this where you rub it with your hand to make it magically come together on the counter, I felt quite at ease with the whole process. And I’m glad I had to make this.. because I wouldn’t have chosen it myself. All that stuff (including white chocolate, which I’m not a fan of) in the filling sounds like way too much to me. But the mix-ins actually ended up being my favorite part. Weird.
2 oz. each of white chocolate, almond biscotti, and milk chocolate chips
The tarts before baking…
and after.
After the allotted cooling time, the tart was all gooey and almost raw-tasting. It was like a lava cake without the cake. I didn’t like it at all and was really disappointed because I had stayed up really late to make these. I think I finished at about 3 am? I was over it.
But after a night in the fridge the tarts transformed into dense truffles studded with white chocolate and almond biscotti (my milk chocolate chips practically vanished). They were about a million times better. phew~ My family didn’t love them to death or anything though. My mom ate a single bite, said it was too rich, and never tried them again. I had to keep reminding people to eat them. I liked them though.. and probably ended up eating more than anyone.
Anyways, this one was a lot of fun. Till next time~
lookbackwithwonder 
Hey, better late than never. I did manage to post on the right day, but with the three-day weekend, my schedule was off and I almost missed it.
Your tartletts look great. Like you, I perfered them the next day.
Your tarts look great! I am sorry that they were not a huge hit, my husband thought they were a little too rich also, but I made up for it by eating two pieces!
That’s too bad your family did not “love” them, cause they looks so delicious.
I just love the picture of the Valentine table, adorable.
I wasn’t sure about this one either, but the mix-ins really made it work. Yours look lovely!
Beautiful with the red heart on top! Egads! How could you enjoy it after staying up so late to finish? That is above and beyond!
Your post made me laugh..I really enjoyed it 🙂 I was so afraid of undercooking the eggs I added an additional 5 min of cooking time…turned out great….a little more like a brownie than lava cake. Love your pictures and your tart looks delicious 🙂
I cooked mine a little longer also, to get them dry on the top, and they were fairly solid in the center by then. My favorite part was the add-ins, too!
Having never made a tart before, I was afraid it would be a difficult recipe (I’m a newbie baker). Truthfully, even for me it came out easy! Yay!
I also cooked mine a little longer, and it came out wonderful!
Sorry these weren’t a huge hit for you.
It’s funny that for some people the bread was the big challenge and for others it was the tart.