Recipe : Chocolate Walnut Tart

The perfect combination of crumbly crust, smooth ganache and walnuts on top. This chocolate tart is fantastic at tea time or after dinner.

And this super easy dessert can be served on its own, with a scoop of your favorite ice cream or just top it with some fresh fruits.

Best of all, it doesn't require any baking!



Total time : 4 - 5 Hours

Yield : 8 to 10 servings

Ingredients:

Tart shell: 

•  Digestive biscuits - 250 gm (you can use 400 gm for thicker base)
• Unsalted butter - 50 gm
• Almonds - 10 - 20 pcs (optional)

Filling:

•  Heavy cream - 250 ml (I used puck)
•  Milk or Dark chocolate - 250 gm or 120 gm each
•  Nutella - 2 to 3 tablespoons
•  Sugar - 2 tablespoons (optional)
•  Walnuts - for garnishing
•  Ice cream - for serving

Preparation of the base:

1. Place the biscuits and almonds in a food processor and blender into fine crumbs.
2. Put the mixture into a nonstick frying pan, pour melted butter and cook for around 3 to 4 minutes.
3. After this time remove the mixture to the tart pan (preferably with a removable bottom) press with a spoon or spatula and let cool in the fridge while you make the filling.

Prepare the ganache:

1. In a saucepan, heat 250 ml of heavy cream until it starts to bubble.
2. Add chocolate, nutella and sugar, continuously stirring with a spatula to dissolve them.
3. Once dissolved completely, remove from heat and set aside to cool.

Final preparation:

1. Pour the filling on the cold tart base and spread evenly.
2. Put in the refrigerator for about 4 - 5 hours, preferably overnight.
3. Just before serving, remove the tart from the tin and garnish with walnuts, strawberries or any other toppings of your choice.
4. Dust lightly with icing sugar and serve with ice cream scoop or whipped cream.

Rock your dinner / tea time party with this yummiest and easiest tart.

If you would like to try out this recipe or you've tried do let me know how it turned out in the comments below.

Love,

Razeen Zunair.

Glow in the Dark with Konad Stamping

PRODUCTS USED:

Glow in the Dark polish by CR
Konad image plates M89 & M91

Glow in the dark nail polish from CR. Goes on sheer, glows in the dark in green and orange shade.

• It comes in 18 ml oval shaped bottle.
• The brush handle is round and easy to hold.
• It has a flat semi-wide brush, which is bit on the stiffer side, but perfect for this kind of polish
• It doesn't have a hard smell like many other Chinese brands, so you don't need to worry about that (unless you're very sensitive to smell, then you might feel a difference).
• The polish has a thick consistency. Very thick. It remind me of hair gel, LOL. But, after all this is a special effect polish, so I'm not even expecting it to be like regular nail polish.
• The wide brush that I previously mentioned makes it fairly easy to apple, but it might be a bit tricky. Bear in mind that the thicker coats you apply, the better the application will be.
•  It doesn't take ages to dry. For me it dried very quickly, to my surprise.

After applying 4 thick coats of your desired color, you need to get it charged under a bright light for almost 20 - 30 secs. Here I used LED light. Mobile Flash light can also work. Just to keep in mind, you can recharge it as many times you want. Isn't that just amazing? No expiry!

I used Konad M89 stamping plate, and stamped with Black polish over my nails.

Here, I used Konad M91 and black stamping polish.

Much happy with the results. I totally love this glowing look. Do You??

Let me know in the comments below.

Love, 

Razeen Zunair.

• But these Glow In The Dark Polishes here.
• Buy Stamping Plates here.