Easy No-Bake Chocolate Tart
Update
I’m updating this post for my popular no-bake chocolate tart!! It was about time to refresh the pictures but the recipe is the same one you love. Made with just 7 ingredients and in 10 minutes, and that’s including the crust! It has a decadent truffle texture that you're going to love! It's made with coconut milk and you can swap for vegan butter and vegan chocolate chips for a complete vegan option and use gluten-free graham crackers for a gluten-free no-bake chocolate tart alternative.
What I love about this tart is the truffle texture it has. Since it’s a no-bake chocolate tart you are basically eating melted chocolate in it’s purest and most decadent form. I like to dust a bit of cocoa powder through the top. You can dust confectioner’s sugar as well or leave as it is. And the sky is the limit with the ingredients you can incorporate here to make your very own creation; chopped pistachios or peanuts, whipped cream or ice cream, salted caramel sauce, blueberries, blackberries, peach wedges or any of your favorite fruits! Keep reading to see how easy it’s in fact to make this chocolate tart.
How To Make a No-Bake Chocolate Tart
Start by melting the butter. You can do this in the microwave but I prefer to do it in a small sauce pan to prevent all the splatters of butter on the microwave walls.
Then crush your graham crackers in the food processor with the cocoa powder (if making a chocolate crust) and sugar. With the processor running pour the butter in. Transfer the crumbs to your tart shell pan and press them down. Technically you don’t have to bake the shell if you press down the crumbs very tightly, but I prefer to bake it for 5 to 6 minutes just to make sure it’s gonna be in good shape.
Then heat some coconut milk and mix the cocoa powder and sugar in. Pour over the chocolate chips and let them melt. Pour everything on your tart shell and chill. That’s ALL!!!
Of course it’s better if you can make it overnight, but a good 4 to 6 hours are good enough to make this dessert by tonight!
Isn’t this the easiest chocolate tart or what?!! It will be good in the fridge for many days, so it’s perfect for making ahead as well. Follow the recipe and let me know how it goes! If you take a pic share it with me over Instagram. I love to see your creations!
Easy No-Bake Chocolate Tart
Ingredients
Crust
◯ Unsalted butter – 10 TBSP (1¼ sticks)
◯ Traditional graham crackers – 15 whole rectangular cookies, broken in small pieces
◯ Raw sugar - 3 TBSP
◯ Cocoa powder (for when you want to make a chocolate crust) - 2 TBSP
Chocolate filling
◯ Semi sweet chocolate chips - 2½ cups
◯ Organic coconut milk – 1¼ cup
◯ Raw sugar – 1 ½ TBSP
◯ Unsweetened cocoa powder – 2 TBSP
◯ Instant coffee granules (optional) - ½ Tsp
◯ Pinch of fine sea salt
Details
Yield:
a 9” tart pan
Total time:
15 minutes plus 4 to 6 hours of chilling in the fridge
Active time:
15 minutes
Equipment:
tart shell pan with removable bottom or springform pan, food processor
Steps
To make the crust:
Preheat oven to 350°.
Melt the 10 tablespoons of butter in a small sauce pan.
Place the cookie pieces with the 3 tablespoons of sugar (and the 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder if using) in the bowl of a food processor already attached to the base. Pulse until you have small crumbs. With the processor running pour in the melted butter, just until the crumbs are very fine and wet, about 20 to 25 seconds. If there are still big crumbs of crackers, integrate the crumbs stuck to the wall of the bowl and pulse a couple of seconds more. Transfer the crumbs to the baking pan. Press onto the bottom and up to the sides, until the crumbs are evenly distributed and you have reached the top edges of the pan with them. You may use a small flat bottom measuring cup or utensil to help yourself press down and distribute the crumbs. Bake for 5 to 6 minutes. Take it out of the oven to let it cool down.
To make the chocolate tart filling:
Place chocolate chips in a medium bowl.
In a small saucepan heat the 1¼ cup of coconut milk and the 1 ½ tablespoon of sugar just until simmering. Add the 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder, the half teaspoon of coffee granules and the pinch of salt and mix just until everything is dissolved. Retire from heat and pour over chocolate chips. Wait about a minute and then mix until chocolate is completely melted. Pour into the crust. Chill for about 4 to 6 hours, ideally overnight.
Dust with cocoa powder if desired and decorate and serve with your favorite fruits, chopped nuts, caramel sauce or whipped cream if desired.
