Chocolate Pumpkin Tart

Submitted by Keolani

"From Martha Stewart Everyday Foods. Would also be good with oreos instead of wafer cookies."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 35mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 10

ingredients

• 20 chocolate wafer cookies
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted, plus more for pan
• 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted
• 1 1⁄2 cups canned pumpkin
• 1 large egg
• 1⁄2 cup heavy cream
• 1⁄4 cup packed light-brown sugar
• 1⁄4 cup pure maple syrup
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350. Crush cookies into fine crumbs, stir in sugar. Add butter and stir till crumbs are moistened. Press crumbs into bottom (but not sides) of a 9-inch removable-bottom tart pan. Place tart pan on a rimmed baking sheet; bake until set, about 12 minute.
2. Pour chocolate onto warm crust; spread with a spatula. Freeze until chocolate is firm, about 5 minute Brush sides of tart pan with butter; set aside.
3. In a bowl, whisk together pumpkin, egg, cream, sugar, maple syrup, pumpkin-pie spice and salt. Pour filling into prepared crust; bake on a rimmed baking sheet until set, 45 to 50 minute Cool 1 hour at room temperature; refrigerate 1 hour (or up to 1 day).
4. Unmold tart.

Reviews

[PeytonandKaylansMama]

UMMM I was suppsosed to review for My 3 Chefs 2008 BUUUUUT I found at the very last minute that the bottom of my tart pan was inexplicably missing. A great mystery. I can't wait to try this one though (when I get a new pan that is).