John Lennon said that life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans.
I’m a planner.
I usually have a plan.
My plans do not usually work out as planned.
I planned on making my tarts yesterday.
I had my chocolate, my bananas…
but I made nutella fudge pops instead, and then it was time for dinner.
I planned on making them first thing this morning, but this time a migraine got in my way.
So…here I am fashionably late yet again.
At least it’s still Friday:)
While caramelized bananas sound divine, we are not big banana fans, so I opted to pass on the banana topping for this tart.
I also chose to make my mini tarts using the chocolate shortbread cookie dough.
After processing together the cocoa, flour, sugar, butter, and egg yolk, my dough looked like this
I was not sure how it would come together, but it pressed into the shells easily.
Caramelized bananas smell wonderful!
Top it all with chocolate ganache
Chill for a bit,
and it’s the perfect ending to a fun-filled week.
Enjoy!
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You were smart to leave off the banana – I ended up picking all the banana off the top of mine. It just didn’t work with the chocolate. Yours looks absolutely fantastic though! I hope your migraine is gone.
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Hi! I’m another “fashionably late ffwd’er”
Your ganache is very photogenic — beautiful! Hope you’re feeling better.
Your tart looks very luscious- the ganache is perfect
Looks delicious. Love the look of your shiny, smooth ganache.
oh looks so yummy!
The mini tart pans are very cute looking and the perfectly shiny dark chocolate ganache looks just delicious. What a wonderful way to end your “fun-filled” week. Sounds nice.
Hope that your migraine headache has disappeared by now and that you will all have a nice weekend!
Heather, the “tmk” comment above is from me – I accidently used my hubbies acount…Sorry there! I am sure though that he agrees with me on your beautifully looking tarts!
These look great! I don’t think you missed anything bu leaving out the topping.
Perfect . I love the small tart pans, they make everything look so special. Great job and
beautiful photos.
Great idea to leave the topping off. I wish I had done that and we might have enjoyed it more. Looks great!
This wonderful chocolate tart will fix any headache…and you were smart to leave the bananas off the top…next time I’ll leave them out of the bottom too…I’m dreaming about raspberries or Nutella or ……..
Love the individual tart size.
The caramelized banana was the best part – I don’t think you missed out on a thing!
Beautiful job
Worth the wait! I made the Nutella hazelnut version, but I love the idea of the caramelized banana layer. Sounds so delicious! Happy that you enjoyed!!
I have got to get mini tart pans – yours look so pretty and the ganache is so shiny and perfect looking. Great job!
thanks so much
My dough turned out the same, so I kept it in the processor for a little longer and somehow it all came back together into a workable mess.
I want to be the president of your ganache’s fan club. My goodness, it sure is sexy!
too funny! I got lucky with my ganache:)
My dough was crumbly, but I just kept on pulsing the food processor and it came together in the end. The caramelized bananas were so much better than the raw ones. Nice job!
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Looking forward to hearing back from you.
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