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white chocolate cranberry tart on a vintage milk glass cake stand

White Chocolate Cranberry Tart

sherisilver
This perfect holiday dessert is as easy as it is beautiful and delicious!
4.79 from 117 votes
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Course Dessert
Servings 12
Calories 368 kcal

Ingredients
  

For the crust:

For the cranberry filling:

  • 12 ounces cranberries, fresh or frozen
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons cornstarch
  • 1/2 cup water

For the white chocolate ganache filling:

  • 12 ounces white chocolate, chopped
  • 1/2 cup heavy or whipping cream
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter

For the garnish:

Instructions
 

Make the crust:

  • Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9" fluted tart pan with removable bottom with non-stick cooking spray.
  • Place the graham crackers, melted butter and sugar into a food processor and pulse till fine crumbs form. Pour into your prepared pan and use a flat-bottomed glass or measuring cup to press the crumbs firmly into the bottom and sides of the pan. Place on a baking sheet and bake till light golden brown, about 8 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool.

Make the cranberry filling:

  • Place the cranberries, sugar, cornstarch and water into a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring frequently. Reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring frequently and breaking down the cranberries with your spoon (there will be some pieces remaining, which is fine). Remove from heat and cool completely (you can pop the pan in the fridge to speed things up if you like).

Make the white chocolate ganache filling:

  • Place the chopped chocolate into a medium bowl. Heat the cream and butter in a small saucepan, stirring frequently, till the butter is melted and small bubbles appear around the edges. Immediately pour the cream over the chocolate and whisk till smooth.

Assemble the tart:

  • Spread enough of the cranberry filling into the tart to come about halfway up the sides (you may have some leftover filling, which is delicious on toast or over ice cream!). Use a small angled spatula to smooth and level. Pour the ganache over, stopping when it comes level with the top of the crust (any leftover ganache can be stored in the fridge - check the notes section on ideas to use!).
  • Refrigerate overnight. Before serving, garnish with sugared cranberries and rosemary sprigs if using.

Notes

  1. Crust can be baked and frozen in advance (no need to thaw before filling).
  2. Cranberry filling can be made up to a week in advance and kept covered, in the fridge.
  3. Ganache can be made up to 2 weeks in advance and kept covered, in the fridge. If it is too stiff to pour into the tart, gently warm it over a low heat or atop a pan of barely simmering water. Leftover ganache can be rewarmed and poured over ice cream, stirred into warm milk for hot chocolate or chilled, scooped and rolled into truffles.
  4. A 9" springform pan may be substituted for the tart pan.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 368kcalCarbohydrates: 42gProtein: 3gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 13gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 37mgSodium: 124mgPotassium: 141mgFiber: 2gSugar: 32gVitamin A: 405IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 79mgIron: 1mg
Keywords cranberry, ganache, white chocolate
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