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Chocolate Mascarpone Fig Tart

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 55 minutes
Servings: 10
Author: Hello Ani
This chocolate crusted mascarpone cheese tart is simple and easy to make. Perfectly customizable with any fresh seasonal fruit, and is perfect for any occasion.
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Ingredients

For the Filling:

  • 8 oz cream cheese -full fat, room temperature
  • 8 oz mascarpone cheese -room temperature
  • ⅓ cup sugar
  • ¼ cup heavy cream
  • zest of a lemon + juice of ½ lemon
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 egg yolks

For the Chocolate Crust:

  • 1 cup all- purpose flour
  • 3 tablespoon cacao powder unsweetened (I use the Brand Valrhona, but dutch processed is great also)
  • ⅓ cup sugar
  • 1 egg yolk
  • ½ cup butter - unsalted, softened
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Topping:

  • 5 figs

Instructions

  • 1. In a bowl combine flour, cacao powder, and sugar. Add egg yolks and butter. Quickly knead all ingredient together into a smooth dough. Press dough into Tart pan. No creasing is necessary. Make sure you press dough up the sides of the Tart pan. Prick the bottom of the crust all over with a fork. Refrigerate the pastry shell for 30 to 60 minutes.
    2. Preheat oven to 350 °F. Line pastry shell with foiland fill with pie weights or dried beans. Bake for 10 minutes. Let cool on a rack.
    3. Meanwhile, make the filling. In a large bowl, beat together the cream cheese, mascarpone cheese, and sugar until smooth. Add the egg yolks, heavy cream, vanilla extract, lemon zest and juice. Continue to whip until smoth. Fill the pastry shell with the mascarpone cream. Spread out evenly, then bake for another 40 minutes. Let cool completely.
    4. Add sliced figs (or other fresh fruit) all over the cheese tart. Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 424kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 19g | Cholesterol: 139mg | Sodium: 173mg | Potassium: 121mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 1107IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 78mg | Iron: 1mg
COURSE: Cake, Cheesecake, Dessert
CUISINE: American
KEYWORD: Mascarpone cheesecake, summer, quick chocolate shortbread crust
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