Passion Fruit and Chocolate Tart

An extravagant tart featuring rich chocolate mousse, tangy passion fruit curd, and a chocolate ganache topped with homemade macarons.

Estimated Nutrition

Per Serving Total
Calories 621.5 kcals 7458 kcals
Carbohydrates 59.9 grams 718.2 grams
Fat 40.2 grams 482.4 grams
Protein 6.5 grams 78.5 grams
Cook Time
130 mins
Produces
12 people
Allergies
Vegetarian
Vegan
Dairy Free
Gluten Free

Ingredients

BakingIngredients
30
g
Cocoa Powder
For pastry
65
g
Icing Sugar
For pastry
60
g
Icing Sugar
For macarons
1
tbsp
Caster Sugar
For macarons
55
g
Caster Sugar
For passion fruit layer
200
g
50
g
100
g
Caster Sugar
For jelly
125
g
Icing Sugar
For buttercream
200
g
Dairy
170
g
Unsalted Butter
Cubed, for pastry
1
piece
Egg
Medium, free-range
1
piece
Egg White
For egg wash
1
piece
Egg White
Large, free-range, for macarons
125
ml
Double Cream
For passion fruit layer
2
piece
Egg Yolks
Free-range
1
piece
Egg
Large, free-range
50
g
Unsalted Butter
For mousse
200
ml
Double Cream
For mousse
50
g
Butter
For buttercream
50
ml
Double Cream
For ganache
Fruits
4
tbsp
3
piece
Passion Fruit
Seeds scooped out
1
tbsp
Passion Fruit
Sieved, for buttercream
50
ml
Passion Fruit
Sieved, for ganache
GrainsCereals
270
g
Plain Flour
Plus extra for dusting
NutsSeeds
30
g
Ground Almonds
For pastry
40
g
Ground Almonds
For macarons
Other
1
drop
Food Colouring
Orange or yellow gel
150
g
Marshmallows
Mini white
3
piece
Gelatine Leaves
Soaked in cold water
1
handful
Pansies
Edible, for decoration

Steps

  • Blitz pastry ingredients except egg white in a food processor until combined.
  • Pulse with water to form dough, wrap, and chill for 20 minutes.
  • Blitz almonds and icing sugar for macarons into a fine powder.
  • Whisk egg whites to stiff peaks, add caster sugar to make glossy meringue, and add food coloring.
  • Fold almond powder into meringue and transfer to a piping bag.
  • Pipe small rounds on a lined tray and let sit to form a skin.
  • Preheat oven to 160°C and bake macarons for 12-15 minutes.
  • Roll pastry to 4mm thick, line a 23cm tin, and chill for 20 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 200°C.
  • Whisk passion fruit layer ingredients over low heat until thickened.
  • Blind bake pastry case with baking beans at 200°C for 10 minutes.
  • Reduce heat to 180°C, remove beans, and brush pastry with egg white.
  • Pour in passion fruit mixture and bake for 10 minutes until set.
  • Melt chocolate, butter, and marshmallows for the mousse and let cool.
  • Whisk cream to stiff peaks, fold in chocolate, then whisk with a mixer for 10 minutes.
  • Pour mousse onto tart, smooth the top, and chill.
  • Boil passion fruit, sugar, and 100ml water, then dissolve soaked gelatine.
  • Pour jelly into a 23cm tin lined with cling film and chill until set.
  • Mix buttercream ingredients and use to sandwich cooled macarons.
  • Heat cream, melt in chocolate and passion fruit for ganache, then spread over mousse.
  • Cut jelly into cubes and decorate tart with macarons, jelly, and pansies.