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    Very Merry Tarts

    Oct 06, 2020 7 minutes
    PHOTOGRAPHY BY JIM BATHIE
    FOOD STYLING BY KATHLEEN KANEN
    STYLING BY CAROLINE BLUM

    SPARKLING WINE CHOCOLATE GANACHE TART

    Makes 1 (9½-inch) tart

    Sparkling wine and chocolate are a winning combination, creating a celebratory tart ideal for this festive season. With a graham cracker crumb base, a semisweet ganache filling, and a sparkling wine-spiked white chocolate cream topping, this tart is chilled perfection. If you abstain from alcohol, you can easily make this tart into a purely chocolate and cream affair (see PRO TIP)—because a chocolate tart is a celebration in itself.

    1½ cups (176 grams) chocolate graham cracker crumbs (about 12 sheets)
    2 tablespoons (24 grams) granulated sugar
    6 tablespoons (84 grams) unsalted butter, melted
    10 ounces (284 grams) 64% cacao semisweet chocolate*, finely chopped (about 1⅔ cups)
    2 cups (480 grams) cold heavy whipping cream, divided
    ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
    ⅓ cup (80 grams) plus 2 tablespoons (30 grams) brut sparkling white wine, divided
    6 ounces (170 grams) white chocolate*, finely chopped (about 1 cup)
    Garnish: dark chocolate crunchy pearls, semisweet chocolate shavings

    Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Spray a 9½-inch fluted round removable-bottom tart pan with

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