Chocolate Orange Truffle Tart

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 (7 1/2 ounce) refrigerated pie crusts
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup finely chopped dried apricot
• 2/3 cup whipping cream
• 1 egg, beaten
• 12 ounces bittersweet chocolate or 12 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
• 2 tablespoons grand marnier
• 1/2 cup apricot jam
• 3 tablespoons orange juice
• 1/2 cup whipping cream, whipped,for garnish

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 450°f using a 9 inch tart pan with removeable bottom (preferred) or 9 inch pie pan, place pie crust in pan& press in bottom and up sides of pan.
• 2 trim edges if necessary.
• 3 prick crust with a fork and bake for 9 to 11 minutes until light golden brown& then cool completely.
• 4 while crust is cooling, combine apricots, sugar and 1/2 cup of orange juice in small saucepan and cook over medium heat stirring constantly until apricots are tender& most of the liquid is absorbed.
• 5 cool 15 minutes.
• 6 in medium saucepan combine 2/3 cup whipping cream and egg.
• 7 beat over medium heat with wisk for 3 minutes until mixture boils and slightly thickens.
• 8 remove cream& egg mixture from heat and add chopped chocolate, stirring until smooth.
• 9 stir in apricot mixture and orange liqueur.
• 10 place saucepan in a bowl of ice and beat 2 minutes with a hand mixer or until mixture is cool.
• 11 spread mixture in cooled baked crust and refrigerate 2 hours or until filling is set.
• 12 while tart is chilling, mix 3 tbsp of orange juice and 1/3 cup aricot jam blending well.
• 13 to serve, drizzle 2 tsp jam mixture over each slice and garnish with a dollop of whipped cream.