Blood Orange Chocolate Tart

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Blood Orange Chocolate Tart Como Water

Anyone who knows me, knows that chocolate and orange is one of my favorite flavor combinations. So, when thinking about a way to pay homage to the end of blood orange season, I immediately thought of a tart. I enhanced the orange flavor by adding a wee bit of zest straight to the tart dough. Also, I didn’t think of this when I ate my first slice, but when I ate my second (and third) slide, I added some sliced almonds. It was really nice–the crunch broke up the texture, so I recommend that, if nuts are your thing.

Lastly, this is the tart that keeps on giving. I saved all those blood orange rinds, added them to a big pitcher, and filled it with water–orange infused water for 2 days! And I also saved the blood orange juice that was left after removing the segments (the fancy term for it is to “supreme citrus”). I mixed the juice with some whiskey and had a blood orange whiskey sour! 😉 But if alcohol isn’t your thing, add the juice to a smoothie or even some sparkling water to make a blood orange spritzer! Waste not, want not folks!

Blood Orange Chocolate Tart

(Printable Recipe)

Pie Crust Ingredients: 

1 1/4 cups all purpose flour

1 1/2 teaspoons sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

zest from 1/2 orange

1/2 cup vegan “butter”–cold and cut into 1/2 inch pieces

~1/4 cup ice cold water

Pie Crust Method:

*Add flour, sugar, salt, and zest to food processor. Blend until fully combined. Add “butter.” Pulse just until you have a fine meal. Add ~1 tablespoon water. Pulse. Add water and pulse just until dough begins to come together. (Do not add too much water or over pulse).

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*Add some flour to your counter and dump your pie dough onto the counter. Knead with your palms 2-4 times just until dough comes together. Then stop! Form dough into a disk and wrap with plastic wrap. Refrigerate at least 1 hour before using.

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*After at least 1 hour, preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Add refrigerated pie dough to floured work surface. Roll out into a large disk (~1/8 inch thick). Press into a 11-in. tart pan (or preferred tart pan). Prick with all over with a fork. Bake 20-25 minutes, or until golden brown. Let cool completely before using.

“Custard” Ingredients:

1 block silken tofu–strained at least 30 minutes

1/3 cup sugar

1/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

1/3 cup cocoa powder

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

zest from one orange

“Custard” Method:

*Add all ingredients to a blender. Blend until fully incorporated. Add to a bowl and refrigerate for at least one hour.IMG_4057

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Assembly: 

prepped tart crust

custard from above

6-8 blood oranges–segments (and zest for garnish)

whipped coconut cream–for garnish

cocoa powder–for garnish

To Assemble: 

*Pour custard into baked crust. Arrange orange segments on top of the custard. Refrigerate at least 30 minutes before serving. Best served the day of. Serve with whipped coconut cream (optional).

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Como Water Blood Orange Chocolate Tart

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Tiffany M. Griffin is the woman behind Como Water, Washington DC’s premiere veg-centric cuisine consulting company. Through cooking classes, demonstrations, catering, and consultations, Como Water gives people the opportunity to learn how to prepare veg-centric cuisine that boasts maximum flavor, with minimal effort. Tiffany is quickly becoming a go-to expert on the future of veg-centric cuisine, and is a regular contributor to Como Water, the blog, as well as to vegetarian and vegan sites across the Internet. For over a decade, this self-taught, entrepreneurial expert has developed a set of tried and true techniques for making simple, delicious, and sometimes decadent veg-centric dishes. Featured on the Steve Harvey Show and other leading media outlets, Tiffany was born and raised in Springfield, MA. She then earned Bachelors degrees in Psychology and Communications from Boston College and a PhD in Social Psychology from the University of Michigan. She now resides in Washington DC, where she has worked in the US Senate and at a federal agency on issues around health, food, nutrition, and international food aid/development, and of course, as the owner of Como Water. Tiffany gets culinary inspiration from the food she grew up eating, and from her travels throughout Latin America, the Caribbean, Western Europe, and Sub-Saharan Africa. She is dedicated to sharing her wealth of knowledge on veg-centric cuisine with others and to help others live by her mantra—love life, live long, and eat veg-centric cuisine!

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  1. Hi Tiff, one of my favourite combos too. I love that you managed to make a cocktail too !