Quick Chocolate Desert - great for entertaining

Nutmeg has tested this chocolate desert recently and confirms it is quick and easy to make.  Great for the holidays with seasonal ingredients (nuts and dried fruit) and Nutmeg is very happy to confirm it is nothing like traditional fruit cake.


Chocolate Nut and Fruit Tart 

• 1 refrigerated pie crust
  
• 1/4 cup raspberry preserves
• 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
• 12 oz bittersweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup assorted nuts (pecans, sliced almonds, pistachios and hazelnuts) toasted, chopped coarsely
• 1 cup assorted dried fruit (cherries, raisins, cranberries and blueberries)
• large pinch kosher salt
• 1/2 cup toffee bits for garnish

Preheat oven to 450*F.  Press pie crust into the bottom and sides of a 10" pan with removable bottom.  Pierce the crust with a fork.  Bake until golden brown, about 12 minutes.  Cool.  Spread preserves over the bottom of the crust.

Bring cream to a simmer in a heavy saucepan.  Reduce heat to low; add chocolate chips and stir until melted and smooth.  Remove from heat.  Stir in the nuts, fruit and salt.  Spread the chocolate mixture in the crust.  Sprinkle toffee bits over the top.  Chill until set (about 2 hours).

Try this quick chocolate desert and you are bound to impress your friends and family.

Enjoy!!