Bread and chocolate tart

Bread and chocolate tart

Desserts

Ideal for breakfast or afternoon snacks, this bread and chocolate tart is a specialty of Piedmont, offering a delicious and light treat.

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This bread and chocolate tart is a traditional recipe from Piedmont, but it is now popular throughout Italy. It is perfect for breakfast or afternoon snacks and offers a delicious taste without being too heavy.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time45 min
  • Resting10 min
  • Total1 hr 25 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$6.79 $0.15 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

45 people
  • $0.77
  • $1.11
  • $2.63
  • $0.19
  • $0.17
  • $1.22
  • $0.70

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Peel the bread and cut it into small pieces. ≈ 8 min
  2. Place the bread pieces in a bowl with 170 ml of milk and blend until smooth. ≈ 4 min
  3. In the same blender, add the eggs and sugar, then continue to blend until you have a light, fluffy mixture. ≈ 4 min
  4. Then, add 120g of melted butter. ≈ 3 min
  5. Melt 100g of dark chocolate in a double boiler, then add 2 tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa powder and 1/2 packet of baking powder, and mix well.
  6. Combine the two doughs and mix until you have a single, uniform dough. ≈ 4 min
  7. Pour, the dough into a tart tin lined with parchment paper. ≈ 3 min
  8. Cooking time: 180 °C (356 °F) for 45 minutes.
  9. Let it cool completely, then sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving.

The bill

Bread and chocolate tart

  • 200 g of hard bread$0.77
  • 120 g of butter$1.11
  • 100 g of dark chocolate$2.63
  • 170 grams of sugar$0.19
  • 170 ml of milk$0.17
  • 2 tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa powder$1.22
  • 2 eggs$0.70

Total$6.79

that's $0.15 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 200 g of hard bread
  • 120 g of butter
  • 100 g of dark chocolate
  • 170 grams of sugar
  • 170 ml of milk
  • 2 tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 package of baking yeast

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