Chocolate and jam tart

Chocolate and jam tart

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An Italian-style tart with a dark chocolate and sugar pastry, filled with a slightly bitter citrus or gooseberry jam, or even a spicy pepper jam.

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This variation of the crostata uses a chocolate-flavored pastry. It pairs well with jams with a bitter flavor: citrus fruits, gooseberries, or even chili peppers.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Resting30 min
  • Total1 hr 30 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$9.44 $1.18 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

8 people
  • $5.33
  • $1.21
  • $2.90

Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 3 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Prepare the sugar pastry by adding the cocoa powder from the beginning, along with the flour. ≈ 3 min
  2. Spread the dough in a tart tin, fill with jam, and bake in a preheated oven at approximately 180 °C for about 30 minutes.

The bill

Chocolate and jam tart

  • 500 g of sugar pastry (see the recipe)$5.33
  • 2 tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa powder$1.21
  • 300 g of bitter preserve (citrus fruits, gooseberries)$2.90

Total$9.44

that's $1.18 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 500 g of sugar pastry (see the recipe)
  • 2 tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 300 g of bitter preserve (citrus fruits, gooseberries)

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