Cocoa Tartlets Filled With Pink Grapefruit Buttermilk Cream
…and topped with blackcurrants. Sorry, not very good with titles 
Let me start over again: these are to die for!!! Can’t wait to make them again. They were incredibly refreshing thanks to the buttermilk, blackcurrants and pink grapefruit (which is btw my favourite citrus ever). The citrus sourness of the grapefruit was incredibly tasty when paired with the fruity sourness of blackcurrants. I was also blown away by how well the pink grapefruit’s slight bitterness went with the cocoa’s natural bitterness. I don’t want to give you guys the wrong impression: the tartlets were not bitter, there was only a dusty trace of a slight bitterness, just enough to make them even more delicious. If I were to give harmony a definition, this recipe would be it.
Ingredients
Tartlets
- 200 g finely crumbled cocoa biscuits/cookies
- 165 g flour ( I used bread flour - not ideal, I know - because I was out of all other flours)
- 100 g brown sugar
- 7 g baking powder
- 60 ml fresh squeezed pink grapefruit juice
- 60 g finely chopped walnuts
- 15 g organic cocoa powder
- 1 medium egg
- 100 g unsalted butter - icy cold
Filling cream
- 470 g fresh buttermilk (2% fat)
- 2 egg yolks
- 35 g corn starch
- 12 g vanilla sugar
- 155 g sugar
- 70 ml fresh squeezed pink grapefruit juice
- 3-4 tsp pink grapefruit pulp
- A pinch of cardamom
Blackcurrants
- For fewer blackcurants you’ll need about 7-8 Tbsp fresh blackcurrants
- If you too are the number one blackcurrant fan (like I am
) you need about 15 -16 Tbsp of currants
This one also goes to the Original Recipes Round-Up. I know, I know…but I just can’t help it. Can you forgive me, please?
Directions
Toss in flour, cocoa powder and crumbled cocoa biscuits/cookies in a deep glass bowl. Stir with a wooden spoon. Cut in the butter with your fingers or a pastry cutter until a crumbly texture. Toss in chopped walnuts and sugar. Mix with your fingers until they are evenly distributed.
Make a well in the center. Crack the egg into the well, sprinkle the baking powder over the egg, then pour over the grapefruit juice. Mix with your hands to form a ball that holds together nicely.
Shape into a rectangle, wrap in cling film and chill for 1 ¼ hour.
Transfer dough to a floured surface and roll out to ½ cm thick. Cut into disc shapes using a cookie cutter or the trim of a cup. I wanted to get 9 cm diameter discs. Refrigerate extra dough until rolling it out.
To shape and prepare the tartlets for baking just follow the tutorial you can find on my Vanilla Tartlets with Mango and Orange Jam post the only difference is that this time I also placed microwave safe parchment paper with rice on inside each tartlet and I lined the crisp plate using the same kind of parchment paper. Bake 6 tartlets at a time for 7 minutes on 500 W then for 2 minutes on crisp. Please keep in mind that I’ve only baked these in the microwave oven.
Using a flat wooden spoon gently transfer them onto a cooling rack (they’ll firm up more as they start to cool). Remove paper and rice.
To make the filling cream, combine sugar, starch, vanilla sugar in a heavy-bottomed pan. Toss in the egg yolks and stir with a wooden spoon. Pour in the buttermilk, grapefruit juice and give it another stir then place a flame-tamer between the burner and the bottom of your pan. Cook on medium-low heat (stirring all the way) until your cream gets as thick as a pudding (it should take about 14-15 minutes). Add the grapefruit pulp and a sprinkling of cardamom just before the desired thickness is obtained and stir. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.
If you really, really adore blackcurrants sprinkle ½ Tbsp of currants inside each tartelet, otherwise you’ll only use the blackcurrants to top the tartlets once they are filled.
Pour the filling cream inside each tartlet then top with ½ Tbsp blackcurrants per tartlet.
Prepare your palates and enjoy the harmony!
Update: Good thing I dropped by Susan’s place because I almost forgot she’s hosting SHF this month, an event created by Jennifer. Berries got the hot spot this month and since blackcurrants are a type of berries I’m sending her this recipe. Don’t forget to check out the round-up for other berry recipes in a few days.
Lore this is absolutely pretty and YUMMY!!! Love it!!! xxxGloria
Excellent choice for the roundup. I am intrigued by the choice of ruby grapefruit in the dessert. Very exciting and original choice. I’m sure the slight tartness goes with the cocoa nicely. I have to look at the rest of the roundup of course, but yours looks like a winner.
These look fantastic — and I’ll bet they’re just as tasty. I’ll have to keep this in mind the next time we find a batch of currants!
yes, you ARE pretty!
Hi! Thanks for visiting my blog! Wow..your food all looks so appetizing. I’ll drop by often!!
These are adorable! What a beautiful little recipe!
I can already taste it in my mouth!
Wow, these photos are so beautiful. Makes my mouth water!
Oh that looks so incredibly good! When I come out of my diet I will have to make them :-p
Absolutely! That is the prettiest tartlet! Your photographs are outstanding!
Your tartlets look so yummy. Do we submit any original recipes or is there a theme this month?
Yes…yes… yes…
these picture are starring at me, screaming…pick me up!!!!!
And Yes, you are very pretty, indeed!
Yes, you are very pretty!
OMG!! These tartlets look so awesome…
…. I’ve made it to your table ;D
(didn’t realize how to get here..LOL!)
Lore,
Olga’s is actually a restaurant from Illionois that I went to all the time with my Mom when I was little. (The one in Austin, Tx, not up north.) They served olga sandwiches, which was this flat thick bread that had a sweet twang to it. It’s the strangest bread in the world. They would serve them with turkey and cheese, beef and lamb, ham and cheese, etc. I have no idea why they’re called olgas, but they’re good. I pulled my recipe off the Internet, so I doubt it’s accurate. But besides ordering them from the company, it’s the closest thing I got to Olgas until they bring them back to Texas!
Stop by again!
Love the blog!
This looks gorgeous! Love it!
what we have here are some beautiful, sure-to-be delicious tartlets. pink grapefruit buttermilk cream? are you kidding me? bravo, lore. bravo.
Can I have 2 or umm, 20?
I feel like hugging those tartlets. They look soooo cute!
And yes, you are most definitely pretty!
Not just pretty-gorgeous! YUM!
Wow. What a fantastic dessert! So beautiful!
Good heavens! Those tarlettes look divine. Please ship me one.
Now, if you are what you eat….
Oh yes, you are pretty!
Hello Lore
Thank your for your comments in my blog. You are so lovely
Your recipes very, very good. I’m love participate in 2 round up Original Recipe.
Best and whises
yes it looks so very pretty n yummy!nice clicks
Pretty is an understatement! They look gorgeous. Are they to be eaten really?:-) Can imagine the flavours.. melt-in-the-mouth feeling…
Gloria - Thank you so much
Adam - Believe me this was more of an instinctive choice than something elaborately planned and I’m proud it turned out the way it did
Lo - Truth is they play an important part
Jaden - Now I have a blushing tartlet :))
Aimei - Hi! I’m really glad you like what I have here
Cathy - Thank you sweetie
Farina - Oh trust me so do I, but alas they are all gone
Kim, Ben and Christine - Thank you so much guys!
Ivy - They taste just as good as they look but there’s a small chance I might be biased :)) Yes, nothing has changed since the last Original Recipes round-up so as long as the recipe is your own creation, you can submit any kind of dish (or drink).
Elra and Laurie - The tartlets told me to say a big thanks to you guys
Lucy - I’m glad you made it and thank you
Blond Duck - Nice to see you here
Thanks for clearing olgas for me.
Van and Grace - Thank you so much
Dragon - Sure!
Ovenhaven - LOL
Erin - Words of wisdom ;)…and the proof is they are all gone by now.
Canarygirl - Thanks for coming by and glad you like them
Natashya - Trust me I would, but they’ve mysteriously disappeared
Little Corner of Mine - We now have a name for the tartlet
Tartasacher - You’ve got the perfect summer treats on your blog and it’s always such a pleasure to drop by
Sangeeth and Shreya - Thank you so much! Blushing…
Those are just beautiful! I sometimes can find redcurrants but never black. I’ll have to try again.
Gorgeous, absolutely gorgeous!… and lovely photos
What a neat choice to use pink grapefruit in a filling. I can just imagine the tart and delicious flavor. So, can you send me a dozen or three?
Oh yes they are pretty! Lovely flavours, I could pop one into my mouth right now!
I was sold the second I saw the title. What a combo!
Wow. Wow. Wow.
Yes, they are pretty :-)…looking just yummy..and the pictures are very gud I can stare at them too ;)..
Thanks for stopping by my blog and for your thanks..I’ll convey the msg & for the cake ..wait till the post comes
They’re calling me to pick `em up and bite!
really really pretty!!!
Hmmmm.. ok maybe not so much with the title…
… but definitely good at making and taking pics of beautiful good!
Gorgeous!
Yes, Tartlets, you are pretty and yummy too . Beautiful Blog you have here.
Thanks for stopping by my blog and for your nice comment
Those look so delicious and I think the title is kinda catchy! Yum
Oh my gawd, these look totally awesome! Love that first photo.
Wow, those are definitely some pretty little tarts, I’d have no trouble eating those beauties up!
You may not be good with titles but you excel at baking. These are divinely mouth-watering yummmmmmmmm!
Thanks Lore for replying. Hope to prepare something before we leave on vacation.
Black currents? Delicious! Your pictures are breath-taking! WoW! The dessert looks delicious too =D
Beautiful photos and awesome recipe! The pinch of cardamom in the filling sounds really appealing.
Omigod! I want one NOW. Please send me one
Hey lore
you are pretty and so are your all posts..loved this concept of pink grapefruit buttermilk cream…and topped with blackcurrants !
Thanks too for passing by my blog.
You are gorgeous! And the filling sounds fantastic!
WoW, I’ve been looking for a site that gives directions on how to bake stuff in the microwave for a long long time! Awesome stuff! I can’t believe you made all this is a microwave…its really awesome!
I’m an avid baker and ever since i shifted to a house where the oven will not behave itself and work, I’ve been in absolute torture because i hate store bought desserts.
Great site. I’ve subscribed.
Mmmm now that looks absolutely delicious! Yum
Wow, that looks so delicious! I love the crust idea. Mmm.
How gorgeous! These are just beautiful. And what a sophisticated flavor combination.
Oh that’s so pretty, Lore. The last pic is especially beautiful.:D
Your title’s just fine. I’m not good/creative with titling my posts either.:)
Lore these are absolutely beautiful photos,and that tart is adorable. I bet it tasted good also.
These are pretty as a picture and sound delicious too. Great job Lore.
These tarts look amazing. I love your choice of flavors and those pictures are stunning.
Wow! These really look to die for!
Love the ingredient combo here! Looks lovely!
Susan -
For me it’s just the other way around.
Holler - Thank you
Bridgett - Since it’s my favourite citrus ever, I’ve always wanted to make a cream with it. Sure, you’re going on my list for the next bake
Clumbsy Cookie, Lori Lynn, Lalaine, Priti, Gay, Dhanggit and Kittie - Yay, so glad you guys liked them :D. The minute I tasted them I knew they were becoming a new favourite of mine.
Faery - Lovely to see you here and thank you so much!
Mary Ann - Thanks :). My hubby keeps telling me I have way too long titles, that’s because I want to include every main ingredient in it.
Nicisme, Jenny and Reeni - You guys make me blush :). Thank you, thank you, thank you
Ivy - Okay, but if you don’t have the time don’t worry about it, there’s always the next month’s round-up
Shandy and Oggi - Thank you guys
Hanna - LOL…actually they were gone within hours but I’m putting you up for my next-to-come batch
Anamika - That’s really sweet of you to say
They make a refreshing pairing, perfect for the summer.
Vera - Thanks!
Specs - Thank you so much
WOW, your story sounds so similar to mine!!!
Chriesi, Candice, Julie, TBC, Kim, Cakelaw, Alexa, Miri and Melody - Glad you like them :D, I only wish you could taste them!
Hey! These are the tastiest looking tartlets I have ever seen! My baby is picking out the grapes from the picture and eating it. Wish it would actually work like that
Lore, these tartlets look DIVINE!
titles are insignificant compared to your wonderful pics… wish i could taste…
Roma - We need that teleporting technology and fast
Sam - Glad you like them!
Mikky - You should give them a try
This looks absolutely decadent!
Coco - Indulge!