Chilled Chocolate Orange Tart
This chilled chocolate orange tart is a luxurious no-bake dessert made with dark chocolate, double cream and a buttery digestive biscuit base. The Thermomix TM7 melts the butter and chocolate gently at controlled low temperatures, ensuring a silky ganache filling every time. Ideal for dinner parties, birthdays or a festive finish, this tart sets in the fridge and slices beautifully, delivering rich cocoa depth with a refreshing citrus lift.
About this recipe
Chilled Chocolate Orange Tart Thermomix TM7 recipes bring a touch of patisserie elegance to your own kitchen without any oven work. This dessert pairs a crunchy digestive biscuit base with a silky dark chocolate ganache, lifted by the fresh citrus note of orange running through every slice. The all-in-one kitchen machine takes care of the heavy lifting: butter melts gently in the mixing bowl without risk of burning, the biscuits blitz into even crumbs in seconds, and the cream and chocolate combine into a glossy, lump-free filling. Because the tart chills in the fridge rather than bakes, it is the perfect make-ahead dessert for dinner parties, birthdays and festive Christmas menus. If you are searching for an easy chocolate tart recipe or a no-bake dessert with professional results, this TM7 version delivers restaurant-quality texture with everyday supermarket ingredients and minimal washing up.
Preparation tips
- Chill the tart for at least four hours, preferably overnight, before slicing so the dark chocolate ganache sets completely firm and cuts into clean, professional-looking portions.
- Use a warm knife dipped in hot water and wiped dry between slices; this melts cleanly through the chocolate orange filling and keeps every portion with sharp edges.
- Swap the digestive biscuits for gluten-free equivalents if needed, and stir the grated orange zest into the melted chocolate off the heat so the citrus oils stay bright and fragrant.
Recipe variations
- Make a lactose-free version by replacing the double cream with oat-based whipping cream and using plant-based butter; the dark chocolate ganache sets almost identically and the citrus flavour stays front and centre.
- For a festive Christmas variation, add a pinch of cinnamon and a splash of orange liqueur to the chocolate filling, then decorate the set tart with candied orange peel and a dusting of cocoa for a show-stopping centrepiece.
Thermomix TM7 Benefits
- Gentle heating melts the unsalted butter evenly in the mixing bowl without any risk of burning or splattering. [Multi-Function]
- Weighing the dark chocolate directly in the bowl gives gram-precise quantities, so the ganache ratio is consistent every single time. [Precision Control]
- The TM7 grinds the digestive biscuits into uniform crumbs in seconds, creating a biscuit base that presses together neatly. [Multi-Function]
- Whipping the double cream in the sealed bowl achieves soft, even peaks faster than whisking by hand and without spattering. [Time Savings]
- Mixing the chocolate filling combines cream, sugar and sea salt into a silky, lump-free ganache with no manual stirring effort. [Multi-Function]
Ingredients
- unsalted butter
- digestive biscuits
- granulated sugar
- orange
- double cream
- fine sea salt
- dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids)