Chocolate Raspberry Tart with White Chocolate Cream

This make-ahead dessert features a creamy white chocolate filling, a decadent dark chocolate crust, and a crown of glazed raspberries. For the prettiest presentation, add the raspberry topping within an hour of serving. Do not remove the bottom of the springform pan; simply place it on your serving plate.

Yield: 12 servings (serving size: 1 wedge)

Ingredients

• Crust:
• 1  tablespoon  sugar
• 1  teaspoon  unsweetened cocoa
• 6  chocolate graham cracker sheets
• 1  ounce  bittersweet chocolate, chopped
• Dash of salt
• 1  large egg white
• Cooking spray
• 
  Filling:
• 1  cup  fat-free milk
• 2  tablespoons  sugar
• 2  large egg yolks
• 1  envelope unflavored gelatin
• 3  ounces  premium white baking chocolate, chopped
• 1  cup  frozen reduced-calorie whipped topping (such as Light Cool Whip), thawed
• 
  Topping:
• 4  cups  fresh raspberries (about 1 1/2 pints)
• 1/2  cup  apple jelly
• 1  tablespoon  fresh lemon juice
• Chocolate curls (optional)
• Mint leaves (optional)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350°.

To prepare crust, place first 5 ingredients in a food processor; process until fine crumbs form.

Place 1 egg white in a small bowl; beat with a fork until frothy. Add 3 tablespoons of the beaten egg white through food chute with food processor on; process just until combined. Discard any remaining egg white. Press the crumb mixture into a 9-inch round removable-bottom tart pan or a 9-inch springform pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 7 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack.

To prepare the filling, combine milk, 2 tablespoons sugar, and egg yolks in a small saucepan. Sprinkle gelatin evenly over milk mixture. Let stand 5 minutes. Cook over medium heat 5 minutes or until gelatin dissolves and mixture begins to thicken, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; add white chocolate, stirring until chocolate melts and mixture is smooth. Scrape white chocolate mixture into a medium bowl. Place bowl in a larger ice-filled bowl until mixture cools and thickens (about 4 minutes), stirring constantly (do not allow gelatin mixture to set). Gently stir 1/4 cup whipped topping into white chocolate mixture; gently fold in remaining 3/4 cup whipped topping. Scrape into prepared crust using a rubber spatula; spread evenly to edge of crust. Cover pan with plastic wrap; chill at least 1 hour.

To prepare topping, place raspberries in a large bowl. Remove plastic wrap from tart pan; remove sides of tart pan. Heat jelly in a small saucepan until melted, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in juice. Drizzle jelly mixture over raspberries; toss gently to coat. Spoon raspberry mixture evenly over filling. Refrigerate, uncovered, 15 minutes. Garnish with chocolate curls and mint leaves, if desired.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

184 (29% from fat)

Fat:

6g (sat 3.1g,mono 0.6g,poly 0.3g)

Protein:

3.6g

Carbohydrate:

30.5g

Fiber:

3.1g

Cholesterol:

36mg

Iron:

0.5mg

Sodium:

90mg

Calcium:

60mg