Name: Rich Chocolate Tart
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients: 1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed but still cold (follow package directions); 8 ounces semisweet chocolate, cut in small dice; 1 cup heavy cream; 2 large egg yolks (if using raw eggs is a concern for you, substitute the yolks of 2 pasteurized eggs); Optional garnish:; 1 cup heavy cream, whipped to soft peaks; 1 cup raspberries

Why it works: Chocolate and cream are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 11% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 5,466 recipes. Both carry delta-decalactone, which smells sweet, creamy. The science ↓

Rich Chocolate Tart

12 servings

Ingredients

1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed but still cold (follow package directions)
8 ounces semisweet chocolate, cut in small dice
1 cup heavy cream
2 large egg yolks (if using raw eggs is a concern for you, substitute the yolks of 2 pasteurized eggs)
Optional garnish:
1 cup heavy cream, whipped to soft peaks
1 cup raspberries

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

348Calories

10 gProtein

20 gFat

33 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 5 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Chocolate	1 oz (28g) semisweet	155
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Raspberry	1 cup (123g)	64
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Pastry	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By allrecipes. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Chocolate + creamtop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together5,466 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).
Chocolate + eggtop 24% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together11,448 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-heptenal (green).
Cream + eggtop 24% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together42,166 recipes

Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

Cream and egg barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 42,166 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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