Ingredients
For the crust:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 cup (1 stick, 8 tablespoons) cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
- 1 large egg
- 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
For the filling:
- 1 can (15 ounce) unsweetened pumpkin puree
- 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 cup sour cream
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
For the topping:
- 2 ounces semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
Directions
Make the crust:
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Whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa, salt, cinnamon, and cloves in a bowl. Add butter. With an electric mixer on low speed beat until butter is the size of small peas, about 5 minutes. Add egg, mix until ingredients form a dough. Wrap dough in plastic and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or up to 2 days.
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to just more than 1/8-inch. Press dough into bottom and up sides of a 10-inch tart pan with a removable bottom. Trim excess dough flush with rim. Pierce bottom of shell all over with a fork. Refrigerate or freeze until firm, about 30 minutes or up to 1 day.
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Place tart pan on a rimmed baking sheet and bake until dry, about 15 minutes. Immediately sprinkle the 4 ounces chocolate evenly over crust; let it begin to melt, then smooth with an offset spatula.
Make the filling:
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In a medium bowl, whisk together pumpkin, brown sugar, sour cream, eggs, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, salt, and cloves until smooth. Pass mixture through a fine sieve into a clean bowl, discard the solids. Pour filling into prepared crust, just to top edge.
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Bake at 350 degrees until filling is set, about 40 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool at least 30 minutes.
Make the topping:
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Place the 2 ounces chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave in 15 second bursts, stirring between bursts, until melted and smooth. Transfer chocolate to a resealable bag with a tiny hole cut in one corner. Pipe about 15 evenly spaced lines radiating out from the center of the tart. Pipe curved lines around the perimeter of the tart, connecting each spoke. Continue piping curved lines, spacing them closer together as you near the center. Refrigerate until set, 1 hour or up to 2 days.
Recipe Notes
From Pies and Tarts
I will try this adorable recipe. 1 question: Paragragh 2 of MAKE THE CRUST: It says: “Preheat oven 350….“ but then you say to put the dough in the fridge…..When do I use the 350 degree oven? Before I refrigerate or after???
If the caloric and fat content is correct, one piece of this tart would be the equivalent of normal total dietary intake for one and a half days!
This tart looks and tastes really wonderfull!
I put some spiders on spiderweb, and it looks amazing 🙂
Thanks for inspiration 🙂
Amazing!
I actually just made this today but did some of my own substitutions. Did the crust dough feel extremely wet and pliable to you? I had to use so much extra flour just so it wouldn't stick to my hands. It still turned out delicious, but whenever I use my traditional tart dough, it's never that melty!
When I made the crust it was just really sticky. I ended up not worrying about rolling a perfect circle as I found it was easier to just fill in cracks/holes with leftover crust. What is your traditional tart dough? Would love to see the recipe!
This tart is so cute Tessa – absolutely perfect for Halloween! I have that pies and tarts book from MS too, but somehow I'd miss this one.
I am also a huge fan of the chocolate/pumpkin combo. Your cheesecake looks gorgeous and perfect for Halloween!
This is amazing! I love that you brought flavor and design together to celebrate Halloween with this tart!
SO cute! I'm going to a Halloween party and I think I'll bring this.
What an irresistible Halloween dessert! A decadent pairing of chocolate and pumpkin with a whimsical spider web a decoration, inspired!
how beautiful tessa! I love fall and all things halloween (and pumpkin!). I will definitely try this recipe out 🙂
That tart is super cute. And i bet it tastes great too. My favorite holiday recipe is my dad's traditional pumpkin pie. Sometimes you just gotta have the original!
I love when people get excited about halloween – it gets me more excited. This tart is adorable. And I've been very tempted to try the pumpkin chocolate combo in cake. Now I know I works.
Like you my list goes on forever but it has lots of pumpkin and lots of spices on it. Oh and tons of apples and pears. I really could go on.