Well, it’s the triumphant return of the Ridinkulous series Cost Per Serving!
My god, it’s been three months since the last installment, Chocolate Babka. And what do we have today but yet another chocolate dessert! What does that say about me? That I only eat things made out of chocolate? That may be true. But don’t judge me! You don’t know me!
Today’s recipe comes from Food & Wine magazine. My Great British Bake-Off-inspired run of baking attempts led me to buy a tart dish, and this was my first time using it. If you’re not familiar with a tart dish, its top feature is a removable bottom that allows you to lift the tart out of its pan after its cooked, resulting in a lovely free-standing baked good.
This was also my first time ever “candying” fruit, so there was a couple new fun things to try. Here’s the recipe: Bittersweet Chocolate Tart with Candied Oranges.
Ingredients for Bittersweet Chocolate Tart, oranges candying on the stove
| Ingredient | Cost | Size of Package | Amount Used | Cost Per Recipe | |
| Butter | $3.25 | BOX! | 1 1/2 sticks | $1.22 | |
| Sugar | $2.39 | 4 Lb | 2 1/4 cups | $0.67 | |
| Kosher salt | $3.19 | 3 Lb | 1 tsp | $0.01 | |
| Flour | $2.19 | 5 Lb | 1 cups | $0.14 | |
| Eggs yolks | $3.59 | Dozen | 3 egg yolks | $0.45 | |
| Oranges | $0.99 | Orange | 2 oranges | $1.98 | |
| Heavy cream | $2.99 | 16 oz | 3/4 cups | $1.21 | |
| Milk | $3.90 | Gallon | 1/2 cup | $0.12 | |
| Bittersweet Chocolate | $2.79 | 4 oz | 8 ounces | $5.58 | |
| Total | $11.38 | ||||
| Servings | 8 Slices | ||||
| Cost Per Serving | $1.42 |
Naked chocolate tart still in the pan
Wowee! Another expensive dessert! Just like the babka, it’s that chocolate that controls the cost. The chocolate is half of the cost here. Would I pay over $11.00 for this in a store? Probably not. And yet, here I am paying that much to make it myself. Strange how that happens sometimes. Weird how I would pay $1.42 for a slice at a restaurant.
Oh well, so it’s not the most cost effective dessert. It is super attractive, so I could see making this for a party to impress people. I think the dark chocolate and candied oranges make it look all fancy-like.
Actually, this is a very delicious recipe. Cooking the oranges in the syrup made the bitter peel especially addicting. The crust has a more cookie-like crumb than a pie dough. And the chocolate is, obviously, yum-yum.
The only problem is the oranges themselves. Though those wide sections of oranges look attractive on the tart, you can’t just cut through them with a fork. Pre-choppng them would make it easier to eat, but wouldn’t look as good.
Deliciousness Rating: 8
(Where 1 is gross, 5 is good, and 10 is )
The normal Cost Per Serving rankings don’t apply in this case, so here’s my extra table.
And here are the normal Cost Per Serving standings so far:
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* The stated deliciousness of each recipe is solely the opinion of the author. Cost is objective, but your tastes may vary.