Recipes · Swiss · Desserts
Carac (Pastry)
One serving has 398 kcal and 5 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of copper (34%), manganese (26%), vitamin A (26%) and selenium (23%). Ready in 75 minutes.
- Preparation: 60 min
- Cooking: 15 min
- Makes: 1 serving (91.2 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: dairy, egg, gluten
Ingredients
- 25 g Flour, all-purpose
- 12 g Butter, unsalted
- 8 g Sugar
- 4 g Egg yolks, raw
- 0.2 g Salt
- 20 g Cream, heavy
- 15 g Chocolate, dark
- 5 g Sugar, powdered
- 2 g Water
Method
- Rub the butter into the flour, sugar and salt, then bind with the egg yolk into a smooth shortcrust dough; chill for 30 minutes.
- Roll the dough out and line a small tart tin, then blind-bake at 180°C (350°F) for 12-15 minutes until pale golden; cool.
- Heat the cream just to a simmer, pour it over the chopped dark chocolate, and stir until smooth and glossy to make a ganache.
- Pour the ganache into the cooled tart shell and chill for at least 1 hour until firmly set.
- Mix the powdered sugar with the water to a thick, spreadable icing and tint it green with a drop of food colouring if you like.
- Spread the icing in a thin, even layer over the set ganache and leave to firm up before serving.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 398 kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 39.7 g | |
| Water | 20.8 mL | |
| Fiber | 2.3 g | 8% |
| Protein | 5.1 g | 11% |
| Tryptophan | 0.05 g | |
| Threonine | 0.13 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.16 g | |
| Leucine | 0.29 g | |
| Lysine | 0.14 g | |
| Methionine | 0.08 g | |
| Cystine | 0.07 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.19 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.14 g | |
| Valine | 0.18 g | |
| Histidine | 0.09 g | |
| Fat | 24.6 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 7 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 1.1 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.9 g | |
| Saturated | 14.8 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.25 g | |
| Cholesterol | 92.3 mg | |
| Calcium | 36.2 mg | 4% |
| Copper | 0.31 mg | 34% |
| Iron | 3.1 mg | 17% |
| Magnesium | 41.6 mg | 13% |
| Manganese | 0.47 mg | 26% |
| Phosphorus | 103 mg | 15% |
| Potassium | 161 mg | 3% |
| Selenium | 12.5 µg | 23% |
| Sodium | 89.9 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.82 mg | 10% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.21 mg | 19% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.2 mg | 18% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 1.6 mg | 12% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.4 mg | 8% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.04 mg | 3% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 52.8 µg | 13% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.17 µg | 7% |
| Choline | 38.4 mg | 9% |
| Vitamin A | 180 µg | 26% |
| Vitamin C | 0.12 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 21.3 IU | 4% |
| Vitamin E | 0.71 mg | 5% |
| Vitamin K | 2.7 µg | 3% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.5 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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