the Dark Chocolate Cherry Galette is a delicious way to celebrate the flavorful fresh summer cherries! add rich dark chocolate and wrap in a quick rustic tart for a perfect dessert!
Dark Chocolate Cherry Galette
This is the first installment of Spabettie's Summer of Cherries - similar to Summer of George in no way at all.
Yesterday my new cherry pitter was my friend all afternoon. My hands are all red. I ate too many cherries. I still have two huge bowls in my fridge.
I made a batch of my easy gluten free and vegan pie crust, which then turned into individual galettes filled with a simple mixture of cherries and dark chocolate.
Every time I make this pie crust, I wonder why I was so intimidated by it. Really, it is easy if you have a little patience and trust that it will come together. It not only comes together, but it is a terrifically flaky pie crust that you would not guess is vegan or gluten free. Honestly.
What I have learned is to chill it, then work with it quickly right out of the fridge - have your fillings ready to go, so the dough does not dry out too much. If it does dry out, simply form a ball again (wet your hands to add moisture) and roll out again.
Dark Chocolate Cherry Galette
dairy, egg and gluten free, vegan
YIELD: four individual galettes
INGREDIENTS:
40-50 fresh cherries, pitted
⅓ cup sugar, divided
juice of 1 lime
6 ounces dark chocolate, chopped
1 pie crust recipe (see below)
¼ cup olive oil
INSTRUCTIONS:
Combine cherries with 2 tablespoons sugar and juice, stir until sugar is dissolved.
Divide cherries and chocolate among 4 pies, arrange in the center of each pie (see directions below), leaving an inch border.
Fold the border of crust up around filling, brush with olive oil and sprinkle with remaining sugar.
Bake at 350 for 27-32 minutes (check at 27).
Easy Gluten Free Vegan Pie Crust
dairy, egg and gluten free, vegan
YIELD: 4 individual galettes (or one double crust pie)
INGREDIENTS:
1 ½ cups gluten free all purpose flour
1 cup sweet rice flour
½ cup cold butter (Earth Balance - not soy free)
¼ cup cold water*
INSTRUCTIONS:
Combine flours and butter with dough cutter or fork.
Add water gradually* - start with ¼ cup and add by tablespoon after that until dough is forms.
Knead and form a ball, wrap and refrigerate for 20 minutes.
Divide into four equal pieces and roll into small circles. Arrange on baking sheet lined in parchment or silpat.
Ahem. That last photo up there? Is what happens when you break off a tiny piece of the crust to "sample". You tell yourself you'll cover it with ice cream in photos. That crust sample is good. You have another. Then another piece comes off, and it has cherry juice and a smudge of chocolate on it. Soon you are thinking "there will be way too much ice cream in this photo to look normal" and end up eating the whole thing.
That was the last photo I took and it was so worth it.
Geanna says
Ohhhh, boy. Now I see what you're talking about - chocolate + cherries= magic. This looks fabulous; I am really wishing I had some cherries right now I could make some too!
spabettie says
you can sneak over in the dark of night and pick some of ours... I was out there this evening again, got another big bowl but there are TONS left 🙂
Geanna says
Ok, so is that considered stalking/stealing if I have your permission to trespass?! 🙂 I might just pick up some cherries at the grocery store, just to be safe. 😀
spabettie says
haa, okay. might raise some concern with the neighbors, I suppose. *sigh* 😉
Sarah says
Ah-mazing. I'm linking this up on today's post!
spabettie says
can't wait to see what you made!! 🙂
Paige @ Running Around Normal says
I am in love with cherries right now!! I had some with breakfast 🙂 This looks tasty!
spabettie says
I know, I am too... we had some with breakfast also! 😉
Sarena (The Non-Dairy Queen) says
I will be right over with the coffee! YUM!
spabettie says
oooh, I WISH! 😀
jobo says
a cherry pitter?! where does one find one 😉 I want this so bad!!! YUM!
spabettie says
there were three different models at the local kitchen store (like a Williams Sonoma, in fact I'm sure they have them too!). I went right to the tool section and could not find one... because they were all up at the counter on display, of course! I love cherry season...
Jess says
Oh Em. Gee. My mouth is watering -- that last pic of the gooey chocolately cherry bite? WANT. Please make this for me. haha
spabettie says
I know, it was amazing. so simple, pretty quick (minus the cherry pitting) and just divine.
Evan Thomas says
Yummmm. Cherries and chocolate just belong together. Somebody should invent a cherry that grows with chocolate inside of it is all I'm sayin'.
spabettie says
I bet that would not be difficult at all. at all.
Allie says
Oh I was looking forward to this as soon as you mentioned hand pie/galette yesterday! And you don't disappoint. Cherries AND chocolate in a mini-pie? And no canned cherry goo in site? I've never had much success with pie crusts and usually just buy the premade/refrigerated stuff (yeah, I know, lazy lazy), but this one seems doable.
spabettie says
no canned goo - I thought of you, my friend! 😀 this one really does work - you have to have (just a bit) of patience with it, but if you keep adding small amounts of water, it WILL come together. flaky and GOOD.
Nichole says
Ring my bell. I have been consuming cherries by the bucket. Depitting is a pain, but they are so good right now.
Mmm, this is like a chocolate covered cherry on crack!
spabettie says
by the bucket --> that would be us. we had them for dessert last night, they were in breakfast today... I've been snacking on them all morning and Jason took a container to work for his staff meeting. cherries everywhere, do they multiply?
Heather (Where's the Beach) says
MMMMM now I wish I had cherries for my oatmeal! Sometimes I really like those photos like the last one that shows a bite or pinch taken off. You know...how it really tends to look 😉
spabettie says
ha - yes, those photos are good... I just had to laugh at this one, it went too far. this was just too good to stop.