Cherry and Dark Chocolate Galette

No pie plate? No problem! With this Cherry and Dark Chocolate Galette recipe, you can make a gourmet-quality dessert without any special equipment. Taken from the new cookbook, Weeknight Gourmet Dinners, this cherry galette is as easy as it is elegant!

Reasons To Make This Recipe:

• A sweet cherry filling combined with luscious dark chocolate is even better wrapped in pastry.
• It satisfies any cherry pie craving without needing a pie pan.
• It looks gorgeous without taking much time and effort! 
• Everyone will be impressed by your homemade pastry skills! 

Weeknight Gourmet Dinners 

You know my friend Meseidy Rivera, right? She’s the founder of The Noshery where she shares all kinds of mouthwatering recipes and resources for cooking incredible meals at home. Her site has been one of my go-tos when I need some dinner inspiration for years, so I was thrilled when she released a cookbook. 

Weeknight Gourmet Dinners is full of recipes that make gourmet cooking at home possible for anyone. These are not your ordinary “quick and easy” recipes and they’re also not the multi-step time consuming projects we tend to associate with gourmet cooking. Meseidy shares tips, tricks and techniques to get you cooking gourmet quality meals in your own kitchen, even on busy weeknights.

Me being me, when I got my copy of the cookbook, I immediately turned to the desserts. When I saw the beautiful photo of this Chocolate Cherry Galette I knew I had to give it a try. I was not disappointed. I’m so excited to share the recipe with you today! 

One bite of this galette is proof. Gourmet cooking (and baking) is possible for anyone! 

Cherry and Dark Chocolate Galette Recipe 

This recipe starts with ingredients that are easy to find and that you probably already have in your kitchen. 

First, you combine frozen cherries in a bowl with sugar and cornstarch. Then, add chocolate chips, corn syrup and almond extract.

Roll out a refrigerated pie crust and place it on a pan lined with parchment paper. You spoon the cherry mixture over the crust, leaving a 2 inch margin on the edges. Fold those edges over the filling. 

The final touch is a brush of cream all over the top of the crust and a sprinkle of brown sugar. Then, your galette goes in the oven until it’s golden brown (mine took about 25 minutes). Let it cool completely before you serve it, as the cherry filling will be very hot. 

Do you have to make your own pie crust?

The beauty of this recipe is that you can rely on the ease and convenience of a ready made pie crust from the grocery store. . . OR make your own pie crust if that’s something you love to do. On most school nights, I don’t have the time to carefully mix and roll out my own delicate pie crust. That’s where a box of refrigerated dough is a lifesaver. You can have your fancy dessert whenever the craving strikes. 

How to Serve

In the book, Meseidy describes this galette as having “rustic elegance” and I think that sums it up perfectly. Flaky layers of pastry with the irresistible combination of cherries and dark chocolate makes this dessert a guaranteed hit. 

Once cooled, use your pie slicer or knife to slice the galette into triangles. I opted to sprinkle a little powdered sugar over it, too! 

I hope you enjoy this Chocolate Cherry Galette as much as my family and I do! If you like this recipe, make sure to grab a copy of Weeknight Gourmet Dinners for more recipes to elevate your weeknight meals.

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