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A DELICIOUS no-bake Terry’s chocolate orange tart – a no-bake biscuit crust, and a creamy chocolate orange filling… heaven!

Chocolate orange

Obviously, I am obsessed with Terry’s Chocolate Orange… I now have SEVEN recipes dedicated to the delicious Chocolate that is all worldly and holy – but this one is SO easy to make, and so delicious to eat it is silly.

Obviously, one of my best successes so far is my No-Bake Chocolate Orange Cheesecake – one of the most popular recipes on my blog by far, and you all LOVE it! But this little beauty is for those of you who want something deliciously no-bake, creamy, chocolatey orangey – but even easier than my cheesecake! It’s basically just the cheesecake, but without the cream cheese, but hey ho… it’s delicious. 

Biscuit Base

For a tart like this I always tend to use a biscuit crust like you do in a cheesecake because it’s easy. I always use a digestive biscuit for a base like this as they are cheaper to buy, have a nice flavour, and it creates a lovely crunchy base for any dessert. I always blitz my biscuits in a food processor to a really fine crumb, as you can’t really afford to have too many big lumps in the biscuit. You can use a bowl with the end of a rolling pin, or a sandwich bag, but as I say – a really fine crumb is needed. 

You can then melt down some baking spread, or unsalted butter, until smooth and mix into the biscuits. It creates a wet sand like texture and this is exactly what you need. Press this into the base and sides of a 9″ loose bottomed tart tin firmly. I find it easier to use the back of a spoon to press it into the sides first, and then use the leftover on the base to make sure that it’s all evenly distributed. 

You can make the base chocolate flavoured by adding in 25g of cocoa powder, and using the rest of the recipe as normal. I generally prefer to use cocoa powder compared to a chocolate covered biscuit as I find it sets better. 

Tart filling 

The filling for this tart is only three ingredients, and it really is so simple to make. I whip together double cream and icing sugar to soft peaks first, and I generally do this with an electric hand mixer. You can of course do this by hand, or with a stand mixer, you just want to make sure you get to soft peaks and don’t over whip. 

I melt the Terrys chocolate orange until smooth in the microwave in short bursts, and let it cool slightly, before mixing into the whipped cream. I find it creates a more mousse like texture doing it this way which I adore. If your chocolate sets into little bits, it’s seized slightly with the temperature. You want to make sure that the melted chocolate has properly cooled before whipping it in to prevent this – but you can also gently fold it with a spatula to help prevent this. 

Decoration

The decoration is equally as simple as the rest of the dessert, because it’s one of the ingredients already in it. Technically, to include sprinkles as a decoration, this is only a SIX INGREDIENT recipe. I would personally say five ingredients as I don’t count sprinkles, but that’s just me. 

I don’t add any whipped cream to this one, as I like fanning out a Terrys with the circle of the tart, but that is up to you. After I have spread the filling on the base, I add the terry’s segments and sprinkles straight away so that they set into the tart as it’s in the fridge as well. 

Tips & Tricks 

  • This recipe will last for 3+ days in the fridge 
  • You can use any of the Terry’s, I just use the classic one 
  • You can freeze this dessert for 3+ months 
  • I use this tart tin for this recipe 

 

No-Bake Terry's Chocolate Orange Tart!

A DELICIOUS no-bake Terry's chocolate orange tart - a no-bake biscuit crust, and a creamy chocolate orange filling... heaven!
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Category: Dessert
Type: Tarts
Keyword: Chocolate, Terry's
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Setting Time: 2 hours
Total Time: 2 hours 20 minutes
Servings: 10 Slices
Author: Jane's Patisserie

Ingredients

Biscuit Base

  • 300 g digestives
  • 100 g unsalted butter

Tart Filling

  • 300 ml double cream
  • 75 g icing sugar
  • 250 g terry's chocolate orange

Decoration

  • terry's chocolate orange
  • sprinkles

Instructions

For the Biscuit Base

  • Using a food processor, or a large bowl with a rolling pin, blitz your biscuits up to a fine crumb. 
  • Melt your butter, and mix it in until combined. 
  • Press into the sides and base of a 23cm 9" loosed bottomed tart tin - I tend to squish the sides in first, and then do the base of it. 

For the Filling

  • Chop the chocolate up and melt in a bowl over a pan of simmering water - or in the microwave in short bursts on a low heat. Leave to cool slightly. 
  • Whip the cream and the icing sugar up to soft peaks
  • Fold through the slightly cooled chocolate, and then spread the mixture onto the biscuit base. 
  • I then add my Terry's Chocolate Oranges slices and sprinkles now so they set into the tart - but you can also do this after.
  • Leave the tart to set in the fridge for 2-3 hours, or overnight. 

Notes

  • This recipe will last for 3+ days in the fridge 
  • You can use any of the Terry's, I just use the classic one 
  • You can freeze this dessert for 3+ months 
  • I use this tart tin for this recipe 

ENJOY!

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98 Comments

  1. Shayne on April 23, 2022 at 12:41 pm

    5 stars
    Went down amazingly! If I was to change the chocolate to mint aero, would the chocolate quantity be the same?

  2. Eden on January 18, 2022 at 2:23 pm

    Hi could I replace the terrys with Cadbury’s milk chocolate
    And if so would it be the same amounts ?

    • Jane's Patisserie on January 20, 2022 at 8:49 am

      Hiya! Cadburys may not work due to its ingredients – but its definitely worth a go! Let me know how it goes! x



  3. Laura McEvoy on December 27, 2021 at 8:51 am

    Hi, I’ve made this before, and it’s amazing!
    I want the make it again for New Year’s Eve, but a smaller version. Maybe a 6” Tin…..would I just halve the ingredients?
    I made your apple crumble pie (again) for Christmas…. Went down a treat! As always!
    Kind regards
    Laura

    • Jane's Patisserie on December 30, 2021 at 1:02 pm

      Yes this should be fine! So glad you loved it, enjoy! x



  4. Tracey on December 22, 2021 at 7:55 pm

    Good Evening, I am looking at trying this recipe this week and was going to make one as per the recipe and the second as per your suggestion a firmer set. With the firmer set, would you still add the icing sugar or just the cream and melted chocolate? Thanks in advance for your help and for all your amazing recipes!

  5. Rebecca on December 13, 2021 at 8:55 pm

    Hi Jane I’m thinking of making this for Christmas. Can you freeze so I can plan ahead. And if yes, would you decorate with the chocolate orange once defrosted? Or could you freeze with the chocolate orange on? Thank you x

    • Jane's Patisserie on December 14, 2021 at 11:36 am

      Hiya! Yes, this can be frozen for up to 3 months – either way would work! Enjoy! x



  6. Lizzie on May 21, 2021 at 4:30 pm

    Hi Jane, I have some chocolate orange Maryland biscuits which I am thinking could work great for this! Please can you advise how much biscuit/ butter I would use for this base? Thank you!

    • Jane's Patisserie on May 24, 2021 at 12:20 pm

      Hiya, try the same amount of biscuit but 2/3rds of the butter!xx



  7. Kala on February 25, 2021 at 1:36 pm

    Hiya ,

    I would like to try this . You have said if you want a stiffer set just to pour the liquid cream in ? Do I need to heat the cream and pour over the chocolate ? What do I do with the icing sugar ?

  8. Jenna on December 15, 2020 at 3:57 pm

    Hi Jane
    I want to do a practice with this this week can I use a loose tin like I use for the cookie pie ? Thanks xx

    • Jane's Patisserie on December 15, 2020 at 4:15 pm

      Yes so I use a loose bottomed tin as it’s much easier to get out!



    • Jenna on December 15, 2020 at 6:06 pm

      Awww okie doke thank you, is it the same consistency as the cookie pie? Sorry! Got a new mixer and it’s killing my confidence because I can’t get the hang of it x



    • Victoria on December 23, 2021 at 3:42 pm

      5 stars
      Just made this and it looks incredible. I think the biscuit base didn’t seem to want to stick to the side very well, especially when I put in the filling so I wonder if I should have refrigerated the base for a while first? Or maybe I whipped my cream a little too much? Either way, I’m very pleased with it and can’t wait to try it Christmas Day!



  9. SJ on December 7, 2020 at 8:27 pm

    5 stars
    Another amazing tart recipe. I’m slowly making my way through them but this one is definitely one of my favourites. Perfect for Christmas time too. Thanks Jane!

  10. Rebecca Rogers on November 22, 2020 at 6:10 pm

    5 stars
    I made this yesterday & have to say it’s such an amazing recipe! Thank you for sharing Jane! One thing I want to ask though, I think my base is perhaps a little too crumbly, is there anything I can do to firm it up a little more?

    • Jane's Patisserie on November 22, 2020 at 6:56 pm

      How did you break the biscuits up? x



    • Rebecca Rogers on November 22, 2020 at 8:12 pm

      I used a food blender to break them up, like how you did in your video xx



    • Jane's Patisserie on November 23, 2020 at 11:07 am

      Oh how strange! It really does just take really pushing it into the sides – but you can add more butter if you want! x



    • Rebecca Rogers on November 23, 2020 at 7:41 pm

      I’ll keep trying & see how I go. The one I made the other day hasn’t lasted long at all so it’s a good excuse to try it again! Thanks for your help 😊 xx



  11. Jones on November 10, 2020 at 8:25 pm

    5 stars
    I tried this over the weekend after seeing the Instagram post and it was so easy to make! Like another reviewer, I experimented and did half dark and half milk chocolate and it turned out perfectly. The recipe is divine and we got about 16 slices out of it. Can’t wait to make this again for Christmas! Fantastic recipe Jane, thanks for sharing!

  12. Callum M on September 17, 2020 at 9:40 pm

    5 stars
    So I’ve had this recipe saved on my phone for months waiting for a good reason to make it. Then one day a friend tells me she loves chocolate oranges and I knew her birthday would be the right time to make it.

    The recipe itself was so simple and straightforward that honestly I felt like it was almost too easy, like I knew I’d mess it up… especially after reading some of the comments.

    The base I was worried was going to still be too crumbly, I think I over-whisked the cream, and I was a little impatient to mix the chocolate in (a bowl of melted chocolate orange? I had to remove the temptation asap!).

    But today I am honestly so happy with the result! The mixture firmed right up in the fridge overnight, it popped right out of the tin with minimal effort (I used a loose base one) and it looks truly wonderful once the slices and sprinkles are added.

    If you plan on making this just trust the process, it all felt like it wasn’t going to work out for me but in the end it exceeded expectations. I wasn’t too creative (I decorated mine with slices and gold sprinkles), but I used a dark chocolate orange for the majority of the filling (2 thirds dark, 1 third normal). I also did 50/50 dark and normal for the decorative slices too which looked really good. If you find normal chocolate orange too sweet then I highly recommend using a mix with dark or even just dark on it’s own as the cream and icing sugar already add a lot of sweetness.

    Thank you Jane for sharing this recipe, my friend and her family are really impressed and I can’t wait for them to drop off a slice for me tomorrow!

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