I have had great success freezing the following recipe which I adapted from Jean George Vongeritchen's recipe for warm chocolate cakes. What I usually do is prepare the batter and pour it into well greased fluted tart pan or pans. Individual ones make a great presentation. Then, I cover and freeze the filled pans before baking. When we have guests, I pull them out of the freezer and thaw them in the refrigerator and bake these to order.

Note that the recipe calls for wheat flour. ALmond flour is an easy substitute if you are looking for a gluten-free alternative.

Warm Chocolate Tartes

4 Tablespoons flour, almond flour or finely ground almonds can be substituted for the wheat flour)
1/3 cup sugar
1 whole egg
1 egg yolk
3 1/2 tablespoons melted chocolate, about 3 ounces of chocolate
3 1/2 tablespoons melted butter

1 package frozen filo dough
about 4 ounces butter, melted

1-12 cup miniature muffin tin

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. In a bowl, mix the flour, sugar, egg and egg yolk. Beat until all ingredients are well combined. Add the melted chocolate and butter. Blend at high speed of an electric mixer for 5 minutes.

2. To line the muffin pan with filo dough, remove a sheet of filo dough from the package. Coat it with melted butter. Add another sheet of filo and coat it with melted butter. Continue with a third layer. Cut the rectangle into 3 inch squares. Line each muffin pan with one square, standing the sides up to form a tall, irregularly shaped edge on the tart.

3. Fill the muffin tins with the batter. Each cup should be half full. Cook the tray in the oven for 10 minutes, less for a runny center and more for a more cake like tart. In each case, the center of the cake should be moist.

4. Serve 2 or 3 warm tarts per person garnished with a dusting of powdered sugar.

Serves 4 to 6 people.

Note: This recipe may be made in one large tart pan or in regular muffin tins. Yield will differ and cooking time will have to be adjusted accordingly.

Omit the filo dough and bake this batter in greased muffin or tart tins.