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Salted Caramel Chocolate Tart

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This Salted Caramel Chocolate Tart features a crisp chocolate shortcrust base, a silky layer of homemade salted caramel, and a luscious dark chocolate ganache topping. The perfect balance of sweet and salty, it’s an elegant, indulgent dessert ideal for dinner parties, holidays, or any special occasion.

Ingredients

For the Chocolate Shortcrust Pastry:

Plain flour

Cocoa powder

Caster sugar

Salt

Cold unsalted butter, cubed

Cold milk of choice

For the Salted Caramel:

Caster sugar

Unsalted butter

Double cream (heavy cream), warmed

Vanilla bean paste or extract

Sea salt

For the Chocolate Ganache:

Dark chocolate, roughly chopped

Double cream (heavy cream)

To Finish:

Cocoa powder for dusting

Flaky sea salt

Instructions

  • Prepare the Chocolate Shortcrust Pastry:

    • In a food processor, pulse together flour, cocoa, sugar, and salt.

    • Add cold butter and pulse to fine crumbs.

    • Add cold milk gradually, pulsing until dough forms.

    • Shape into a disc, wrap in plastic, and chill for 30 minutes.

  • Blind Bake the Pastry:

    • Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F).

    • Roll out pastry, line a tart tin, prick base with fork.

    • Line with parchment and fill with baking beans; bake 15 minutes.

    • Remove beans and bake another 5 minutes. Cool completely.

  • Make the Salted Caramel:

    • In a saucepan, melt sugar over medium heat until amber.

    • Stir in butter, then warm cream.

    • Remove from heat, stir in vanilla and sea salt.

    • Pour into cooled tart shell and chill until set (about 1 hour).

  • Make the Chocolate Ganache:

    • Place chopped chocolate in a bowl.

    • Heat cream to simmering, pour over chocolate.

    • Let sit 1 minute, then stir until smooth.

  • Assemble the Tart:

    • Pour ganache over chilled caramel layer, smooth top.

    • Chill 1–2 hours until set.

    • Dust with cocoa powder and sprinkle with flaky sea salt before serving.

Notes

For extra crunch, sprinkle toasted nuts over the caramel.

Spice it up with a pinch of cinnamon or chili powder in the caramel.

Use milk chocolate for a sweeter ganache or coconut cream for dairy-free.

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