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Brown sugar chocolate tart

Brown sugar chocolate tart

A lack of time doesn’t mean you have to lower your expectations. This tart is outrageously chocolatey but zero faff, thanks to a ready-made pastry case and a four-ingredient ganache filling. 

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Vegetarian
  • Serves8
  • CourseDessert
  • Prepare15 mins
  • Cook10 mins
  • Total time25 mins
  • Pluscooling + chilling

Ingredients

  • 200ml double cream
  • 30g dark brown soft sugar
  • 120g dark chocolate (70%), broken into small pieces
  • 1 Cooks’ Ingredients Sweet Pastry Case
  • 25g pecans
  • 50g blanched hazelnuts
  • 50g blanched almonds
  • 180g No.1 Salted Caramel Sauce

Method

  1. For the ganache filling, in a saucepan, combine the cream, sugar and a pinch of sea salt flakes. Warm over a medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the sugar has dissolved and the mixture is steaming but not boiling (3-5 minutes).

  2. Remove the saucepan from the heat and add the chocolate. Let it stand, undisturbed, for 1-2 minutes to allow the chocolate pieces to melt, then use a balloon whisk to gently stir the mixture until it forms a smooth, silky ganache. Pour into the pastry case, spreading it evenly. Allow the filling to cool to room temperature, then transfer it to the fridge for at least 1 hour (or overnight).

  3. Meanwhile, prepare the nuts. In a small frying pan, toast the pecans, hazelnuts and almonds over a medium heat for 2-3 minutes until golden and aromatic. Tip onto a board and allow to cool completely. Just before serving, melt the caramel sauce in a small pan over a low heat or in a few 10-second bursts in the microwave to loosen to a pourable consistency; tip in the nuts and mix to combine. Spoon the caramel nuts over the tart and serve at once.

Cook’s tip

This pud can be prepped a day ahead. Keep the filled tart shell in the fridge, covered. Just before serving, warm the sauce and stir in the toasted nuts. 

Nutritional

Typical values per serving when made using specific products in recipe

Energy

2,345kJ/ 564kcals

Fat

41g

Saturated Fat

21g

Carbohydrates

41g

Sugars

24.1g

Fibre

3.3g

Protein

6.6g

Salt

0.4g

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