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Chocolate Silk Macadamia Nut Tart

Chocolate Silk Macadamia Nut Tart
Cook Time
10 min
Yields
12 servings

Whip up this creamy, smooth chocolate macadamia tart for your next get together.

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ingredients

Tart

2
cup chocolate wafer crumbs
cup butter, melted

Caramel Filling

¾
cup granulated sugar
3
Tbsp water
2
Tbsp corn syrup
cup butter, cut into small pieces
cup chopped macadamia nuts

Chocolate Silk

cup whipping cream
6
oz bittersweet chocolate, chopped
2
Tbsp butter

Topping

½
cup macadamia nuts
2
Tbsp water
½
cup sugar
¾
cup whipping cream
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directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).

Step 2

In bowl, stir wafer crumbs with butter until moistened.

Step 3

Press onto bottom and up side of 9-inch (23 cm) round or square tart pan with removable bottom.

Step 4

Bake in center of oven for 10 minutes or until set. Let cool completely on rack.

Step 5

In heavy saucepan, combine sugar, water and corn syrup.

Step 6

Bring to boil; boil, without stirring, but brushing down sides with wet pastry brush, for about 8 minutes or until mixture turns caramel colour.

Step 7

Remove from heat; whisk in butter.

Step 8

Whisk in nuts and cream.

Step 9

Pour filling into prepared crust.

Step 10

Refrigerate for about 1 hour or until set.

Step 11

In clean saucepan, heat cream just until boiling; pour over chocolate and butter in bowl, whisking until melted and smooth.

Step 12

Let cool slightly.

Step 13

Pour over caramel nut filling.

Step 14

Refrigerate for at least 8 hours or until set, or for up to 2 days.

Step 15

Arrange nuts closely together on foil-lined baking sheet.

Step 16

In saucepan, combine sugar with water.

Step 17

Bring to a boil; boil, without stirring, but brushing down sides with wet pastry brush, for 5 to 7 minutes or until mixture turns caramel colour; pour over nuts; let cool completely.

Step 18

(Make-ahead: nut topping can be stored, uncovered, for up to 1 day.)

Step 19

Break into pieces; finely chop in food processor.

Step 20

Remove sides of tart pan; slide tart onto serving platter, removing bottom.

Step 21

Whip cream; spoon into pastry bag fitted with rosette tip.

Step 22

Pipe border of rosettes around edge of tart.

Step 23

Sprinkle with nut topping.

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