Description
A decadent dessert combining a rich chocolate crust with a smooth salted caramel filling, topped with luxurious dark chocolate ganache.
Ingredients
Scale
- 185g plain flour/all-purpose flour
- 30g cocoa powder
- 40g caster sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 120g cold unsalted butter, cut into cubes and frozen for 30 minutes
- 60g cold milk of choice
- 200g caster sugar
- 60g unsalted butter
- 350ml double cream/heavy cream, warmed
- 1 tsp vanilla bean paste/extract
- 1 tsp salt
- 250g dark chocolate, roughly chopped
- 300ml double cream/heavy cream
- Cocoa powder for dusting
- Flaky sea salt
Instructions
- Prepare the Tart Crust: Mix flour, cocoa, salt, and caster sugar. Incorporate frozen butter until the mixture resembles coarse sand. Add cold milk until a cohesive dough forms, then refrigerate for 3 hours.
- Roll Out the Dough: Dust a work surface with flour and roll out the dough to 3mm thickness. Transfer to a tart tin, press edges, trim excess, and dock with a fork. Refrigerate for 30-60 minutes.
- Blind Bake the Crust: Preheat oven to 170°C fan/190°C conventional. Line tart shell with baking paper, fill with baking beans, and blind bake for 20 minutes. Remove weights and bake for an extra 15 minutes. Cool in the tin for 15 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
- Make the Salted Caramel: Melt 200g of caster sugar in a saucepan over medium-low heat until deep amber. Add butter and warmed cream, then whisk in vanilla and salt. Pour over the cooled pastry shell. Refrigerate for 2-3 hours to set.
- Prepare the Ganache Layer: Place chopped dark chocolate in a bowl. Warm cream over low heat until steaming, pour over chocolate, let sit for a minute, then whisk until smooth. Pour ganache over the set caramel and refrigerate until fully set.
- Final Touches: Dust with cocoa powder and sprinkle flaky sea salt before serving.
Notes
Chill your ingredients for a flaky crust. Use high-quality chocolate for best flavor.
- Prep Time: 30
- Cook Time: 35
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 26g
- Saturated Fat: 16g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 70mg