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Chocolate Pecan Tart with Caramel Sauce
 

 Chocolate- Pecan Tart with Caramel Sauce

 

Incredibly rich- almost like eating candy...
 


2 cups 

 

CRUST:
pecans

 

¼ cup 

 

golden brown sugar, packed

 

¼ tsp 

 

ground cinnamon

 

2 Tbs 

 

unsalted butter, at room temperature
 

 


½ cup 

 
 

FILLING:
heavy whipping cream

 

12 oz 

 

bittersweet or semi-sweet chocolate, chopped
 

 

 

 

SAUCE:

 

1 stick 

 

unsalted butter, melted

 

1 cup + 3 Tbs. 

 

granulated sugar

 

2 cups 

 

heavy whipping cream

 

 

1

To prepare tart: Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Blend first 3 ingredients in processor until nuts are finely ground. Add butter and blend until well-combined. Press nut mixture onto bottom and sides of 9" tart pan with removable bottom. Bake until golden brown, about 20 minutes. Transfer to rack and cool.

2

To prepare filling: In a medium heavy saucepan, bring cream to a simmer. Add chocolate and stir until melted and smooth. Pour chocolate mixture into crust. Cover and refrigerate until firm (about 2 hours).

3

To prepare sauce: Melt butter in heavy medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add sugar and cook until deep golden brown, whisking frequently (about 10 minutes- the mixture will be grainy). Add cream and boil until sauce is reduced to 2½ cups, whisking occasionally (about 10 minutes). Cool slightly.

4

When ready to serve, remove tart bottom. Cut tart into wedges and transfer to plates. Spoon warm sauce around tart wedges.

 

Servings: 12

 

 Cooking Tips

*To save time on the day of entertaining, you may prepare the crust/filling 2 days ahead).

**You may also prepare the sauce 2 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Before serving, re-warm sauce over medium heat, stirring frequently.

 

 Recipe Source

Modified from Bon Appetit, February 1993

 

 

 


 

 

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Restaurant Quality!- would make it again.  "This was really a rich chocolate dessert.  You only need a small sliver with some of the sauce and you will get your fill of chocolate!  Really good!"
                
-Corvalis, OR

 
 

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