Caramelized-Banana Tartlets with Bittersweet Chocolate Port Sauce

Name: Caramelized-Banana Tartlets with Bittersweet Chocolate Port Sauce
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters all purpose flour; 6 servings Bittersweet Chocolate-Port Sauce; 118 milliliters hazelnuts, lightly toasted, ground; 118 milliliters powdered sugar; 6 medium sizes slightly under-ripe bananas, peeled, each cut on diagonal into 1/2-inch-thick slices, divided; 1 teaspoons salt; 118 milliliters sugar, divided; 4 Tbsps (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, divided; 1 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1 pint premium vanilla ice cream; 6 Tbsps warm water, divided

Caramelized-Banana Tartlets with Bittersweet Chocolate Port Sauce

You can never have too many hor d'oeuvre recipes, so give Caramelized-Banana Tartlets with Bittersweet Chocolate Port Sauce a try. This recipe makes 6 servings with 491 calories, 7g of protein, and 23g of fat each. This recipe covers 10% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have salt, butter, hazelnuts, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Using electric mixer, beat first 6 ingredients in medium bowl to blend.

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Bowl

Add flour; beat until moist clumps form. Gather dough into ball; flatten into disk. Wrap in plastic; chill 30 minutes.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Wrap

Preheat oven to 350°F. Divide dough into 6 equal pieces. Press 1 piece evenly onto bottom and up sides of each of six 4 1/2-inch-diameter tartlet pans with removable bottoms.

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Dough

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Oven

Bake crusts until deep golden brown and cooked through, about 25 minutes. Cool crusts completely in pans on rack. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and store at room temperature.)

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Oven

Melt 2 tablespoons butter in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until beginning to brown.

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Butter

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Frying Pan

Add half of bananas to skillet in single layer; cook until bananas brown on bottom, about 45 seconds. Using thin spatula, turn slices over; sprinkle 1/4 cup sugar evenly over bananas. Cook until sugar dissolves and turns golden, occasionally swirling pan, about 3 minutes. Turn banana slices over; add 3 tablespoons warm water and continue cooking until caramel thickens slightly, swirling pan, about 2 minutes. Arrange banana slices in each of 3 tartlet crusts; spoon any caramel from skillet over. Clean skillet, then repeat procedure with remaining butter, bananas, sugar, and water. (Can be prepared 2 hours ahead.

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Banana