Chocolate-on-Chocolate Tart with Maple Almonds

Chocolate-on-Chocolate Tart with Maple Almonds
Chocolate-on-Chocolate Tart with Maple Almonds might be just the dessert you are searching for. One serving contains 510 calories, 6g of protein, and 33g of fat. This recipe covers 11% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 10. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. If you have honey, bittersweet chocolate, sugar, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

1
Pulse cocoa powder, sugar, salt, and1 1/4 cups flour in a food processor to combine.
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Add butter; pulse until mixture resemblescoarse meal. Beat egg yolk and 3 tablespoons icewater in a small bowl; add to flour mixtureand pulse until dough just comes together.Form into a 3/4"-thick disk, wrap tightly inplastic, and chill until firm, at least 2 hours.
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Preheat oven to 350°F.
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Roll out dough on alightly floured surface to a 12" round.
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Transferto tart pan; lift up edges and let dough slumpdown into pan, then gently press into edge ofpan. Trim dough, leaving about a 1" overhang.Fold in overhang; press to adhere. Prickbottom with a fork. Chill in freezer 15 minutes.
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Line pie with parchment paper or heavy-dutyfoil, leaving a 1 1/2" overhang. Fill withpie weights or dried beans.
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Place on arimmed baking sheet and bake until crustis dry around the edges, about 30 minutes.
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Remove parchment and weights and bakeuntil crust is firm and looks dry all over, 5–10minutes longer.
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9
Transfer pan to a wire rackand let crust cool.
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DO AHEAD: Dough can be made 2 daysahead; keep chilled. Crust can be baked1 day ahead; store tightly wrapped at roomtemperature.
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Preheat oven to 350°F.Toast almonds on a rimmed baking sheet,stirring occasionally, until slightly darkened,6–8 minutes.
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Let cool.
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Bring almonds, maple sugar, maplesyrup, salt, and 1/4 cup water to a boil in amedium saucepan. Reduce heat and cook,stirring often, until mixture turns mahogany,about 5 minutes.
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Remove pot from heat and stir vigorouslyuntil almonds are coated with crystallizedsugar (they will look sandy).
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Spread out on aparchment-lined baking sheet; let cool, thencoarsely chop.
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DO AHEAD: Nuts can be candied 2 weeksahead. Store airtight at room temperature.
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Combine chocolate and butter in a large heatproof bowl. Bringcream, honey, and salt to a boil in a smallsaucepan, whisking to dissolve honey.
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Pourcream mixture over chocolate mixture; letstand 2 minutes.
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Whisk until chocolate ismelted and mixture is smooth.
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Pour fillinginto crust and chill until set, at least 4 hours.
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Top tart with maple almonds just beforeserving.
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DO AHEAD: Tart can be made 2 daysahead; cover and keep chilled. Bring to roomtemperature before serving.
DifficultyHard
Ready In45 m.
Servings10
Health Score3
Dish TypesSide Dish
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