Chocolate Tart with Nut Crust

Name: Chocolate Tart with Nut Crust
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons almond extract; 113 grams 1/2 cup butter or margarine; 1 teaspoon cognac or brandy; 6 larges egg yolks; 237 milliliters pine nuts; 255 grams bittersweet or semisweet chocolate; 118 milliliters sugar; 10 servings Unsweetened cocoa powder; 237 milliliters chopped walnuts

Chocolate Tart with Nut Crust might be just the dessert you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains about 7g of protein, 39g of fat, and a total of 474 calories. This gluten free and fodmap friendly recipe serves 10. Head to the store and pick up almond extract, egg yolks, cognac, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

In a food processor, whirl walnuts, pine nuts, and 1/2 cup sugar until nuts are coarsely ground.

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Pine Nuts

Walnuts

Sugar

Nuts

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Food Processor

Pour into a 9-inch tart pan with removable rim. In a 2-cup glass measure, melt 1/4 cup butter in a microwave oven at full power (100%), 20 to 30 seconds.

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Butter

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Microwave

Tart Form

Oven

Add melted butter to nut mixture and rub in with your fingers to blend. Press mixture evenly over bottom and up sides of pan. Set pan on a foil-lined 12- by 15-inch baking sheet.

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Butter

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Baking Sheet

Aluminum Foil

Frying Pan

Bake in a 325 regular or convection oven until crust begins to brown around edges, 20 to 30 minutes.

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Crust

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Oven

Meanwhile, chop half the chocolate into 1/2-inch chunks and set aside. Finely chop remaining chocolate.

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Chocolate

In the glass measure, combine remaining 1/4 cup butter, cut into small pieces, with finely chopped chocolate.

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Chocolate

Butter

Heat in a microwave oven at half power (50%) until chocolate is soft, 30 to 45 seconds. Stir until mixture is smooth.

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Chocolate

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Microwave

Oven

In a bowl with a mixer on high speed, beat egg yolks, remaining 3 tablespoons sugar, cognac, and almond extract until mixture turns pale yellow, about 3 minutes.

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Almond Extract