Ginger-Caramel Macadamia Tart

Name: Ginger-Caramel Macadamia Tart
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters firmly packed brown sugar; 12 servings Butter pastry (recipe below); 12 servings Warm chocolate sauce (recipe below); 118 milliliters minced crystallized ginger; 3 larges eggs; 1 Tbsp minced fresh ginger; 710 milliliters salted, roasted macadamia nuts; 1 teaspoon vanilla

Ginger-Caramel Macadamia Tart might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe makes 12 servings with 385 calories, 4g of protein, and 31g of fat each. This recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 1 person found this recipe to be flavorful and satisfying. Head to the store and pick up ginger, butter pastry, warm chocolate sauce, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet.

Instructions

Press butter pastry evenly over bottom of an 11-inch plain or fluted tart pan with removable rim; then press pastry up pan sides.

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Butter

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Tart Form

Frying Pan

Bake in a 300 oven until pale gold, 12 to 15 minutes. Use hot or cool.

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Oven

Meanwhile, in a bowl, beat to blend eggs, sugar, crystallized ginger, fresh ginger, and vanilla.

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Candied Ginger

Fresh Ginger

Vanilla

Sugar

Egg

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Bowl

Rub macadamia nuts in a towel to remove excess salt. Lift nuts from towel and put in bowl.

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Macadamia Nuts

Nuts

Salt

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Mix and pour into pastry.

Bake on lowest rack in a 350 oven until top is golden and filling is set (test by gently shaking), 35 to 40 minutes. Cool tart on a rack.

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Oven

Remove pan rim and cut tart into wedges. Spoon warm chocolate sauce onto portions and accompany with ice cream.

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Hot Fudge Sauce

Ice Cream

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Frying Pan

Butter pastry: In a food processor or a bowl, combine 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour and 1/4 cup sugar.

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All Purpose Flour

Butter

Sugar

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Food Processor

Bowl

Add 1/2 cup (1/4 lb.) butter or margarine, in chunks, and whirl or rub with your fingers until fine crumbs form.

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Butter

Dry Seasoning Rub

Add 1 large egg yolk; whirl or mix with a fork until dough holds together.

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Egg Yolk

Dough

Warm chocolate sauce: In a microwave-safe bowl or a 1- to 1 1/2-quart pan, melt 1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips with 3/4 cup half-and-half (light cream) or milk in a microwave oven or over low heat, stirring often until sauce is smooth.

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Semisweet Chocolate Chips