Pecan and Chocolate Tart with Bourbon Whipped Crème Fraîche

Name: Pecan and Chocolate Tart with Bourbon Whipped Crème Fraîche
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 113 grams semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, chopped; 2 teaspoons bourbon; 118 milliliters light corn syrup; 59 milliliters crème fraîche; 118 milliliters dark corn syrup; 3 larges eggs; 177 milliliters heavy cream; 0 teaspoons kosher salt; 1 Pâte Sucrée disk; 355 milliliters pecan halves; 355 milliliters chopped pecans plus; 237 milliliters sugar; 59 milliliters (1/2 stick) unsalted butter; 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise

Pecan and Chocolate Tart with Bourbon Whipped Crème Fraîche requires around 45 minutes from start to finish. This recipe serves 10. This recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains approximately 8g of protein, 41g of fat, and a total of 665 calories. Head to the store and pick up pecan halves, bourbon, heavy cream, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Roll out Pâte Sucrée disk on a lightly flouredwork surface to a 1/8"-thick round, dustingwith flour as necessary to prevent sticking.

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All Purpose Flour

Roll

Transfer crust to tart pan; press onto bottomand up sides of pan. Trim dough flush withedge of pan. Chill for 1 hour.

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Crust

Dough

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Tart Form

Frying Pan

Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350°F.

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Oven

Spreadout chopped pecans in a single layer ona rimmed baking sheet and toast, stirringonce or twice, until lightly browned andaromatic, 8-10 minutes.

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Pecan Pieces

Toast

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Baking Sheet

Place butter in a small skillet overmedium heat. Scrape in seeds from vanillabean; add bean. Cook, swirling pan a fewtimes, until butter browns and smells nutty,about 5 minutes. Discard vanilla bean.

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Vanilla Bean

Butter

Seeds

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Frying Pan

Whisk sugar, both corn syrups, and saltin a large bowl.

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Sugar

Corn

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Whisk

Bowl

Whisk in warm brown butter,then eggs; whisk to blend.

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Butter

Egg

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Whisk

Spread choppedpecans in an even layer over prepared tartshell. Scatter chocolate over.

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Chocolate

Spread

Place pecanhalves in concentric circles over choppedpecans and chocolate.

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Chocolate

Pour filling slowlyand evenly over nuts.

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Nuts

Bake tart until filling is just set in center,45-50 minutes.

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Oven

Transfer tart to a wire rack; let cool forat least 30 minutes. DO AHEAD: Tart canbe made 8 hours ahead.

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Wire Rack

Let stand at roomtemperature.

Beat cream, crème fraîche, and bourbonuntil soft peaks form. DO AHEAD: Bourbonwhipped crème fraîche can be made 4 hoursahead. Cover; chill. Rewhisk before serving.

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Creme Fraiche