Walnut Caramel Mini Tarts
What not to love when pairing walnut, caramel and chocolate. These walnut caramel mini tarts are rich, sweet and full of caramel filling and walnut flavor.
Instructions
Prepare the crust.
- Mix flour with salt, sugar and ground walnuts. Incorporate butter to the flour, using your hands or using a pastry processor, until crumbs are formed.
- Add the egg and incorporate until the dough is homogeneous. Knead the dough and form a ball from it.
- Wrap it with plastic and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
Prepare the tart shells.
- Preheat the oven to 180 (350F). Roll out the dough into a rectangular shape and cut small circles to fit the mini tart molds.
- Press dough into tart molds without stretching it. Punch the bottoms with a fork.
- Bake the mini tart shells for 20-25 minutes until lightly golden.
Prepare the caramel filling.
- Mix egg yolks with sugar until thick, creamy and pale yellow colored.
- In a medium saucepan heat the sugar until turns golden brown. Immediately add walnuts and butter and mix well. After butter has melted remove from heat and incorporate the egg yolk mixture.
- Return to heat, stir continuously and simmer until thick. Remove from heat, continue stirring for a few minutes then fill the mini tart shells.
Prepare the chocolate glaze.
- To prepare chocolate glaze melt the chocolate over a bain-marie until smooth.
- Stir in butter and 1 tbsp heavy cream until well blended.
- Use immediately, pour over the caramel filling. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 1 mini tartCalories: 375kcalCarbohydrates: 30.2gProtein: 6.1gFat: 26.6gSaturated Fat: 12.6gCholesterol: 114mgSugar: 16g