Description
These easy chocolate salted caramel tarts are a decadent dessert featuring a rich chocolate crust, gooey caramel filling, and a luscious chocolate ganache topping finished with a sprinkle of sea salt.
Ingredients
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- 1 1/2 cups crushed chocolate cookies or graham crackers
- 6 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 6 tbsp unsalted butter (for caramel)
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 tsp sea salt (plus extra for topping)
- 1/2 cup heavy cream (for ganache)
- 4 oz dark chocolate, chopped
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). In a bowl, mix crushed chocolate cookies with melted butter and press into mini tart pans.
- Bake crusts for 8-10 minutes. Let them cool completely.
- To make the caramel, heat sugar in a saucepan over medium heat until melted and amber-colored.
- Add butter and stir until melted, then carefully add heavy cream and sea salt. Cook for 1-2 minutes until smooth. Let cool slightly.
- Pour caramel into cooled tart crusts and refrigerate for 30 minutes until set.
- Heat heavy cream for ganache and pour over chopped chocolate. Let sit for 2 minutes, then stir until smooth. Add vanilla extract.
- Spread chocolate ganache over the caramel layer in each tart.
- Chill for another 30 minutes or until set. Sprinkle sea salt on top before serving.
Notes
- You can use store-bought caramel sauce for convenience.
- Use high-quality dark chocolate for best flavor.
- These can be made a day ahead and stored in the fridge.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tart
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 190mg
- Fat: 28g
- Saturated Fat: 17g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 60mg