Description
Rich layers of chocolate chip salted caramel tart promise indulgence in every bite. Crisp buttery crust, velvety caramel, and dark chocolate create a dessert that invites you to savor pure culinary bliss.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (240 ml) semisweet chocolate chips
- 4 tbsps (57 g) unsalted Challenge butter
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) corn syrup
- Fleur de sel sea salt (to taste)
Instructions
- Preparation: Preheat oven to 350°F and set up a 9-inch tart pan with removable bottom.
- Cookie Base Creation: Cream butter with sugars until fluffy, then blend in vanilla and egg. Fold in flour mixture and chocolate chips, ensuring even distribution.
- Baking Base: Press dough uniformly into tart pan, creating slightly raised edges. Refrigerate briefly, then bake 22-25 minutes until golden. Gently press center with spoon after removing from oven.
- Caramel Crafting: Heat sugar, corn syrup, and water in heavy pan until honey-golden. Carefully incorporate warm cream, stirring continuously. Mix in butter, sea salt, and vanilla until smooth and glossy.
- Caramel Layer: Pour slightly cooled caramel evenly over completely cooled cookie base. Chill 15-20 minutes to set.
- Chocolate Topping: Melt chocolate and butter using double boiler. Stir in corn syrup until glossy and well-integrated.
- Final Assembly: Pour chocolate mixture over caramel layer, creating smooth coating. Sprinkle fleur de sel across surface for sophisticated flavor contrast.
- Chilling and Serving: Refrigerate tart 2 hours minimum to ensure complete layer setting before slicing and presenting.
Notes
- Chill the Dough: Refrigerate the cookie base briefly before baking to prevent excessive spreading and maintain a crisp, defined shape.
- Control Caramel Color: Watch the sugar mixture closely during caramelization; color changes quickly and can burn in seconds, impacting the flavor dramatically.
- Prevent Chocolate Seizing: Ensure all utensils and chocolate are completely dry when melting to avoid potential texture issues that can ruin the glossy finish.
- Salt Matters: Use high-quality fleur de sel for the final garnish; its delicate texture and pure flavor elevate the entire dessert’s complexity and sophistication.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 319
- Sugar: 22 g
- Sodium: 56 mg
- Fat: 19 g
- Saturated Fat: 11 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 35 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 31 mg