Chocolate Hazelnut Tart
I had grand plans of posting twice this week. While on vacation. Ha! It’s now Thursday. And only by a Christmas miracle is this post live. I’ve been living it up responsibility-free for two weeks straight. Making these bracelets. And these cowls. Sitting by the fire with the A/C on (only in Texas). Sheer bliss. But it’s going to be a rough adjustment back into real life next Monday. Pray for me.
Speaking of sheer bliss, have you seen this sweet treat? It’s brought to you by my ever talented sister. A chocolate tart coated in a honey glaze and wrapped in a hazelnut graham cracker crust. And if you must, a dollop of freshly whipped cream. I must. A little slice of this is about as close to heaven as you can get. It’s dark, rich, and not overly sweet. With a touch of masculinity. It’s absolutely divine.
I’m still trying to convince my sister to go into business with me. She hasn’t taken the bait yet. Yet. Living in different states doesn’t help matters. But a girl can still dream. I see globs of baking sheets and cake pans in our future. Mini tarts, pies, and cakes. Chocolate croissants. Vintage modern decor. A name and logo just begging to be revealed. One day. But until then, I’ll enjoy this sisterly collaboration.
Ingredients
Instructions
- Make crust. Preheat oven to 400° and toast hazelnuts for 8 minutes. Lower the temperature to 350°. Place hazelnuts on a paper towel. Cover with another paper towel and roll to remove shells. Blend in food processor until fine. In a bowl, mix together hazelnuts, graham crackers, cocoa powder, and confectioners sugar with melted butter. Press in bottom of tart pan. Bake for 10 minutes.
- Make filling. Bring heavy cream to a boil and pour over chocolate. Let sit for 5 minutes and then stir mixture until incorporated. Whisk in 2 eggs, vanilla, and salt. Pour mixture into the tart pan and bake for 20 minutes. Allow to cool for 1 hour.
- Make glaze. Bring heavy cream to a boil and pour over chocolate. Let sit for 3 minutes and stir until incorporated. Add water and honey. Stir. Pour mixture over tart and rotate until the glaze has covered the entire tart.
- Make garnish. Whip heavy cream until just stiff. Garnish and serve at room temperature.
Chocolate + hazelnuts is pretty much my favorite dessert combination. Ever. Getting back to work is always really hard, but hopefully 2012 has some excellent things in store for you, life and work-wise! xo
This looks amazing Melissa! You and your sister sure are talented
. Those cowls and bracelets are so cute! I would love to have one!
Oh goodness, this tart looks heavenly! What a wonderful start to 2012
Wow. That sure does look like a little slice of heaven right there.
Wow, this looks awesome! Great pics too. So glad I came across your blog
Kristin
http://www.dressedandfed.com
Yay! I was hoping you would post the recipe for this tart! I will absolutely be making this.
This is one of those recipes that. takes. my. breath. away.
Ooh, that honey glaze is pure genius. I love how smooth it looks. And I’ll bet it tastes even better than it looks. As for posting while you’re on vacation, I’m impressed! Happy New Year!
Chocolate is my weakness, and love a simple, decadent tart like this one.
looks delish! chocolate and hazelnuts — one of my fave pairings. btw, love love love the foodie fotos. nice work.
Wow, gorgeous tart!
This looks amazing, but I’m especially smitten by the honey in the glaze!
Woah. This looks insane. Post holiday diets be damned!
Happy new year to you!
Amen!
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Love chocolate and hazelnut anything. This looks beautiful.
Can’t wait to try it out!
OMG.. i love chocolate.. T_T
I love the presentation very pure and yummy
It seems to be delicious!
Everything here is so beautiful I wish u were my friendly neighbor
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I’ve been racking my brain for the perfect dessert to serve at my dinner party and I think I just found it! Thank you!
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My god this looks delicious. Good thing your blog was freshly pressed – it allowed me to look through lots of yummy looking recipes. But… chocolate & hazelnut… that’s comment-worthy right now. Thanks for posting this recipe.
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Found your blog via Freshly Pressed – congrats. I have to go now though, you have way too many tempting recipes. Thanks!
Hi,
I was wondering if I can substitute honey with something else? My husband is allergic to honey but I would really love to try this recipe
Thank you.
heyyy, does it matter if I were to use chopped up hazelnuts from the store rather than buy whole hazelnuts and roast them?
thanks!
As long as the chopped hazelnuts were roasted, the flavor should be pretty similar. If not, you can pop them in a pan on medium heat and toast for a couple minutes. Hope you love this!