Sea-salted caramel tart with Javanese milk chocolate

Not yet rated

Paul A Young's salted-caramel and chocolate tart recipe includes Javanese milk chocolate for an extra creamy richness. This tart would round off a dinner party wonderfully, or make a sublime romantic dessert.

First published in 2015

Ingredients

Metric

Imperial

For the filling

For the crust

  • 350g of butter, softened
  • 150g of golden caster sugar
  • 4 egg yolks
  • 50ml of water
  • 500g of plain flour

To decorate

  • 50g of cacao nibs, cracked

Equipment

  • 20cm loose-bottomed tart tin

Method

1
Preheat the oven to 180°C/gas mark 4
2
Start by making the pastry bases for the tarts. Add the butter and sugar to a mixing bowl and beat with a wooden spoon until combined. Gradually mix in the egg yolks and water and mix again until smooth
  • 350g of butter, softened
  • 150g of golden caster sugar
  • 4 egg yolks
  • 50ml of water
3
A little at a time, add the flour, mixing continuously to form a stiff paste. Once all of the flour has been incorporated, wrap the pastry ball in cling film and keep in the fridge for 1 hour to firm up
  • 500g of plain flour
4
Once chilled, roll the pastry out to a 3mm thickness. Carefully line the tart tin with the pastry and blind bake in the oven until golden for approximately 25 minutes
5
Now make the filling. Add the butter and sugar to a large saucepan and place over a medium heat. Simmer for 2 minutes before adding the salt and cream
6
Bring to the boil and simmer for 5 minutes, then remove from the heat and whisk in the chocolate until melted. Pour this mixture into the tart case and leave in the fridge to set
7
For a little decoration and extra texture, sprinkle over some cocoa nibs to serve
  • 50g of cacao nibs, cracked
First published in 2015

Paul A Young is ranked as one of the world's leading chocolatiers, conjuring up confectionery that is original, artistic and, above all, wonderfully tasty.

Get in touch

Please sign in or register to send a comment to Great British Chefs.

You may also like

Load more