Peanut Salted Caramel and Chocolate Tart

A complex multi-layered tart featuring chocolate shortcrust pastry, salted caramel, peanuts, peanut butter mousse, ganache, and handmade chocolate truffles.

Estimated Nutrition

Per Serving Total
Calories 765 kcals 9180 kcals
Carbohydrates 48.5 grams 582 grams
Fat 58.2 grams 698.4 grams
Protein 11.9 grams 142.2 grams
Cook Time
45 mins
Produces
12 people
Allergies
Vegetarian
Vegan
Dairy Free
Gluten Free

Ingredients

BakingIngredients
2
tbsp
Icing Sugar
For pastry
2
tbsp
Cocoa Powder
For pastry
400
g
Dark Chocolate
Minimum 53% cocoa solids, chopped
2
tbsp
1.5
tbsp
Icing Sugar
For mousse
2
tsp
50
g
Dark Chocolate
Minimum 70% cocoa solids for decoration
1
stick
Cocoa Powder
For dusting
Dairy
140
g
Unsalted Butter
Cut in cubes
400
ml
Double Cream
For ganache
60
g
Butter
For ganache
50
g
Butter
For caramel
85
ml
Double Cream
For caramel
Fruits
GrainsCereals
250
g
Plain Flour
Plus extra for dusting
NutsSeeds
200
g
Roasted Salted Peanuts
Chopped into small pieces
130
g
Roasted Peanuts
For cinnamon peanut butter
3
tbsp
Peanut Butter
For peanut powder
OilsFats
1.5
tbsp
Other
2
piece
1
tbsp

Steps

  • Preheat oven to 200°C.
  • Sift flour, sugar, and cocoa; rub in butter, add wet ingredients, and chill dough.
  • Roll pastry, line a 23cm tin, prick base, and add weights.
  • Bake for 25 minutes, then 10 minutes without weights; let cool.
  • Melt chocolate with boiled cream and butter; reserve one ramekin for truffles.
  • Simmer caramel ingredients, cool, stir in peanuts, pour into pastry, and chill until set.
  • Process peanuts into a ball, then blend with oil, honey, and cinnamon into paste.
  • Whip cream with sugar and cornflour, fold in ganache and peanut butter, then spread over tart.
  • Melt decoration chocolate to 32°C and pipe shapes onto parchment to set.
  • Pulse peanut butter and maltodextrin for powder; roll ganache balls in powder for truffles.
  • Spread final ganache layer over set mousse and chill again.
  • Remove from tin, dust with cocoa, and decorate with truffles and chocolate shapes.