Description
Elegant mini tartlets with a crisp buttery shortcrust shell filled with silky dark chocolate ganache and topped with crunchy roasted hazelnuts. Perfect for entertaining or special occasions.
Ingredients
Scale
- 200g all-purpose flour
- 100g cold unsalted butter, diced
- 70g icing sugar
- 1 large egg yolk
- 2 to 3 tbsp ice-cold water
- Pinch of salt
- 150g dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids), chopped
- 150ml heavy cream
- 30g unsalted butter, room temperature
- 50g roasted hazelnuts, roughly chopped
- 1 tbsp hazelnut praline paste or hazelnut paste (optional)
Instructions
- Whisk together the flour, icing sugar, and salt in a large bowl.
- Add the cold butter and rub it into the flour until the mixture resembles fine crumbs.
- Add the egg yolk and gradually mix in the ice-cold water until a dough forms.
- Shape the dough into a disc, wrap it, and chill for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F).
- Roll the dough to a 3 mm thickness on a lightly floured surface.
- Cut circles and press them into mini tartlet molds.
- Trim the edges and prick the bottoms with a fork.
- Freeze the lined molds for 10 minutes.
- Bake for 12 to 15 minutes until lightly golden.
- Allow the tart shells to cool completely.
- Place the chopped dark chocolate in a heatproof bowl.
- Heat the cream until it just begins to simmer.
- Pour the hot cream over the chocolate and let stand for 1 minute.
- Stir gently until a smooth glossy ganache forms.
- Add the butter and hazelnut praline paste if using, then mix until smooth.
- Pour the ganache evenly into the cooled tart shells.
- Sprinkle the roasted hazelnuts over the top.
- Refrigerate for at least 1 hour until set.
- Serve chilled or at cool room temperature.
Notes
For the richest flavor, use high-quality dark chocolate with at least 70% cocoa solids. The optional hazelnut praline paste intensifies the nutty flavor and creates an even more luxurious filling.
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 mini tartlet
- Calories: 245
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 35mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 35mg