caramel hazelnut chocolate tarts

Posted on July 16, 2011 by cityhippyfarmgirl

I’m not allowed to make these very often, as restaint happily sits outside the front door and away from ear shot. Just the right size to pop into your mouth in one sugary sweep. Gone like a flash, as the hand reaches for another… ahem, and another.

See. Troublesome little tarts they are. Trouble with a hazelnutty bottom, a sticky caramel middle and just enough chocolate drizzled on for some to get stuck on your top lip.

You’ve been warned.

Caramel Hazelnut Chocolate Tarts

Pastry

1/3 cup toasted hazelnuts

1 cup plain flour (150g)

100g chilled cubed butter

All into a food processor until resembles bread crumbs. Divide mixture and press into greased mini muffin tray (I also cut strips of baking paper, lining one hole with a strip- easy to pop them out then.) Bake at 180C until a light golden. Press mixture down with a teaspoon to compress it while it’s still hot.

Caramel

In a pot, add one can of condensed milk (395g), 30g butter and 2 tablespoons of golden syrup over a low heat. Stirring until butter melts, then bring it up to a simmer, and keep stirring until mixture thickens and darkens a little. Divide the caramel over the pastry tarts, cool for 5 minutes and then over to a wire rack.

Chocolate

Melt the chocolate really slowly and then drizzle it over the tarts. If you melt it slowly the chocolate should stay ‘in temper’, and will avoid any streakiness, (if you don’t mind a bit of streaking now and then, just go for it.)

38 thoughts on “caramel hazelnut chocolate tarts”

Celia on July 16, 2011 at 3:12 pm said:

I could see how they’d be just a little too easy to eat! 🙂

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- cityhippyfarmgirl on July 17, 2011 at 1:54 pm said:
  
  *sigh* way too easy Celia.
  
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bagnidilucca on July 16, 2011 at 3:51 pm said:

Oh my goodness! I can see why it would be a good idea not to do these often. They just look heavenly. What a pity you can’t do a low calorie version.

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- cityhippyfarmgirl on July 17, 2011 at 1:57 pm said:
  
  Use sparingly is all that is required.
  
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teawithhazel on July 16, 2011 at 4:19 pm said:

wow..these look amazing..just the thing for an impromptu afternoon tea because they don’t look very time consuming to make..jane

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- cityhippyfarmgirl on July 17, 2011 at 1:57 pm said:
  
  Nope they’re not Jane, pretty easy. Especially after you have made them a few times.
  
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Zara on July 16, 2011 at 6:23 pm said:

These look oh so delicious. I’ll just have to add hazelnuts to the shopping list and i’ll be set.
Zara

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- cityhippyfarmgirl on July 17, 2011 at 1:58 pm said:
  
  Enjoy Zara.
  
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Kari @ bite-sized thoughts on July 16, 2011 at 7:33 pm said:

I can understand why restraint may need to be exercised with regard to how often they’re made – I don’t think there’d be much hope of stopping at one once they’re there! They look amazing.

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- cityhippyfarmgirl on July 17, 2011 at 1:59 pm said:
  
  You would be fine Kari, you’re a gym gal 😉
  
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Joanna on July 16, 2011 at 8:18 pm said:

Why did you post this? Now I will have to make them! My very favourite ingredients and drizzling is my preferred method of icing. Thank you, there will be no restraint exercised here at all 😉

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- cityhippyfarmgirl on July 17, 2011 at 2:02 pm said:
  
  That’s what I think too. Drizzling is a preferred method round these parts as well, right up there with slapping something on. No room for dainty.
  I hope you make them Joanna.
  
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mountainwildlife on July 16, 2011 at 9:01 pm said:

Oh yum, these look divine 🙂 I really do have to get myself a food processor….

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- cityhippyfarmgirl on July 17, 2011 at 2:03 pm said:
  
  I don’t use it that often but for pastry type things, it really does do it in seconds
  
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Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide on July 16, 2011 at 11:50 pm said:

Oh wow, I think I’d have a hard time restraining myself too. Those look amazing.

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- cityhippyfarmgirl on July 17, 2011 at 2:04 pm said:
  
  Like I said…troublesome little tarts.
  
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Yumi on July 17, 2011 at 3:24 am said:

Oh my!! These look amazing! 🙂 Warning taken hehehe ~ restraint must wait it’s turn this time.

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- cityhippyfarmgirl on July 17, 2011 at 2:05 pm said:
  
  Thanks Yumi 🙂
  
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heidi on July 17, 2011 at 3:31 am said:

I love you, Brydie!
You have the most amazing little treats in your posts-
AND the healthy bits about veggie usage- not to mention hippy foods and concoctions- plus you are a total foodie at the markets!
Thanks- I WILL be making these- with no restraints whatsoever!

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- cityhippyfarmgirl on July 17, 2011 at 2:06 pm said:
  
  Too kind Heidi! I hope you do make them.
  
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Choclette on July 17, 2011 at 6:05 am said:

Such wonderful treats and so pretty too – who needs millionaires shortbread? I’m having problems melting chocolate these days never mind it staying “in temper” but I’ll take your word for it 😉

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- cityhippyfarmgirl on July 17, 2011 at 2:09 pm said:
  
  Now I had to look up what millionaires shortbread was, we would call that a caramel slice…actually millionaires shortbread sounds a little more enticing. But yes, essentially the same…except, round, and hazelnutty….and less chocolate. (As it was all about the caramel you see 😉
  
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dixiebelle on July 17, 2011 at 9:02 am said:

Oh delicious! I find these sorts of treats usually too sweet, but my, they look good!

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- cityhippyfarmgirl on July 17, 2011 at 2:10 pm said:
  
  Thanks Dixiebelle.
  
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The Simple Life of a Country Man's Wife on July 17, 2011 at 9:07 am said:

Yum!

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Christine on July 17, 2011 at 11:07 am said:

I’ll take two for lunch and two for dinner please, with an extra for the inevitable midnight munchings, thankyou.

Troublesome little tarts indeed. 😉

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- cityhippyfarmgirl on July 17, 2011 at 2:11 pm said:
  
  Troublesome with a capital T…
  
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sheof108names on July 17, 2011 at 5:30 pm said:

Oh yum, they look so delicious … craving an afternoon treat now …

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seana smith on July 17, 2011 at 6:53 pm said:

These would be excellent for fattening up a skinnu husband, and I have one to hand. They’d probably end up fattening me further too, but I’m willing to suffer for his health.

And hazelnuts are terribly good for you too….

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Richard Elliot on July 17, 2011 at 8:59 pm said:

I love the drizzle shot with chocolate all over the baking paper!

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Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella on July 17, 2011 at 10:07 pm said:

I’m just eating them up with my eyes like you wouldn’t believe! 😀 I have a terrible addiction to chocolate caramel and will have to do my best to resist these I think!

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Misk Cooks on July 18, 2011 at 6:22 am said:

The next time that my husband goes away on a business trip, I’m going to make these. He’s diabetic, and it would just be too wicked of me to have these in the house where he’d be tempted. But just wait until he leaves town …. hmmmmmmmm.

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Amanda on July 19, 2011 at 4:40 am said:

Looks divine. I can’t wait to try them.

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Wendy on July 19, 2011 at 6:31 am said:

And I can vouch for the awesome deliciousness of these little beauties. Oh how I, and my burgeoning waistline and broad smile, can vouch..

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Rita on July 19, 2011 at 6:50 pm said:

Those tarts are lovely. Perfect for a teatime break. Well, maybe it’s too hot here to have a tea (maybe ice tea) but those tarts… oh I’d eat tons of them!

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Kim Sisto Robinson on July 20, 2011 at 6:28 am said:

I’d like, um, perhaps about 20 of those little gems. RIght Now! Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

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Johanna GGG on July 22, 2011 at 11:42 pm said:

love any treat with condensed milk but I agree that these look dangerously good – though also pretty and dainty – I wouldn’t stop at one

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C on July 25, 2011 at 2:47 am said:

They look gorgeous, I can just imagine eating one right now…mmmm!

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