Chocolate Drizzled Maple Nut Tart Recipes

CHOCOLATE BUTTER TARTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Place tart shells on a baking sheet.
• Chop 3 ounces of the chocolate into small pieces; sprinkle evenly into the bottom of each tart shell.
• Whisk brown sugar, corn syrup, egg, butter, vinegar, vanilla, and salt together in a bowl; fill tart shells with sugar mixture 3/4 full.
• Bake in the preheated oven until filling expands and is bubbly and pastry is lightly golden, about 12 minutes. Remove from the oven to cool.
• Melt the remaining chocolate in a microwave-safe glass or ceramic bowl in 30-second intervals, stirring after each melting, about 1 minute (depending on your microwave). Drizzle chocolate over cooled tarts.

CHOCOLATE DRIZZLED MAPLE-NUT TART

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, mix flour and sugar; cut in butter until crumbly. In a small bowl, whisk milk and egg yolks; gradually add to flour mixture, tossing with a fork until dough holds together when pressed. Shape into a disk; wrap in plastic. Refrigerate 30 minutes or overnight., On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 1/4-in.-thick circle; transfer to an ungreased 11-in. fluted tart pan with removable bottom. Trim pastry even with rim; refrigerate 15 minutes., Line unpricked pastry with a double thickness of foil. Fill with pie weights, dried beans or uncooked rice. Bake 20-25 minutes or until bottom is lightly browned. Remove foil and weights; bake 5-7 minutes longer or until light brown., Meanwhile, in a large bowl, mix milk, maple flavoring, cinnamon and salt until blended. Stir in pecans, walnuts and almonds; add to crust. Bake 15-20 minutes or until crust is golden brown and filling is set. Cool completely on a wire rack., Drizzle with melted chocolate. Refrigerate 1 hour or until filling is firm.

AWARD-WINNING MAPLE-NUT-TOFFEE TART

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Combine flour and sugar in a bowl. Cut in butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Combine egg yolks and milk in a small bowl; stir into flour mixture until dough is blended.
• Press dough, using lightly floured hands, into the bottom and 1 inch up the sides of a 12-inch tart pan with a removable bottom. Line the unpricked shell with a double thickness of aluminum foil. Place pan on a large baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges are lightly browned, 12 to 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine condensed milk, maple flavoring, cinnamon, and salt in a medium bowl. Stir pecans, walnuts, and almonds into the batter.
• Remove shell from the oven, leaving oven on, and fill with batter.
• Return tart to the oven and bake until golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and cool completely on a wire rack, about 30 minutes.
• Place chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl and heat in a microwave oven until melted, 1 to 3 minutes. Drizzle tart with melted chocolate. Refrigerate until chocolate has hardened and filling is firm.

CHOCOLATE DRIZZLED MAPLE-NUT TART

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, mix flour and sugar; cut in butter until crumbly. In a small bowl, whisk milk and egg yolks; gradually add to flour mixture, tossing with a fork until dough holds together when pressed. Shape into a disk; wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate 30 minutes or overnight. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 1/4-in.-thick circle; transfer to an ungreased 11-in. fluted tart pan with removable bottom. Trim pastry even with rim; refrigerate 15 minutes.
• Line unpricked pastry with a double thickness of foil. Fill with pie weights, dried beans or uncooked rice. Bake 20-25 minutes or until bottom is lightly browned. Remove foil and weights; bake 5-7 minutes longer or until light brown.
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl, mix milk, maple flavoring, cinnamon and salt until blended. Stir in pecans, walnuts and almonds; add to crust. Bake 15-20 minutes or until crust is golden brown and filling is set. Cool completely on a wire rack. Drizzle with melted chocolate. Refrigerate 1 hour or until filling is firm.