Chocolate Hazelnut Tart
A decadent chocolate hazelnut tart featuring a buttery graham cracker crust filled with a rich mixture of bittersweet chocolate, Nutella, and toasted hazelnuts. This elegant dessert combines the perfect balance of chocolate and nuts for a truly luxurious treat.
Ingredients
- •1½ cups graham cracker crumbs
- •6 tablespoons unsalted butter
- •¼ teaspoon salt
- •1 cup hazelnuts
- •1 cup heavy cream
- •10½ ounces bittersweet chocolate
- •½ cup chocolate-hazelnut spread
- •1 piece springform pan
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Put oven racks in upper and lower thirds of oven and preheat oven to 350°F. Invert bottom of springform pan (so that turned-up edge is underneath for easier removal of tart) and close side of pan onto bottom.
10 min
- 2.
Stir together crumbs, butter, and 1/8 teaspoon salt in a bowl, then press onto bottom of springform pan. Bake crust in lower third of oven 7 minutes, then cool crust in springform pan on a rack.
7 min
- 3.
While crust bakes, toast hazelnuts in a shallow baking pan in upper third of oven, stirring once, until golden, about 7 minutes. Transfer to a plate and cool to room temperature.
7 min
- 4.
Bring cream to a boil in a 1- to 2-quart saucepan, then pour over chocolate in a heatproof bowl, whisking until chocolate is melted and smooth. Whisk in chocolate-hazelnut spread until combined, then whisk in nuts and remaining 1/8 teaspoon salt.
15 min
- 5.
Pour filling onto cooled crust and put in freezer until just set, about 25 minutes. (Tart should not be frozen.) Remove side of pan before serving tart.
25 min
