Peanut Butter-Honey Tart with Ganache Glaze

A decadent layered tart featuring a buttery crust filled with honey-peanut caramel, topped with creamy peanut butter and finished with a rich chocolate ganache glaze. Garnished with chopped peanuts for extra crunch.

14 servings

6 hr 59 min

Published October 4, 2025

Ingredients

•1 spray Nonstick vegetable oil spray
•1¼ cups all purpose flour
•5 tablespoons sugar
•⅛ teaspoon salt
•½ cup chilled unsalted butter
•1 large egg
•2 teaspoons ice water
•¼ cup unsalted butter
•½ cup golden brown sugar
•1 pinch salt
•½ cup heavy whipping cream
•⅓ cup honey
•1 cup lightly salted dry-roasted peanuts
•1 cup powdered sugar
•⅓ cup creamy natural peanut butter
•2 tablespoons milk
•6 ounces bittersweet chocolate
•½ cup heavy whipping cream
•3 tablespoons lightly salted dryroasted peanuts
•coarsely chopped

Cooking Instructions

1.
Spray 9-inch square or 10-inch-diameter tart pan with removable bottom with nonstick spray. Blend flour, sugar, and salt in processor 5 seconds. Add butter and blend until coarse crumbs form. Add egg yolk and 2 teaspoons ice water. Blend until moist clumps form, adding more ice water by teaspoonfuls if dry. Gather dough into ball; flatten into square or disk (depending on shape of pan). Wrap and chill 1 hour. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Keep chilled. Soften slightly at room temperature before rolling out.
65 min
2.
Roll out dough to 11-to 12-inch square or round. Transfer dough to prepared pan. Cut off all but 1/2 inch of overhang. Fold overhang in, creating double-thick sides. Freeze until firm, about 15 minutes. Preheat oven to 350°F. Bake crust until pale golden, checking every 5 minutes and pressing bottom if bubbling and pressing sides up with back of fork if slipping, about 28 minutes.
43 min
3.
Beat egg white in small bowl until foamy. Brush some white over hot crust to coat inside. Bake 1 minute longer. Cool on rack. Increase oven temperature to 375°F.
16 min
4.
Melt butter in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in brown sugar and salt, then cream and honey. Bring to rolling boil, swirling pan occasionally. Boil 1 minute. Whisk in 1 cup peanuts. Pour filling into crust.
10 min
5.
Bake tart until filling is bubbling thickly, about 15 minutes. Cool on rack until firm, about 2 hours; freeze 15 minutes.
150 min
6.
Beat powdered sugar and peanut butter in medium bowl until blended. Gradually beat in 2 tablespoons milk, then more by teaspoonfuls to thin slightly; spread evenly over peanut filling. Refrigerate tart while preparing glaze.
10 min
7.
Place chocolate in medium bowl. Bring cream to simmer in small saucepan; pour over chocolate. Whisk until smooth. Spread glaze over tart. Sprinkle chopped peanuts around edge. Chill tart until glaze sets, at least 1 hour. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Keep chilled. Let stand at room temperature 1 hour before serving.
120 min
8.
Using tip of small knife, gently loosen crust from pan. Push up pan bottom, releasing tart. Cut square tart in half and cut each half crosswise into 7 or 8 slices or cut round tart into wedges.
5 min

Ingredients

•1 spray Nonstick vegetable oil spray

•1¼ cups all purpose flour

•5 tablespoons sugar

•⅛ teaspoon salt

•½ cup chilled unsalted butter

•1 large egg

•2 teaspoons ice water

•¼ cup unsalted butter

•½ cup golden brown sugar

•1 pinch salt

•½ cup heavy whipping cream

•⅓ cup honey

•1 cup lightly salted dry-roasted peanuts

•1 cup powdered sugar

•⅓ cup creamy natural peanut butter

•2 tablespoons milk

•6 ounces bittersweet chocolate

•½ cup heavy whipping cream

•3 tablespoons lightly salted dryroasted peanuts

•coarsely chopped

Cooking Instructions

Spray 9-inch square or 10-inch-diameter tart pan with removable bottom with nonstick spray. Blend flour, sugar, and salt in processor 5 seconds. Add butter and blend until coarse crumbs form. Add egg yolk and 2 teaspoons ice water. Blend until moist clumps form, adding more ice water by teaspoonfuls if dry. Gather dough into ball; flatten into square or disk (depending on shape of pan). Wrap and chill 1 hour. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Keep chilled. Soften slightly at room temperature before rolling out.

65 min

Roll out dough to 11-to 12-inch square or round. Transfer dough to prepared pan. Cut off all but 1/2 inch of overhang. Fold overhang in, creating double-thick sides. Freeze until firm, about 15 minutes. Preheat oven to 350°F. Bake crust until pale golden, checking every 5 minutes and pressing bottom if bubbling and pressing sides up with back of fork if slipping, about 28 minutes.

43 min

Beat egg white in small bowl until foamy. Brush some white over hot crust to coat inside. Bake 1 minute longer. Cool on rack. Increase oven temperature to 375°F.

16 min

Melt butter in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in brown sugar and salt, then cream and honey. Bring to rolling boil, swirling pan occasionally. Boil 1 minute. Whisk in 1 cup peanuts. Pour filling into crust.

10 min

Bake tart until filling is bubbling thickly, about 15 minutes. Cool on rack until firm, about 2 hours; freeze 15 minutes.

150 min

Beat powdered sugar and peanut butter in medium bowl until blended. Gradually beat in 2 tablespoons milk, then more by teaspoonfuls to thin slightly; spread evenly over peanut filling. Refrigerate tart while preparing glaze.

10 min

Place chocolate in medium bowl. Bring cream to simmer in small saucepan; pour over chocolate. Whisk until smooth. Spread glaze over tart. Sprinkle chopped peanuts around edge. Chill tart until glaze sets, at least 1 hour. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Keep chilled. Let stand at room temperature 1 hour before serving.

120 min

Using tip of small knife, gently loosen crust from pan. Push up pan bottom, releasing tart. Cut square tart in half and cut each half crosswise into 7 or 8 slices or cut round tart into wedges.

5 min