Glazed Chocolate Caramel Tarts

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A delicious duo of taste and texture. Total time 50 minutes + 30 minutes setting time. Makes 10 tarts

 

Ingredients
Soft Chocolate Caramel (20g per tart)
  • 32 g PLAISTOWE 70% Cocoa Dark Chocolate Couverture
  • 68 ml Thickened Cream
  • 20 g Glucose
  • 100 g Caster Sugar
  • 24 g Unsalted butter
  • 1 g Sea Salt
Chocolate Glaze
  • 60 g PLAISTOWE 70% Cocoa Dark Chocolate Couverture (finely chopped)
  • 35 ml Water
  • 54 g Caster Sugar
  • 35 g NESTLE Sweetened Condensed Milk
  • 3.5 g Powdered gelatine
  • 18 ml Powdered gelatine
Powdered gelatine (30g per tart)
  • 215 g Cold Milk
  • 105 g NESTLE Docello Chocolate Mousse Mix
  • Extra sea salt for decoration
Preparation
  • 1
    Soft Chocolate Caramel
  • 2
    Heat the cream in the microwave.
  • 3
    Dry caramelise the glucose and sugar till a nice amber colour.
  • 4
    Once colour is reached add the butter and salt.
  • 5
    Straight after, add the cream slowly as it will splatter.
  • 6
    Add the chocolate and whisk until all is homogenised.
  • 7
    Spoon hot mixture into tart shells and weigh at 20g per tart.
  • 8
    Place in refrigerator till set.
  • 9
    Chocolate Glaze
  • 10
    Bloom gelatine in cold water, leave to set in fridge.
  • 11
    Heat the water, sugar and condensed milk in a saucepan.
  • 12
    Bring to a boil and turn off the heat.
  • 13
    Add the gelatine.
  • 14
    Pour hot liquid on top of chopped chocolate.
  • 15
    Using a stick blender, emulsify the mixture till smooth and bubble-less. (Use a long tall container perfect for the stick blender as it is a small mix).
  • 16
    Glaze can be used at 32˚c, or stored overnight and melted the next day.
  • 17
    Chocolate Mousse
  • 18
    Whip both ingredients together until a light velvety mousse forms.
  • 19
    Pipe mixture on top of soft chocolate caramel, slightly under the top of the shell (leave a 1mm gap for the glaze).
  • 20
    Refrigerate till set.
  • 21
    Reheat glaze if need be, pour or pipe on top of set mousse, finish with extra sea salt.