Glazed Chocolate Caramel Tarts
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
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1Soft Chocolate Caramel
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2Heat the cream in the microwave.
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3Dry caramelise the glucose and sugar till a nice amber colour.
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4Once colour is reached add the butter and salt.
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5Straight after, add the cream slowly as it will splatter.
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6Add the chocolate and whisk until all is homogenised.
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7Spoon hot mixture into tart shells and weigh at 20g per tart.
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8Place in refrigerator till set.
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9Chocolate Glaze
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10Bloom gelatine in cold water, leave to set in fridge.
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11Heat the water, sugar and condensed milk in a saucepan.
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12Bring to a boil and turn off the heat.
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13Add the gelatine.
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14Pour hot liquid on top of chopped chocolate.
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15Using 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).
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16Glaze can be used at 32˚c, or stored overnight and melted the next day.
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17Chocolate Mousse
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18Whip both ingredients together until a light velvety mousse forms.
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19Pipe mixture on top of soft chocolate caramel, slightly under the top of the shell (leave a 1mm gap for the glaze).
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20Refrigerate till set.
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21Reheat glaze if need be, pour or pipe on top of set mousse, finish with extra sea salt.