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Hazelnut & Dark Chocolate Tart

A crisp, buttery pastry shell filled with a silky dark chocolate ganache and finished with maple-glazed roasted Oregon hazelnuts – an elegant dessert that brings together two flavors made for each other.

Featuring Oregon Hazelnuts

Ingredients

	For the pastry
210 g	all-purpose flour
100 g	cold unsalted butter, diced
50 g	superfine sugar
1 large	egg yolk
1 – 2 tbsp	cold water
	For the filling
200 g	dark chocolate (70% cocoa), chopped
50 g	unsalted butter
160 ml	heavy cream
80 ml	whole milk
1 tsp	vanilla extract
1 pinch	sea salt
	For the topping
100 g	hazelnuts, roasted and roughly chopped
1 tbsp	maple syrup (optional, for glaze)
1 pinch	salt

Step 1
Make the pastry: In a bowl, combine the flour and butter. Rub together with your fingertips until it resembles breadcrumbs. Stir in the sugar, then add the egg yolk and enough water to form a dough. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill for 20 minutes.
Step 2
Blind bake: Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface and line a 23 cm tart pan. Chill again for 10 minutes, then line with parchment and baking beans. Bake at 180 °C for 15 minutes, remove the beans, and bake for another 5–8 minutes until crisp. Cool slightly.
Step 3
Prepare the filling: In a saucepan, gently melt the chocolate and butter together with a pinch of sea salt. In a separate pan, heat the cream, vanilla, and milk until hot (not boiling). Pour over the melted chocolate and whisk until smooth.
Step 4
Set the tart: Pour the filling into the pastry shell and chill in the refrigerator for 20 minutes.
Step 5
Finish and serve: Toss the roasted Oregon hazelnuts with maple syrup in a nonstick pan and heat until bubbling and sticky. Season lightly with salt and stir carefully. Remove the tart from the fridge and scatter the glazed hazelnuts on top. Chill for 1 hour. Serve with crème fraîche or vanilla ice cream.

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Hazelnut & Dark Chocolate Tart

Ingredients

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For the filling

For the topping

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