Humble beginnings of caramel tart
Caramel-filled tarts were first founded in Australia. Even though it first originated in Australia, there isn’t a specific origin of its history. Caramel tarts are a combination of multiple experiments of French and western cuisine.
Components of the Salted Caramel Dark Chocolate Tart
When making these tarts, there are three components that you will make: the crust, the filling and the topping. To me, dark chocolate and caramel have always been great pairings when it comes to flavour. Dark chocolate adds bitterness that is smooth and silky as the sweetness and smokiness from the caramel balance it out.
The Best No-Bake Caramel tart
This caramel tart, however, will be a special one because it requires no baking whatsoever! Yes, this is in fact, a no-bake recipe and I’m so glad I’m able to share this with you. I know some of you might find baking intimidating and this is just one of the best recipes you can make for beginners.
The crust of this caramel tart will not be baked but will need to be frozen in the freezer to keep its shape. The base of this tart is made from oreo crumbs and to hold it together is butter. We then freeze this so that the crust can hold its shape. The filling of this caramel tart is of course caramel, but I opted for salted caramel because when there’s a balance between sweet and savoury taste. And it will be topped off with some dark chocolate ganache. The result will have every taste and texture of crispy, gooey, sweet, savoury and a bit of bitterness to balance everything together.
This salted caramel dark chocolate tart is a great recipe to make. Not only is it easy but also just as impressive to make. You learn to make different components and sometimes you might not need an oven to make a dessert. Very fun and easy, so let’s get started, shall we?
Some Tips You Might Need to Know
- You need a 7cm tart mould or you can even make one giant tart at home.
- You can substitute Oreo powder with other biscuits/cookies like Marie Regal, you just need to crush them into a fine powder and it’ll work just as well!
- Careful when making the caramel, it will be extremely hot so I suggest using heat proof gloves or oven mitts to prevent burns.