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No-Bake Mini Salted Caramel Dark Chocolate Tarts

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by Natasha
Published on 25 October 2022
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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.

No-Bake Mini Salted Caramel Dark Chocolate Tarts

by Natasha
servings
4 people
prep time
90 mins
dish type
Cake/Sweets
cook time
20 mins
course
Dessert
total time
110 mins

ingredients

  • for the crust

    • 40 gramunsalted butter
    • 100 gramoreo powder
  • for salted caramel filling

    • 100 gramcastor sugar
    • 20 mlwater
    • 30 mlcream(in a room temperature)
    • 15 gramunsalted butter(in a room temperature)
    • 0.25 tspsalt
  • for dark chocolate ganache topping

    • 50 gramdark chocolate couverture
    • 55 mlcream

instructions

Making the tart crust

  1. Melt the unsalted butter in the microwave at 800 watts for 30 seconds.
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  2. Add the melted butter to a bowl of oreo powder and mix until thoroughly combined.
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  3. Add 2 tbsps of crust mixture per mould (about 35 gr each). Spread it out evenly with your fingers and shape them to a crust.
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  4. Set the crusts in the freezer for 1 hour or until completely set when touched.

Making the salted caramel filling

  1. In a saucepan, add castor sugar and water. Mix until all the sugar is wet.
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  2. Set it on a stove on medium heat and do not stir this. Let it come to a boil and turn it up to high heat until the colour starts to change to amber.
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  3. Once it reaches the desired caramel colour, turn the heat off and add the cream and mix thoroughly.
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  4. Next add the salt and unsalted butter, mix until everything is homogenous.
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  5. Pour the mixture into a heat-proof bowl and let it cool completely for 1 hour.
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Make the ganache topping

  1. Pour cream into a heat-proof bowl and microwave at 800 watts for 30 seconds.
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  2. Add dark chocolate couverture to the hot cream and let it steep for 2 mins.
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  3. Mix everything together until homogenous and smooth.

Assembling the tart

  1. Take the crust out of the freezer and add the salted caramel to the tarts until it fills 3/4ths of the way. Tap the caramel so that it spreads out nice and even.
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  2. Add the ganache topping on top and let it cool in the fridge for 30 mins.
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  3. Finish off with some flaky salt on top if you’d like and take it out of the mould to enjoy!

cake/sweets
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chocolate
caramel
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