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Hazelnut Chocolate Tart

5 from 1 vote
Makes 1 (9-inch) square tart

Ingredients
  

  • Chocolate Short Dough (recipe follows)
  • 1 cup (206 grams) sugar
  • cup dark corn syrup
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter , melted
  • 4 tablespoons dry red wine
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • cups fresh or frozen cranberries
  • 1 cup peeled hazelnuts , roughly chopped
  • ½ cup heavy cream
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate morsels
  • Garnish: chopped hazelnuts , sea salt

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°.
  • On a lightly floured surface, roll Chocolate Short Dough into a 12-inch circle. Transfer to a 9-inch square tart pan with a removable bottom, pressing into bottom and up the sides of pan. Top with a piece of parchment paper, letting ends extend over edges of pan. Add pie weights.
  • Bake 15 minutes. Remove paper and weights. Bake another 5 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack while preparing filling.
  • In a medium saucepan, stir together sugar, corn syrup, melted butter, wine, eggs, and vanilla until smooth. Stir in cranberries and hazelnuts. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring frequently. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer, stirring constantly, until thickened, 6 to 8 minutes. Let cool to room temperature.
  • Spoon cranberry filling into cooled tart shell, smoothing top with an offset spatula.
  • In a small microwavable bowl, heat cream in microwave until very hot, about 1 minute. Stir in chocolate morsels until melted and smooth. Pour ganache over cranberry filling, smoothing to edges of tart. Refrigerate until chilled, at least 3 hours.
  • Garnish with chopped hazelnuts and sea salt, if desired.
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