Cashew-Coconut Tart In Chocolate Crust

Serves: 5

Zoie Ernser

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

51

Spice

53

Sweetness

51

Sourness

40

mins

Prep time (avg)

5

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1.25 cups

All-Purpose Flour

2 cup

Sugar

Directions:

1

For crust: Spray 11-inch-diameter tart pan with removable bottom with nonstick spray

2

Blend flour, sugar, cocoa, and salt in processor 5 seconds

3

Add butter and blend until moist sandy texture forms

4

Add 1 1/2 tablespoons ice water and blend until dough comes together

5

Press dough evenly onto bottom and up sides of prepared pan

6

Chill crust 30 minutes

7

Preheat oven to 350°F

8

Place crust on baking sheet

9

Bake crust until dry-looking and slightly puffed, about 18 minutes

10

Cool crust on rack completely

11

Maintain oven temperature

12

Spray 11-inch-diameter tart pan with removable bottom with nonstick spray

13

Blend flour, sugar, cocoa, and salt in processor 5 seconds

14

Add butter and blend until moist sandy texture forms

15

Add 1 1/2 tablespoons ice water and blend until dough comes together

16

Press dough evenly onto bottom and up sides of prepared pan

17

Chill crust 30 minutes

18

Preheat oven to 350°F

19

Place crust on baking sheet

20

Bake crust until dry-looking and slightly puffed, about 18 minutes

21

Cool crust on rack completely

22

Maintain oven temperature

23

For filling: Bring brown sugar, cream, maple syrup, and ginger to boil in heavy medium saucepan over medium-high heat, whisking gently until sugar dissolves

24

Attach candy thermometer to side of pan

25

Adjust heat to maintain low boil; cook until thermometer registers 222°F, whisking occasionally, about 8 minutes

26

Mix in cashews and coconut

27

Cool 20 minutes

28

Place chopped chocolate in small microwave-safe bowl

29

Cook at medium setting in 15-second intervals until soft and beginning to melt

30

Stir until completely melted and smooth

31

Brush enough chocolate over inside of crust to coat completely

32

Freeze crust until chocolate is cold and hard, about 15 minutes (reserve remaining melted chocolate for garnish)

33

Pour filling into crust

34

Place tart on rimmed baking sheet

35

Bake until filling is beginning to darken on top and is bubbling thickly, about 35 minutes

36

Transfer tart to rack

37

Cool completely

38

Remelt reserved chocolate in microwave

39

Drizzle chocolate over tart in lacy pattern

40

(Can be made 1 day ahead

41

Cover; store at room temperature

42

) Bring brown sugar, cream, maple syrup, and ginger to boil in heavy medium saucepan over medium-high heat, whisking gently until sugar dissolves

43

Attach candy thermometer to side of pan

44

Adjust heat to maintain low boil; cook until thermometer registers 222°F, whisking occasionally, about 8 minutes

45

Mix in cashews and coconut

46

Cool 20 minutes

47

Place chopped chocolate in small microwave-safe bowl

48

Cook at medium setting in 15-second intervals until soft and beginning to melt

49

Stir until completely melted and smooth

50

Brush enough chocolate over inside of crust to coat completely

51

Freeze crust until chocolate is cold and hard, about 15 minutes (reserve remaining melted chocolate for garnish)

52

Pour filling into crust

53

Place tart on rimmed baking sheet

54

Bake until filling is beginning to darken on top and is bubbling thickly, about 35 minutes

55

Transfer tart to rack

56

Cool completely

57

Remelt reserved chocolate in microwave

58

Drizzle chocolate over tart in lacy pattern

59

(Can be made 1 day ahead

60

Cover; store at room temperature)