Chai Truffle Tart

Total Time Prep: 55 min. + chilling
Yield 16 servings
Test Kitchen Approved
My chai-flavored tart boasts chocolate and caramel layers tucked inside a salty pretzel crust. Truffles on top make it extra indulgent. —Chantal Bourbon, Montreal, Quebec

Ingredients

  • 2 cups crushed pretzels
  • 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup butter, melted
  • 1/2 cup hot caramel ice cream topping
  • 16 ounces 70% cacao dark baking chocolate, chopped
  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 4 chai tea bags
  • 2 tablespoons baking cocoa
  • 3 ounces milk chocolate, melted
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped crystallized ginger

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, mix pretzels and brown sugar; stir in butter. Press crumbs onto bottom and up sides of greased 9-in. fluted tart pan with removable bottom. Bake 12-15 minutes or until golden brown. Drizzle caramel topping over crust; cool on a wire rack.
  2. Place dark chocolate in a large bowl. In a small saucepan, bring cream and butter just to a boil; remove from heat. Add tea bags; let stand 10 minutes. Discard tea bags.
  3. Reheat cream mixture just to a boil. Pour over dark chocolate; let stand 5 minutes. Stir with a whisk until smooth. Pour 1-1/2 cups ganache into prepared crust. Refrigerate, covered, 1 hour or until firm. Press plastic wrap onto surface of remaining ganache. Refrigerate 35-40 minutes or until firm enough to shape.
  4. Shape reserved ganache into sixteen 1-in. balls; roll in cocoa. Drizzle milk chocolate over tart; sprinkle with ginger. Arrange truffles around edge of tart. Refrigerate until serving.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 392 calories, 28g fat (17g saturated fat), 46mg cholesterol, 286mg sodium, 40g carbohydrate (26g sugars, 3g fiber), 4g protein.

My chai-flavored tart boasts chocolate and caramel layers tucked inside a salty pretzel crust. Truffles on top make it extra indulgent. —Chantal Bourbon, Montreal, Quebec
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