Chocolate Caramel Crackle Tart Recipe

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Chocolate Caramel Crackle Tart Recipe

Eileen Gray

Buttery short dough crust filled with caramel covered Rice Krispies and topped with chocolate ganache.

Prep Time1

Bake Time30

Total Time1 30

Servings:12 servings

Ingredients

2x recipe Short dough
16 oz granulated sugar (2 cups)
2 teaspoons lemon juice
4 oz heavy cream (½ cup)
5 oz unsalted butter
¼ teaspoon table salt
4 ½ oz Rice Krispies (3 cups)
½ recipe Dark Chocolate Ganache

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375°F.
Roll 1/2 of the short dough to a 12" circle about 1/4" thick. Use the rim of a 10" tart pan as a cutter to cut a circle of dough that will be the top crust of the tart. Place the cut circle on a parchment lined pan and prick several times with a fork. Roll the other 1/2 of the short dough to 1/4" thick and 12" round. Line the 10" fluted tart pan with the dough. Push the dough into the fluted edges. Cut away excess dough and prick the bottom of the dough several times with a fork
Bake both crusts until golden brown, about 15 minutes. Remove the crusts from the oven and set aside while you make the caramel. Reduce the temperature to 325°F.
Place 16 oz granulated sugar and 2 teaspoons lemon juice into a heavy saucepan over medium heat. When the outside edges of the sugar begin to melt use a wooden spoon the stir the melted sugar toward the center. Continue stirring the sugar until it's completely melted.
Watch carefully. When sugar becomes amber brown and you just see a whiff of smoke turn off the heat
Carefully pour 4 oz heavy cream into the caramelized sugar. The sugar will bubble up and spit and then settle a bit. Stir until the cream mixes into the caramel. Add 5 oz unsalted butter and ¼ teaspoon table salt and mix to incorporate
Pour 4 ½ oz Rice Krispies into the baked bottom crust. Drizzle the warm caramel evenly over the cereal. Use a small offset spatula or knife to gently mix the cereal into the caramel, leaving no dry spots. Place the top crust over the caramel filled tart and gently press onto the caramel, careful not to crack it.
Bake the assembled tart for 5 minutes to slightly melt the caramel and glue the layers together. Cool about 15 minutes until the tart is still warm but not hot. Spread the ganache evenly over the surface of the tart.
Sprinkle a few Rice Krispies over the ganache for decoration. Cool completely before cutting. Use a slightly damp knife to cut the portions.

Notes

To make bar cookies: roll 1/2 the dough to 1/4" thick and cut t0 9"x13" pan. Roll the other 1/2 of the dough to 1/4" thick and cut to fit the bottom of a 9X13" pan. The pan should be greased and lined with parchment to prevent the caramel from sticking to the pan. Bake the crusts and assemble according to the recipe.

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