TART - Salted Nutella Tarts

By Aemelia

Ingredients

• Ingredients:
• almond nut butter crust:
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 1/2 cup ground almonds
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 8 tablespoons (1 stick plus) unsalted butter, cut into cubes
• 1 large egg yolk
• 1 1/2 tablespoons ice water
• Filling:
• 1 1/2 cups Nutella
• 1 tablespoon sea salt, divided
• whipped cream:
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Details

Servings 12
Adapted from spoonforkbacon.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
2. Place flour, almonds and salt into a food processor and pulse together.
3. Add butter and pulse until the mixture becomes a fine mealy texture.
4. Add egg yolk and water and pulse until well combined and a dough forms.
5. Remove dough from the food processor and lightly knead.
6. Divide and press the dough into twelve, 3 inch tart shells.
7. Chill the tart shells in the freezer for 30 minutes.
8. Fill each shell with pie weights and place onto a baking sheet.
9. Bake for 15 minutes then lower the oven temperature to 350°F, remove the pie weights and continue to bake for another 10 to 12 minutes or until the shells are lightly brown.
10. Allow to cool completely before removing baked crusts from the tart shells. Fill each crust with Nutella and top with a sprinkle of sea salt.
11. For the whipped cream: Place the ingredients for the whipped cream into a mixing bowl and beat together with a hand mixer. Beat the mixture until stiff peaks form.
12. Scoop the mixture into a piping bag and pipe over each tart. Serve or chill before