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Chestnut & Dark Chocolate Tart with Armagnac Cream & Candied Chestnut

Name: Chestnut & Dark Chocolate Tart with Armagnac Cream & Candied Chestnut
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 3 oz unsalted butter, cold, cubed; 0.75 cup all-purpose flour; 1 oz roasted hazelnuts, finely ground; 1 tbsp powdered sugar; 0.25 tsp fine sea salt; 1 egg yolk; 4 oz dark chocolate (70%), chopped; 2 oz chestnut purée (unsweetened); 0.5 cup heavy cream; 0.33 cup whole milk; 2 egg yolks; 0.5 oz honey; 1 tsp Armagnac or cognac; 1 tbsp cold butter; 0.25 tsp vanilla extract; 0.5 cup heavy cream for whipping; 0.5 tsp Armagnac for cream; 1 tbsp powdered sugar for cream; 1 candied chestnut for garnish; 0.25 tsp fleur de sel; Cocoa powder for dusting

A hazelnut-butter pastry crust envelops a silken dark chocolate custard enriched with roasted chestnut purée and a whisper of Armagnac. A quenelle of Armagnac-spiked whipped cream and a candied chestnut garnish complete this elegantly autumnal French tart.

689cal 10gprotein 58gcarbs 47gfat 20min prep 25min cook 2serves

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