Chocolate Espresso Kahlua Tart Recipes

Steps:

• Crust:Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Toast hazelnuts in oven on a rimmed baking sheet until skins split and flesh turns deep golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes. When cool enough to handle, rub nuts in a clean kitchen towel to remove skins (some will remain). Let cool completely. Finely grind in a food processor. Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees.
• Stir together nuts, cookie crumbs, espresso powder, salt, and butter. Press onto bottom and up sides of an 11-inch round tart pan with a removable bottom. Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.
• Bake tart shell on a baking sheet until firm to the touch, about 20 minutes. Let cool completely on a wire rack.
• Mousse:Whisk liqueur, cocoa, egg yolks, espresso powder, and salt in a medium bowl. Melt chocolate and butter in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water. Whisk in liqueur mixture. Cook, whisking, until mixture is thickened and registers 160 degrees on an instant-read thermometer. Let cool completely.
• Beat cream just to stiff peaks; set aside. Whisk egg whites and sugar in the heatproof bowl of an electric mixer set over a pan of simmering water. Cook, whisking, until sugar is dissolved and mixture registers 140 degrees on thermometer.
• Fit mixer with the whisk attachment; transfer bowl with meringue to mixer. Starting on medium speed and gradually increasing to high, beat meringue until shiny and cool. Using a rubber spatula, fold chocolate mixture and then whipped cream into meringue. Spread in tart shell. Refrigerate until set, about 1 hour.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Spread hazelnuts in a single layer on a baking sheet.
• Toast until skins split and nuts turn golden brown, around 10 minutes, shaking pan a few times so the nuts do not burn.
• Remove from oven, reduce heat to 325 degrees.
• Rub nuts with a towel to remove skins.
• Cool then finely grind in a food processor.
• In a small bowl combine the ground nuts, cookie crumbs, espresso powder, salt and butter.
• Press into the bottom and up the sides of a 11 inch round tart pan.
• Chill for 30 minutes.
• Place chilled tart shell on a baking sheet and cook for 20 minutes.
• Cool Completely.
• In a medium bowl whisk together the Kahlua, cocoa, egg yolks, espresso powder and salt.
• Melt butter and chocolate in a double boiler.
• Whisk in Kahlua mixture.
• Continue whisking until mixture has thickened and registers 160 degrees on an instant read thermometer.
• Remove from heat and let cool completely.
• Using an electric mixer beat cream until you get stiff peaks.
• Whisk egg whites and sugar in a double boiler over simmering water.
• Keep whisking until sugar is dissolved and meringue registers 160 degrees on thermometer.
• Remove from heat.
• Whisk on medium speed until soft peaks form.
• On high speed continue to whisk until peaks are stiff and glossy.
• Using a spatula gently fold in chocolate mixture, then whipped cream.
• Spread evenly into cooled tart shell.
• Chill 2 hours or overnight.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• To prepare the crust, pulse the flour, sugar and salt in a food processor until combined. Add the butter and pulse until coarse crumbs form.
• Whisk together the heavy cream and egg yolk in a small bowl. Slowly pour the heavy cream mixture into the feed tube and pulse until the dough begins to come together; form into a disk.
• With lightly floured hands, press the dough evenly onto the bottom and up the sides of an 11-inch tart pan with a removable bottom, making sure to press the dough up to the rim.
• Bake until lightly browned, about 12 minutes. Transfer to a rack. Sprinkle the walnuts and chocolate chips evenly onto the bottom of the crust.
• Meanwhile, to prepare the filling, combine the brown sugar, corn syrup, butter and cream in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil and cook, stirring constantly, until the sugar is completely dissolved, about 1 minute.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the coffee liqueur. Pour over the walnuts. Bake until the mixture is bubbly around the edges, about 15 minutes.
• Cool on a rack. Serve warm or at room temperature.
• Tip: If the pie crust puffs up while baking, gently prick it in several places with a fork.