Decadent Chocolate Hazelnut Tart with Sea Salt Crust
If you’ve ever wanted to impress guests without stress, this Chocolate Hazelnut Tart is your golden ticket. With a crisp sea salt crust and silky ganache filling, it’s elegant enough for a dinner party, yet easy enough for a Wednesday night craving.
Ingredients – Crust
1¼ cups all‑purpose flour
¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
⅓ cup powdered sugar
½ tsp sea salt
½ cup unsalted butter, cubed and chilled
1 large egg yolk
1–2 Tbsp ice water
Ingredients – Filling
1 cup heavy cream
200g dark chocolate (60–70%), chopped
¼ cup hazelnut spread (like Nutella)
1 tsp vanilla extract
Toasted hazelnuts and sea salt flakes, for garnish
Instructions
Crust: Pulse flour, cocoa, sugar, and salt in a food processor. Add butter, pulse until coarse crumbs form. Add yolk and water. Press dough into tart pan. Chill 30 min.
Bake Crust: Preheat to 350°F. Bake crust with parchment and pie weights for 15 min, then remove weights and bake 10 min more. Cool.
Filling: Heat cream until steaming. Pour over chocolate and hazelnut spread in a bowl. Let sit 2 min, then whisk smooth. Add vanilla.
Assemble: Pour into crust, smooth top. Chill 3+ hours. Garnish with chopped hazelnuts and sea salt before serving.
Velvety, nutty, and deeply satisfying, this tart disappears in minutes at every gathering I host.
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Title: Carrot Walnut Spice Muffins with Orange Zest
Keywords: carrot walnut muffins recipe
description: Moist spiced carrot muffins with toasted walnuts and orange zest, great for breakfast or meal prep.
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When mornings call for something wholesome yet flavorful, I always turn to these Carrot Walnut Spice Muffins. Packed with texture, warmth, and subtle citrus notes, they strike a perfect balance between healthy and indulgent.
Ingredients
1½ cups all‑purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1½ tsp cinnamon
½ tsp ground ginger
¼ tsp nutmeg
½ tsp salt
2 large eggs
½ cup brown sugar
¼ cup honey
½ cup neutral oil (or melted butter)
1¼ cups grated carrots
½ cup chopped toasted walnuts
Zest of 1 orange
¼ cup milk
Instructions
Preheat Oven: Set to 350°F. Line a muffin pan with paper liners.
Mix Dry: Whisk flour, baking soda, spices, and salt in a bowl.
Mix Wet: In another bowl, beat eggs, sugar, honey, and oil until combined. Stir in carrots, walnuts, orange zest, and milk.
Combine: Fold dry into wet until just mixed.
Bake: Fill liners ¾ full. Bake 18–20 minutes until tops are domed and springy. Cool before serving.
These keep well in the fridge for up to 5 days and freeze like a dream. I love slathering them with cinnamon butter or a spoonful of Greek yogurt on busy mornings.
