Award-Winning Maple-Nut-Toffee Tart
This award-winning tart has a rich nut filling flavored with maple in a buttery crust. It is topped off with a lovely chocolate drizzle.
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- Serves: 1 person
Ingredients
- 2cups all-purpose flour
- 3tablespoons white sugar
- ¾cup cold butter
- 2egg yolks, lightly beaten
- ¼cup cold milk
- 1(14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 1teaspoon maple flavoring
- ½teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼teaspoon salt
- ⅔cup coarsely chopped pecans
- ⅔cup coarsely chopped walnuts
- ⅔cup sliced almonds
- ⅓cup semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).Step 2
Combine flour and sugar in a bowl. Cut in butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.Step 3
Combine egg yolks and milk in a small bowl; stir into flour mixture until dough is blended.Step 4
Press dough, using lightly floured hands, into the bottom and 1 inch up the sides of a 12-inch tart pan with a removable bottom. Line the unpricked shell with a double thickness of aluminum foil. Place pan on a large baking sheet.Step 5
Bake in the preheated oven until edges are lightly browned, 12 to 15 minutes.Step 6
Meanwhile, combine condensed milk, maple flavoring, cinnamon, and salt in a medium bowl. Stir pecans, walnuts, and almonds into the batter.Step 7
Remove shell from the oven, leaving oven on, and fill with batter.Step 8
Return tart to the oven and bake until golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes.Step 9
Remove from the oven and cool completely on a wire rack, about 30 minutes.Step 10
Place chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl and heat in a microwave oven until melted, 1 to 3 minutes. Drizzle tart with melted chocolate. Refrigerate until chocolate has hardened and filling is firm.