Thank you to Debenhams for sponsoring this post! ♥
When you’re craving a Twix bar but you’re a food blogger so you want to make it into something fancy… This is what you get.
A DELICIOUS shortbread tart base, softy chewy caramel filling, topped with a creamy, rich chocolate ganache.
I was inspired to create this recipe after the lovely people at Debenhams contacted me to tell me about their latest Baking campaign and sent over some adorable baking goodies from Tala!
Tala are known for their cute, retro-style baking tools and accessories, such as this measuring container, rolling pin, pastry brush, spatula and ceramic baking beans (all pictured below). It was my first time using ceramic baking beans and what a difference! No more puffed-up, uneven tart bases.
But back to this tart… It really is just to-die-for. How could the combination of shortbread, caramel and chocolate be anything but wonderful?
I had, at first, planned to call it a Chocolate Caramel Tart but as soon as I took a bite into it, I thought “it’s like eating a Twix!” and that made me very happy.
The caramel is based on my caramel toffees recipe which gives the perfect chewy (but not too tough) texture plus a mouth-watering caramel flavour, using coconut sugar.
This tart is:
Want to make it gluten-free / grain-free / paleo-friendly? Swap the tart crust recipe for this one, using coconut flour and almond flour (obviously not suitable for nut allergies).
- 230g white spelt flour or plain white flour*
- 110g vegan spread or margarine
- 3 tbsp maple syrup
- 100g / ½ cup coconut sugar
- 180ml / ¾ cup coconut cream (you can use the skimmed cream from a can of chilled coconut - reserve a tablespoon for the ganache recipe below)
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
- 150g dark chocolate
- 1 tbsp coconut cream
- Preheat oven to 180C / 350F. Use a pastry brush to brush a little oil onto a rectangular tart tin (or a 9" round tin).
- In a food processor, mix all the ingredients together until the dough starts to ball. If it's too dry, add a tiny drop of water.
- Sprinkle a surface with flour and roll the dough out, a little longer than the tin. It should be about ¾ cm thick. Wrap the dough around the rolling pin then gently place over the tin, pressing in the sides.
- Trim off the excess edges.
- Prick the base with a fork and place some baking parchment on top, filling it with ceramic beans. This is to stop the dough from rising and keeps it nice and flat as it bakes.
- Bake for approximately 20 minutes until golden brown.
- Leave to cool whilst you prepare the rest.
- Add all the ingredients to a large saucepan and bring to a boil. Whisk and lower to a medium heat. Keep whisking until it's thick and beginning to turn firm (about 10 minutes)
- Pour the caramel layer onto the shortbread base and smooth with a spatula.
- Refrigerate to set, whilst you make the chocolate ganache.
- Simply melt the ingredients together over a double boiler. Whisk until thick and glossy.
- Remove from the heat and allow to cool slightly before spreading over the caramel layer.
- Leave the tart to set in the refrigerator for about 15 minutes before serving. Enjoy!
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