Mini Salted Chocolate Tarts

5 from 23 votes

Mini Salted Chocolate Tarts

The easiest mini salted chocolate tarts ever, even for a beginner. These delicious tarts come with flaky buttery shells and luscious decadent chocolate filling. A touch of salt sprinkled on top brings them to another level. Impress your loved ones with this recipe!

Prep Time20

Cook Time20

Passive Time1 10

Servings: tarts

Author: Bea & Marco

Ingredients

Tart Shells

⅓ cup unsalted butter , softened
2 tablespoon granulated sugar
1 large egg yolk , room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour

Filling

4 oz semisweet chocolate , chopped
½ cup heavy cream

Other

some sea salt flakes

Instructions

Tart Shells

Add butter and sugar into a bowl, and mix well using a spatula. Then add in yolk, and vanilla extract and continue mixing. Finally, add in all-purpose flour and bring everything together into a dough. Place and wrap it in a cling film, flattening it to a more or less 1-inch thickness. Chill in the fridge for 30 minutes to firm up.
Preheat the oven to 340ºF (170ºC), using upper and lower heat.
Once firmed, take a piece of dough, form it into a ball, and press it evenly into a 2.5-inch (6.5 cm) tart mold. Cut the excess dough with a knife. Prick the base with a fork. Repeat until you get 9 tart shells in total, and place them in the freezer for 10 minutes.

Bake

Place the tart shells in a baking tray and bake them in a preheated oven on the lowest rack, for 20-25 minutes or until they're golden brown. Remove from the oven and leave for them to cool completely. Once cooled, flip and tap the bottom to release the shells from the molds. Gently squeezing the molds on the opposite sides also helps. Set aside.

Filling

Add chopped chocolate into a peaked container, this will make it easier to fill the tart shells later. Add heavy cream into a pot and heat until bubbles are forming on the edges. Pour it into the chocolate container, making sure the chocolate is all submerged. Leave it for 3 minutes. Then using a hand whisk, mix everything until you get a homogenous chocolate ganache.

Assemble

Pour and divide the chocolate ganache evenly into the tart shells. Wiggle them a bit to smoothen the tops. Place on a tray and chill in the fridge for 30 minutes before serving. Sprinkle with some coarse sea salt and enjoy your delicious mini chocolate tarts!

Notes

Use the spoon and level method for the flour. This will prevent using excessive flour, making the dough dry and crumbly. We always believe using a kitchen scale to weigh solid ingredients like flour, sugar, cheese, chocolate, or nuts is the best option as it's more precise.
Use a portable oven thermometer to get the accurate oven temperature. We use it every single time we bake.
Use good material tart molds. This will make sure the tart shells will come out easily from the molds. We don't grease our tart molds and have no problems in taking the shells out. If yours have scratches and often stick from experience, do grease them first.
These mini salted chocolate tarts are best served the day of making them. Do refer to my written tips above if you want to make them in advance.

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