Chocolate Halvah Tart

Yields8 Servings
For the crust:
 1 cup flour
 ½ cup crumbled plain halvah (about 4 ounces)
 2 tbsp sugar
 kosher salt
  cup butter
 1 egg yolk
 1 tbsp ice water
For the filling:
 2 cups halvah spread
 ½ cup heavy cream
 1 large egg white
For the glaze:
 ½ cup heavy cream
 8 oz bittersweet or semisweet chocolate
 1 tbsp light corn syrup
For the crust:
1

Combine flour, halvah, sugar, and salt in processor. Using pulses, process until blended to sandy texture.

2

Add butter. Keep pulsing until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

3

Whisk egg yolk and ice water in small bowl to blend. Add to flour mixture. Pulse until moist clumps form.

4

Gather dough into a ball; flatten into a disk. Wrap in plastic and chill 1 Hour.
Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

5

Lightly spray 9-inch-diameter tart pan with removable bottom with nonstick spray.

6

Roll out dough disk between 2 sheets of parchment paper or waxed paper to 11-inch round. Remove top paper. Invert dough into prepared pan.

7

Remove remaining paper and ease dough into the pan, pressing to fit. Bake until tart crust is golden, about 35 Minutes. Cool completely in pan.

For the filling:
8

Whip the egg white; set aside.
Combine halva and heavy cream in mixer. Fold in egg white. Pour mixture into cooled tart shell. Set aside to set up.

For the glaze:
9

Bring cream just to boil in medium saucepan. Remove from heat. Add chocolate and corn syrup; whisk until smooth. Cool 5 Minutes. Prepare glaze and pour over tart.

10

Remove sides from tart pan. Pour warm glaze over tart Let stand until glaze sets.

(Can be made 3 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Let stand at room temperature 1 hour before serving.)

11

Slice into thin wedges and serve.

 

 

Ingredients

For the crust:
 1 cup flour
 ½ cup crumbled plain halvah (about 4 ounces)
 2 tbsp sugar
 kosher salt
  cup butter
 1 egg yolk
 1 tbsp ice water
For the filling:
 2 cups halvah spread
 ½ cup heavy cream
 1 large egg white
For the glaze:
 ½ cup heavy cream
 8 oz bittersweet or semisweet chocolate
 1 tbsp light corn syrup
Chocolate Halvah Tart

2 thoughts on “Chocolate Halvah Tart

  1. Ahuva says:

    Are there any instructions regarding how to make the filling? Just mix all the ingredients together?

    The instructions say to bake until tart crust is golden. In the accompanying photo, the crust doesn’t come up the sides and so aren’t visible when baking. Just sayin’.

    • The Peppermill says:

      Hi
      Thanks for pointing out the errors in this recipe. We will update the recipe shortly. please check back for corrected version
      chayale

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