Chocolate Salted Caramel Macadamia Tart

I have recently re-discovered the joy of chocolate and caramel as a flavour combination. Whilst not having a sweet tooth, I find myself drawn to an old school choc caramel slice or a cho caramel tart. When I saw a recipe for a chocolate salted caramel macadamia tart, I  knew I had to give it a go. How could I not? With all my favourite things together and the addition of macadamias I was sold.

Not being a good pastry cook I decided to use Careme sour cream pastry instead of making my own. Available in many good delis it was a delicious time saving decision. And being a savoury pastry, it helped balance out the sweetness of the dish. I also used 70% cocoa chocolate for the ganache rather than the sweeter, lower cocoa chocolate in the original recipe. I found this also helped with the balance of flavours. I’ve also increased the quantity of caramel for the tart as I felt it needed more caramel punch to go with the chocolate topping. But overall it was an amazingly delicious tart that will feature in many dinner parties to come!