Chocolate-Almond Tart with Fleur de Sel

Name: Chocolate-Almond Tart with Fleur de Sel
Yield: serves 4
Ingredients: 1 box store-bought puff pastry, preferably all butter, thawed, or 1/4 recipe Puff Pastry (page 334); 1 large egg, lightly beaten, for egg wash; Sanding sugar, for sprinkling; 1 1/2 ounces bittersweet chocolate (preferably 61 percent cacao), coarsely chopped; Honey, for drizzling; Sea salt, preferably fleur de sel, for sprinkling; 2 tablespoons whole raw almonds, toasted (see page 343) and coarsely chopped; Vanilla ice cream, for serving (optional)

January 24, 2012

A homemade dessert does not have to be complicated. This tart involves little more than assembling a few staples from the freezer and the pantry. Think of it as a deconstructed chocolate-almond croissant—one meant for the end of a meal, rather than the start of the day.

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