Name: Salted Chocolate Caramel Tart
Cook time: 35 minutes
Total time: 3 1/3 hours
Yield: Makes 10 to 12 servings
Ingredients: 1/2 cup whole almonds, skin on; 8 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 stick), softened; 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt; 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut in tablespoons and chilled; 1/2 cup heavy cream, measured and chilled; 1 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 1/4 cup water; 2 tablespoons light corn syrup; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped; 8 ounces crème fraîche, at room temperature; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature; 2 tablespoons light corn syrup; Flaky salt, for garnish; 10" tart pan with removable bottom

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Salted Chocolate Caramel TartCharles Masters, food styling by Chelsea Zimmer

This showstopping dessert has a few components and requires some chilling time, but it's surprisingly easy to put together and can be done well ahead of time. Making the caramel layer is the only involved step, and if you want to skip this step, just use a good jar of dulce de leche instead.

DO AHEAD:

The tart shell can be baked up to 2 days ahead of time. Store at room temperature, covered with foil. The tart shell can be filled with caramel up to one day ahead of time and kept in the refrigerator.

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