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Chocolate-Caramel Tart With Skyr & Blueberries
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MJ
February 13, 2025
Okay, I am not an neophyte when it comes to baking stuff this was a complete epic fail and the first epic fail I had in awhile. First you need a stockpot to make the caramel or it's going to boil over. I thought I have saved enough of the caramel but I later realized it had scorched when I was pouring it into the tart shell and well honestly it shouldn't go into a tart pan because it's very easy to make a big fat mess which is what happened here. As far as the tart shell went. I used gluten free flour cup by cup. I can tell you I had to use a little milk to get it the right consistency but that might be the shell mix. Was doing a Scandinavian themed week for my meal prep this week but this dessert was a total fail. I'm debating whether to try it again or just to do a caramel tart recipe from Scandinavian from Scratch. If I do try it again I'll be using my pie pan because the caramel is way too liquid-y for a tart pan.
MJ
February 14, 2025
Update got it to work on the second try:
1) I used a stockpot to prevent overboil and constantly stirred the entire recipe it says you don't have to after it boils. Avoid doing this.
2) It's going to take longer than what the recipe says. You need the caramel to thicken to almost a dulce de leche texture not just color before pouring it into the pie pan
3) Use a pie pan. It will be more likely to make a gooey mess with the tart pan.
4) It will not look like the picture. You'll have more chocolate than they used and the color will be lighter.
5) Make the whipped cream you'll need the booze after you're done making this dish.
It did taste nice after I spent more than two days getting it to work, but I probably won't make it again.
1) I used a stockpot to prevent overboil and constantly stirred the entire recipe it says you don't have to after it boils. Avoid doing this.
2) It's going to take longer than what the recipe says. You need the caramel to thicken to almost a dulce de leche texture not just color before pouring it into the pie pan
3) Use a pie pan. It will be more likely to make a gooey mess with the tart pan.
4) It will not look like the picture. You'll have more chocolate than they used and the color will be lighter.
5) Make the whipped cream you'll need the booze after you're done making this dish.
It did taste nice after I spent more than two days getting it to work, but I probably won't make it again.
Perry T.
June 2, 2020
Be extremely careful with the tart shell, it's incredibly delicate. I tried this three times and broke the shell each time when trying to manipulate from a regular pie pan. Should have used a springform or tart pan. I'm also having problems with the caramel not setting.
Karl R.
September 2, 2018
I had the exact problem as Baker123. I've made caramel several times but this recipe simply didn't work. The caramel never got nearly thick enough and didn't turn a proper caramel colour. Too bad because I was really looking forward to trying this. I had to use a previous caramel chocolate recipe for the filling, but kept the crust, the white chocolate drizzle and used wild blueberries on top.
Baker123
August 25, 2018
I tried this, the pastryvworked well but the filling produced a lot of gelatinous rubbery stuff. Is this what we scrape the bottom of the pan for and strain out? The strained liquid tastes nice.
Katrín B.
August 25, 2018
Hi there Baker123. You scrape the bottom of the pot so that the caramel won't stick to it and burn :) and I pour it through a strainer to make absolutely sure there are no lumps as some gelatin lumps will form but it shouldn't be a lot, the rest should melt and make the "dulce de leche" gooey and sticky (yet smooth). How did it set in the fridge for you? Did the final tart come out ok? It sounds promising you liked the flavor of the caramel :D
Baker123
August 25, 2018
Sadly the caramel didn’t set at all, it’s been in the fridge for about 6 hours and it’s still as runny as it went in.
Katrín B.
August 26, 2018
Oh no! I am so terribly sorry to hear that. Been thinking about what has gone wrong - maybe you didn't cook the caramel long enough? Did it reach a nice dulce de leche color? I'm mortified this didn't work out for you, I tested this recipe million times when I wrote it for the book so I felt very confident it was 100%.
Carmel M.
August 7, 2018
Catherine...here is a great site for equivalents:
https://whatscookingamerica.net/equiv.htm
https://whatscookingamerica.net/equiv.htm
Carmel M.
August 7, 2018
Look on line for weight equivalents. Then you can measure out whatever you need...except for handful and drops.
Catherine
August 7, 2018
Please, can you add the weight measurements to the recipe? It makes it much easier to scale to a smaller size for my household of one.
Carmel M.
August 7, 2018
Everything should be able to be halved by measurements stated. Can't weigh everything.
Catherine
August 7, 2018
I respectfully disagree, Carmel. Even 5g of salt can be weighed with the proper scale. Much easier to scale up or down with weight, especially weighing in metric.
Katrín B.
August 8, 2018
Hi Catherine. I hear you and I agree, it is always the best to write recipes with accurate measurements, especially when folks want to scale up and down. Unfortunately, the average American doesn't have a food scale so I have gotten used to writing in cups and spoons (even though I am European and prefer grams and ml). I will take your thoughts into consideration for my next recipe. Thank you.
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