Bourbon-Chocolate-Pecan Tarts

 

 

Tart Filling:

3/4 cup (4.5oz) semisweet chocolate morsels

3 large eggs, lightly beaten

1/3 cup sugar

3 tablespoons firmly packed light brown sugar

1 tablespoon all purpose flour

3/4 cup light corn syrup

1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted

3 tablespoons bourbon

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

2 cups pecan halves

Cream Cheese Pastry:

1 (3oz) package cream cheese, softened

1/2 cup butter or margirine, softened

1 cup all purpose flour

Garnishes: whipped cream, pecan havles, chopped pecans


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Cream Cheese Pastry:

Beat cream cheese and butter at medium speed with a mixer until smooth. Add flour; beat at low speed until a soft dough forms.

Filling:

1. Divide pastry into 6 portions, and shape each into a ball; press each into a 4 1/2 inch tart pan. Sprinkle morsels over pastry; chill 30 minutes.

2. Beat eggs and next seven ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer until blended. Pour into tart shells, filling each half full. Arrange pecan halves over filling; drizzle with remaining filling.

3. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes or until set; cool. Garnish, if desried.

NOTE:

Tart filling may be baked in a 9 inch tart pan fitted with pastry crust. Prepare as directed; bake at 350 degrees for 55 minutes or until set.

 

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