Chocolate Raspberry Tarts

Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups pecans, toasted
• 6 tablespoons brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 3/4 cup heavy cream
• 6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, such as lindt,chopped,plus
• extra bittersweet chocolate, for garnish
• 1 cup fresh raspberry, rinsed and drained well
• 1/4 cup seedless raspberry jam

Recipe

• 1 phreat oven to 325°f.
• 2 finely grind together the nuts, brown sugar, and cinnamon in a food processor.
• 3 add butter and process just until clumps begin to form up (use the pulse button).
• 4 press dough into the bottom and up the sides of 4 (4 inch diameter) mini tart pans with removeable bases.
• 5 bake the crusts until borwn and firm to the thouch, approximately 30 minutes.
• 6 let cool completely.
• 7 heat cream to the simmering point in a saucepan, then remove from heat.
• 8 stir in chopped chocolate and stir until melted and smooth.
• 9 pour into crusts and then chill until set, about 1 hour.
• 10 place berries decoratively atop each tart, holes down.
• 11 melt jam in microwave or in a small pan until just melted, then brush over the berries.
• 12 if desired, decorate with a few extra shavings of chocolate.