Chocolate Caramel Tart Recipe

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Look no further when you want a dessert that's gooey and good! Each piece is like a big candy bar on a plate.

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Chocolate Caramel Tart Recipe

Prep: 35 min. + chilling

Yield: 12 Servings

25 10 35

Ingredients

2 cups crushed chocolate wafers (about 35 wafers)
1/3 cup butter, melted
30 caramels
1/2 cup caramel ice cream topping
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream, divided
2 cups chopped pecans
3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

In a small bowl, combine the wafer crumbs and butter; press onto the bottom of a greased 9-in. springform pan. Place pan on a baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
In a heavy saucepan, cook and stir the caramels and caramel topping over low heat until smooth. Remove from the heat; stir in 1/4 cup cream and pecans. Spread over crust. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
In a saucepan, melt chocolate chips with remaining cream over low heat, stirring until smooth. Drizzle over tart. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or until serving. Yield: 12 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: 1 piece equals 478 calories, 31 g fat (11 g saturated fat), 29 mg cholesterol, 274 mg sodium, 52 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 5 g protein.

Originally published as Chocolate Caramel Tart in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2004, p90