Chocolate Hazelnut Tart with Hazelnut Crust

It’s Thanksgiving week and what better way to start than with some sort of pie?! Better yet, a chocolate hazelnut tart made with Pan Di Stelle’s luxurious cream hazelnut spread.

Literally friends, I can eat this stuff by the spoonful because it is SO GOOD! It’s also only available in the United States during the holiday season so make sure to snag a jar on amazon before it’s too late!

Truth: this was my first time making a tart in an actual tart pan with a removable bottom and I am obsessed. I always thought they looked so much prettier than regular pies but you can absolutely make turn this into a chocolate hazelnut pie using a shallow pie pan. A springform pan would also work or even a cake pan if you line the bottom with parchment paper.

What’s in this chocolate hazelnut tart?

This tart filling is super simple! It doesn’t consist of any cocoa powder, chocolate chips, heavy cream or corn syrup like most other tarts; it just has toasted hazelnuts, eggs, sugar, Pan Di Stella chocolate hazelnut crema, ground hazelnuts, butter, and vanilla.

To make up for the simplicity of the chocolate hazelnut tart filling, I made a pie crust that was a bit more unique. I went with a twist on Pierre Herme’s pate sablee recipe. I replaced the almond flour with hazelnut meal and played with the ratio a bit. Turns out, it’s amazing and you need to try it!

How to make hazelnut crust:

Most pie crusts require cold cubed butter and cold water or ice. I like crusts that aren’t so particular so when I came across Pierre Herme’s pate sablee crust (sablee meaning sandy), I knew I had to try it.

This crust requires room temperature butter to be creamed with icing sugar, after which an egg and hazelnut meal is added and beat until fully combined. Next add the flour and salt and mix just until combined and no more. Refrigerating at this stage will make working with the dough easier.

However, it is a very forgiving dough so you don’t even need to roll it out, I just pressed it straight onto the bottom of a greased tart shell. Now you will want to either freeze the crust until solid or use pie weights (or do both) to avoid losing it’s shape.

How to make chocolate hazelnut tart filling:

The filling is sooo quick to make. You can start making this while the crust in baking in the oven for 15 minutes. Begin with melting the butter and chocolate hazelnut spread, mixing until they’re homogenous. Beat the eggs and sugar for a couple minutes and then add the chocolate butter mixture and vanilla. Last, add in the ground hazelnuts and pour over a partially blind baked crust.

Pro Tips:

• Toast all the hazelnuts beforehand and peal the skins off. Save some for the topping and use a food processor to make ground hazelnuts/hazelnut meal for the crust and filling.
• To avoid losing the form of the crust, freeze for a longer period of time and/or use pie weights (I was too lazy for pie weights so I froze the crust in the pan for at least 30 minutes before baking).
• For a crispier crust, bake the tart crust in the tart shell before adding the filling.
• To avoid spilling, once you pour the filling into the tart crust place it on top of a baking sheet to bake.
• For clean slices, allow to cool completely and use a hot knife and clean it between every slice.

You know this chocolate hazelnut tart looks amazing…so go ahead, get to work! If you make it, make sure to tag me @baranbakery on instagram so we can all join in on the fun and for a chance to be a featured baker! As always, have a blessed day and happy baking!

Love, B

Chocolate Hazelnut Tart Recipe

Bernice Baran

Chocolate hazelnut filling baked over a crisp hazelnut crust.

4.49 from 33 votes

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Prep Time 25 minutes mins

Cook Time 45 minutes mins

Additional Time 1 hour hr 30 minutes mins

Total Time 2 hours hrs 40 minutes mins

Course Pies & Tarts

Cuisine American

Servings 10

Calories 482 kcal

Ingredients

  

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Crust

• 10 Tbsp (5oz) butter room temperature
• 1 cup powdered sugar spooned and leveled
• 3/4 cup ground hazelnuts
• 1 large egg room temperature
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour spooned and leveled
• pinch of salt

Filling

• 1 cup chocolate hazelnut spread
• 1/4 cup (2oz) butter melted
• 2 large eggs room temperature
• 1/4 cup light brown sugar lightly packed
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/4 cup ground hazelnuts

Instructions

 

Crust

• Beat the butter and sugar until it is smooth. Add in the ground hazelnuts and egg and beat with a mixer until everything is fully incorporated. Add in the flour and salt, beating just until combined.
  10 Tbsp (5oz) butter, 1 cup powdered sugar, 3/4 cup ground hazelnuts, 1 large egg, 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, pinch of salt
• Refrigerate the dough for 10-20 minutes until it is firm enough to work with.
• Press the dough onto the bottom of a greased 9" or 10" tart pan with a removable bottom (or a shallow pie pan or springform pan) and freeze for 20-30 minutes, until solid (if you don't have time to freeze, use pie weights).

Filling

• Melt together the chocolate hazelnut spread and butter and mix until smooth.
  1 cup chocolate hazelnut spread, 1/4 cup (2oz) butter
• In a large bowl, beat together the eggs and sugar for 2-3 minutes. Add in the chocolate butter mixture and vanilla and mix until everything is fully combined.
  2 large eggs, 1/4 cup light brown sugar, 1 tsp vanilla
• Mix in the ground hazelnuts.
  1/4 cup ground hazelnuts

Bake

• Preheat the oven to 350F/177C convection (or 325F/162C conventional) and dock the dough (poke holes with a fork) and bake tart for 15 minutes.
• Removethe crust from the oven and pour the filling over the crust and bake for another 30 minutes.
• Remove the pie from the oven and allow it to cool completely before slicing.
• Top with extra Pan Di Stella Chocolate Hazelnut Crema and toasted hazelnuts!
  

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 482kcalCarbohydrates: 48gProtein: 7gFat: 30gSaturated Fat: 18gPolyunsaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 98mgSodium: 173mgFiber: 3gSugar: 28g

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