Name: Guinness, Chocolate, and Caramel Tart
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: Finely crushed pretzels - 1 ½ cups; Firmly packed dark brown sugar - ⅓ cup; Unsalted butter, melted - 6 tablespoons; Salt, or to taste - ⅛ teaspoon; Heavy cream - 1 cup; Unsalted butter - 5 tablespoons; Vanilla extract - 2 teaspoons; Salt, or to taste - ¼ teaspoon; White sugar - 1 ½ cups; Light corn syrup - ¼ cup; Water - ¼ cup; Irish stout beer (such as Guinness® Extra Stout) - 11 ¼ fluid ounces; Dark chocolate, chopped (such as Ghirardelli(R) 72% Cacao Twilight Delight bar) - 1 ¼ ounces; Dark chocolate chips (such as Ghirardelli® 60% Cacao) - 6 ounces; Unsalted butter - ½ tablespoon; Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon; Heavy cream - ¾ cup

Ingredients for - Guinness, Chocolate, and Caramel Tart

1. Finely crushed pretzels 1 ½ cups

2. Firmly packed dark brown sugar ⅓ cup

3. Unsalted butter, melted 6 tablespoons

4. Salt, or to taste ⅛ teaspoon

5. Heavy cream 1 cup

6. Unsalted butter 5 tablespoons

7. Vanilla extract 2 teaspoons

8. Salt, or to taste ¼ teaspoon

9. White sugar 1 ½ cups

10. Light corn syrup ¼ cup

11. Water ¼ cup

12. Irish stout beer (such as Guinness® Extra Stout) 11 ¼ fluid ounces

13. Dark chocolate, chopped (such as Ghirardelli(R) 72% Cacao Twilight Delight bar) 1 ¼ ounces

14. Dark chocolate chips (such as Ghirardelli® 60% Cacao) 6 ounces

15. Unsalted butter ½ tablespoon

16. Vanilla extract 1 teaspoon

17. Heavy cream ¾ cup

How to cook deliciously - Guinness, Chocolate, and Caramel Tart

1 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9-inch tart pan with a removable bottom.

2 . Stage

Mix pretzel crumbs, brown sugar, melted butter, and salt together in a bowl until mixture resembles wet sand. Pour into the tart pan, and press very firmly and evenly up the sides and into the bottom of the pan.

3 . Stage

Place tart pan onto a baking sheet and bake until crust is golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes. Allow crust to cool completely in pan, about 30 minutes.

4 . Stage

Combine heavy cream, butter, vanilla extract, and salt in a small saucepan over medium-low heat and cook until butter is melted and mixture begins to bubble, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat, set aside, and keep warm.

5 . Stage

Combine sugar, corn syrup, and water in a large light-colored saucepan with high sides. Cook over medium heat, swirling occasionally, until mixture is amber in color, 10 to 12 minutes. Reduce heat to low, and very carefully whisk in reserved cream-butter mixture, as caramel mixture will bubble up and steam; stir constantly.

6 . Stage

Insert a candy thermometer into the mixture and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until caramel reaches 245 degrees F (118 degrees C), 25 to 30 minutes. Carefully pour caramel into an even layer in the baked and cooled crust. Allow caramel layer to cool until set, 1 to 2 hours.

7 . Stage

Prepare the chocolate layer. Pour stout beer into a saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Cook until stout has been reduced to 1/4 cup, 20 to 25 minutes. Pour reduced stout into a large bowl. Stir in chopped chocolate, chocolate chips, butter, and vanilla; set aside.

8 . Stage

Heat cream in a small saucepan over medium-low heat until just simmering, 3 to 5 minutes. Pour over chocolate and allow to sit for 5 minutes. Stir until chocolate is completely melted and smooth. Carefully pour melted chocolate over the cooled caramel layer, making sure not overflow the pan.

9 . Stage

Use a toothpick to pop any air bubbles that may arise. Allow chocolate layer to cool and set up completely, 1 to 2 hours.