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Chocolate Macadamia Tarts - Country Living Holidays

Make Chocolate Macadamia Tarts - Country Living Holidays at home with Macadamia Nuts Finely Ground, Unsifted All Purpose Flour, Granulated Sugar, T Ground Cinnamon, and T Butter Melted Chocolate. Serves 6. Scale it up or down for the number of people at the table.

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Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cup
• 3/4 cup
• 1/3 cup
• 1/2
• 2
• 1/2 cup
• 3
• 1 pkg
• 1/3 cup
• 2
• 1

Method (preview)

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   And sides of six 4-inch fluted tart pans; set aside.

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   Place chocolate in small bowl.

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   When cream begins to boil, remove from heat; pour over chocolate, stirring constantly until chocolate melts and mixture is smooth; set aside.

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   Heat oven to 325'F. In large bowl, with electric mixer, beat cream cheese until smooth.

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   Add granulated sugar and beat on medium speed 3 minutes.

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   Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.

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   Beat in remaining 2 T cream and the Creme de Cacao. Stir in chocolate mixture.

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   Divide filling among tart shells; bake 25 to 30 minutes or until filling appears set. Cool tarts completely in pans on wire rack.

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   Cover and refrigerate tarts until ready to serve. Meanwhile, prepare

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    Vanilla Sauce.

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    To serve, spoon Vanilla Sauce onto each of 6 dessert plates.

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    Place a Chocolate Macadamia Tart on top of Vanilla Sauce; garnish each tart with chocolate curls and confectioners' sugar, if desired.

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    Vanilla Sauce: In 1-quart saucepan, combine 1/2 C heavy cream and 1/3

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    C milk; cook over medium heat just until bubbles form around edge of pan.

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    Remove from heat.

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    In medium-size bowl, beat together 3 T sugar and 2 large egg yolks.

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    Gradually pour cream mixture into yolk mixture, stirring constantly.

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    Pour mixture back into saucepan, cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until thickened. (Do not boil.)

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    Strain Va- nilla Sauce into bowl; stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.

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    Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

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