Salted Butterscotch Chocolate Tart

Like really…it’s kind of sad that this chocolate tart with an over layer of decadent butterscotch has disappeared.

It’s a good thing though as a tart like this pretty woman, deserves to make the rounds!

Luscious and rich and dressed up so pretty, with its sprinkle of salt, this chocolate butterscotch tart just likes to go places!

I did manage to bring it as dessert to our friends who asked us for dinner as I had  three quarters of a pan left from Valentine’s Day. Oh baby.

This is a rich confection. 

You know how one bite leads to another? Well, I figured, let them throw it away! 

I knew this tart was like a preapproved credit card and if left in my kitchen,  there would be nothing left.

One bite as it slowly slides across your tongue can produce a sigh that might be mistaken for another kind of sigh.

The kind of satiated sigh that comes with a sense of great relief but always leaves you wanting more.

This is a dessert that one eats slow and savors and wishes it would never end, but prays that it does quickly.

This is the kind of tart that one leaves behind for fear of getting overly involved.

Yes, this tart is a tart! Of heavenly proportions. Maybe left behind, but never, ever forgotten!

Think of all the things you can do with this chocolate tart!

For starters, this chocolate tart can be made with more than one type of crust.

For Passover, I chose to make this with a coconut crust or a macaroon crust, which kind of turns this simple chocolate caramel pie into a macaroon pie-except in tart form!

But be my guest if you choose to use a pie tin!

Originally I made this with a shortbread crust, but an Oreo or graham cracker crust would also float my boat!

Take your pick.

Now let’s see if you know what is butterscotch and what is caramel…

Caramel is made with sugar and butterscotch is made with brown sugar. 

That wasn’t so hard was it?

So next time you are playing a trivia game, raise your hand!

Don’t feel like making your own butterscotch?

By all means drizzle, I mean drench, this sweet tart with caramel sauce.

Just make sure to buy a really good sauce.

You don’t want some artificial flavored stuff on this!

But please make the chocolate ganache. Just so you can stick your fingers in and lick it off.

Oh my, I do, do love chocolate ganache!

Somehow it is Tuesday and I am still feeling Monday. Which means I am feeling a bit disorganized, but you know me by now, to know that don’t you?

My weekend was fine, actually more than fine. Saturday found me at the Denver Dog Show looking at these.

I’m in deep trouble, I know. Zoe had checked out Skye terriers (without me knowing) on Facebook and found a breeder that might be able to help me out.

Not that I’m sure I’m ready to be helped yet, but Zoe is ready for me to be.  

After looking at these beautiful faces, well you must agree that these might be a bit hard to resist. George was a midnight black male but the same litters also produce white Skyes with these gorgeous black muzzles and ears.

Since I’ve had two black ones it could be nice to switch it up a bit. But not yet. I’m still missing George, though Skyes are hard to come by.

One must plan ahead and throw your number in the hat, so to speak. They are considered a protected breed because there are so few of them.

Yes, that was a fun surprise on Saturday though it brought up a slew of emotions.

That night we were invited to a friend’s home for dinner. It was a rustic, heavenly dinner, that began with lots of superb wine and and an addicting little garlic dip.

Ribollita (an Italian soup with a base of bread and beans and greens)  was the main course.

So soothing and comforting and topped off with olive oil and parmesan cheese, this really hit the spot. Yum, yum!  

After dessert Manservant and friend switched to what he declared as awesome tequila and I was offered a Shalaylee, an Irish whiskey drink, which was new to me.

 We were out until midnight and didn’t turn into pumpkins! But Freddie sure was happy to see us arrive home safely!

And well, you know what we had for dessert. 

So worth it, I guarantee that a chocolate tart is in your future.

Passover or Easter or even next Valentine’s Day, this chocolate tart with lots of caramel or butterscotch is a winner!

P.S. Since this is an updated post I feel I must share that we did get another Skye terrier and he is now 7 years old.

Hard to believe how time flies!

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