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Craterscapes' gluten-free mud tarts
Ingredients
100g butter
275g energy chocolate
½ cup cream
½ cup brown sugar
3 eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup ground hazelnuts
Method
Melt butter, chocolate, cream and brown sugar in a medium-sized pot. Take off heat and cool for a few minutes. Add eggs and hazelnuts to chocolate mixture. Pour mixture into muffin tins (makes 6 giant or 12 small tarts). Bake at 160degC for about 20 minutes or until the tops just start to crack.
Store in refrigerator.
Requested by Deidre Helm, of Dunedin.
This recipe comes from Mandy Lawson, of Craterscapes Cafe, in Alexandra.
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