Ferrero Rocher Cornflake Tart

Ferrero rocher! Who can't look at one of these nobbly balls of hazelnut laced ecstasy and not get nostalgic? This recipe takes everything that's good about the ferrero rocher and makes it bigger and better.

1 hour prep

1 hour cook

Serves 6-8

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Ingredients

    Cornflake Case:
  • 200gdark chocolate
  • 100gbutter
  • 3 tbspgolden syrup
  • 200gcornflakes
  • White Chocolate Nutella"
  • 400gwhite chocolate
  • 200ghazelnuts
  • 1/4 tspflaked sea salt
  • Ferrero Rocher Ganache:
  • 200gdark chocolate
  • 200mldouble cream
  • 100gsmashed toasted hazelnuts

Now, it's in tart form! And the tart casing isn't boring old pastry, it's made of cornflakes, like the cornflake clusters you made as a kid. Chocolate ganache, crunchy cornflakes, bits of toasted hazelnuts and a DIY white chocolate "nutella" - the dessert of dreams is coming your way.

Method

  • If you have a microwave, in 30 second burst heat the chocolate, butter and golden syrup until all the ingredients have melted. Whisk together until smooth then fold in the cornflakes.
  • Line a tart case with butter and gently form the shape of the tart with the cornflake clusters. Aim to have a 5 cm or more deep case. Leave to set in the fridge of freezer while you make the white chocolate nutella.
  • For the white chocolate nutella, you'll need a food processor. Skip this step if you don't have one and just melt a whole tub of nutella in the microwave. If you have a food processor, break the white chocolate into small pieces and melt in the microwave in a jug.
  • Toast the hazelnuts in a frying pan then place them in the food processor, blitzing until you have a smooth nut butter. Pour in the melted white chocolate and salt and continue blitzing until you have a smooth nut butter. Pour this into the chilled, solid tart base and leave to set.
  • When it's set, make the final ganache: finely chop the chocolate and place it in a heatproof bowl. In another heatproof jug (or in a pan on the hob) heat the double cream until just simmering, then pour it over the chocolate and leave it for 2 minutes. Gently fold the mixture together until you have a smooth, glossy, lump-free ganache. Stir in the toasted hazelnut pieces.
  • Pour into the tart, bringing the ganache to the top of the case. Leave to set in the fridge or freezer if you are in a rush, then slice to serve.
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    Hugh Woodward

    Hugh Woodward

    Hugh's culinary life began aged 14 when he cooked spaghetti hoop burritos to impress girls. Since then his colourful career has taken him to performing in Skegness, making cheese in Peckham, running a wine bar on Columbia Road and reluctantly working in a (briefly) Michelin Starred restaurant. He likes fish, things cooked on charcoal, cheap dinners and London's rich cultural tapestry of food shops. When he's not cooking or eating he can be found mudlarking by the river Thames, buying bits in flea markets and hanging out with his cat Keith.

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