Sweet Potato Praline Tarts
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Sweet Potato Praline Tarts
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These Sweet Potato Praline Tarts are surprising. Surprisingly moist, surprisingly rich, surprisingly delicious. Add them to your dessert arsenal, today!
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Ingredients
- For the tarts or bars:
- ½ cup butter softened
- 1 cup light brown sugar packed
- 2 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup sweet potato you could also use canned, fresh mashed or pureed pumpkin, mashed
- 1 cup flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- For the praline icing:
- ½ cup butter
- 1 cup light brown sugar packed
- ¼ cup half and half
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- For the praline pecans:
- 2 teaspoons butter
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 cup pecans roughly chopped
- salt a pinch, sea salt
Instructions
- For the tarts (or bars). Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray with baking spray or butter and flour a 13x9x2" pan or 2 - 9" tart pans with removable bottoms or 8 - 4" individual tart pans. You can also use one 9 or 10" spring form pan for a deeper tart.
- In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar using an electric mixer. Add eggs and vanilla extract, mix to combine. Add sweet potatoes; mix well.
- In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg; mix to combine. Slowly add flour mixture to butter mixture; mix well.
- Pour batter into prepared pan(s); spread evenly. Bake 15-20 for individual or 20-25 minutes for 13x9 inch pan, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. While bars (or tarts) are baking prepare pecans and praline icing. Allow tarts (bars) to cool in pan(s) for 15-20 minutes before topping with icing.
- For the praline icing. Combine butter and brown sugar in a sauce pan over medium high heat; bring to a boil. Lower heat to medium low and continue to boil for 2 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Add half & half and return to boil, stirring constantly. Removed from heat.
- Gradually add powdered sugar stirring until incorporated. Beat mixture until smooth. Pour icing over cake and spread with a knife to cover*. Scatter with pecans. Let icing cool and set completely before cutting into slices or squares.
- For the praline pecans. Line a sheet pan with aluminum foil and oil lightly or spray with cooking spray.
- Place butter and brown sugar in a microwave-safe bowl. Cook for 40 seconds, stirring after 20 seconds. Add pecans, stir to coat.
- Turn out onto prepared pan . Bake 10-15 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes until deep golden. Remove from oven, add a pinch of sea salt and stir to separate. Cool.
Notes
- * ~ For the small individual tarts, I iced them as directed above (without the pecans) but reserved a bit of the icing to drizzle over each one after plating, then topped with the pecans.
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