Milk Chocolate Crémeux Tart

Name: Milk Chocolate Crémeux Tart
Yield: Serves 8 to 10
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 , large egg; 1 teaspoon, vanilla extract; 1½ cups (7½ ounces), all-purpose flour; 2/3 cup (2⅔ ounces), confectioners' sugar; 1/4 teaspoon, table salt; 8 tablespoons, unsalted butter, cut into ½-inch pieces and chilled; 1 cup, half-and-half; 4 , large egg yolks; 1 tablespoon, unsweetened cocoa powder (optional); ⅜ teaspoon, table salt; 12 ounces, milk chocolate, chopped fine; 1½ teaspoons, vanilla extract; 10 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted and hot

Desserts or Baked Goods

French

Chocolate

Make Ahead

SERVES8 to 10

TIME1½ hours, plus 3 hours 40 minutes freezing, cooling, and chilling

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Pat-in-the-pan tart crusts are quick and convenient, but they're thick, so they don't leave a lot of room for filling. A slimmer, more traditional pâte sucrée crust has a greater capacity, but it can be tricky to make. Instead of chilling t...