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November 9, 2008 By Spoonful of Sugar - 36 Comments

During the week I made some origami heart baskets using card and paint charts.

I have also made some chocolate caramel tarts out of the Woman’s Weekly Great Casual Food Cookbook.

Caramel Chocolate Tarts

1 cup plain flour
90g butter, chopped
¼ cup caster sugar
100 g dark chocolate

Caramel filling:
395 g condensed milk
30 g butter, chopped
2 tablespoons golden syrup

Preheat oven to moderate. Grease two 12 hole mini muffin tins.
Sift flour into medium bowl. Rub in butter. Stir in sugar. Press two teaspoons of mixture into each hole of the muffin tins. Bake in moderate oven for 10 minutes or until lightly browned.
Pour hot caramel filling over hot bases. Return to oven for 3 minutes. Stand tarts 2 minutes before gently easing out of pans. Cool.
Spread top of tarts with melted chocolate. Stand at room temperature until set.

Caramel filling: combine ingredients in small saucepan. Stir over low heat until butter melts and mixture is combined.

Posted By Sarah

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Comments

  1. Hannah says

    November 9, 2008 at 12:23 pm

    those caramel tarts look delicious!

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  2. Catherine says

    November 9, 2008 at 4:40 am

    Yum, those caramel tarts look scrummy!! I have made those woven hearts with my class at school out of red and green gloss paper and turned them into Christmas decorations!! Yours look very pretty!! Cathy

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  3. Beth says

    November 9, 2008 at 4:46 am

    Oh those chocolate caramel tarts look too good. I want to reach right into the computer screen and grab one!

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  4. Hoppo Bumpo says

    November 9, 2008 at 5:05 am

    Sarah, I can’t imagine how many paint charts you must have had at your house! I love the origami hearts – they look fabulous.

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  5. Annie says

    November 9, 2008 at 5:53 am

    I love the notions jar!!! and I want to eat one of those yummy looking tarts. You’ve been busy while I’ve been busy. Lots of catching up to do this week, but now I must sleep.

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  6. Tara says

    November 9, 2008 at 6:11 am

    Really hope you keep the ideas coming with those paint cards. I have tons of them. We were remodeling our home.

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  7. Tonya says

    November 9, 2008 at 6:15 am

    Those caramel tarts look so yummy!!!! I adore caramel and chocolate lol Yet another great idea for paint chip cards : )

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  8. melissa s. says

    November 9, 2008 at 8:04 am

    Cute!! and Yum!!

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  9. Mama de Saga says

    November 9, 2008 at 8:53 am

    I love the hearts! I wnat to try those tarts. I could never bake that much, because I have no self control!

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  10. A World in a PAN says

    November 9, 2008 at 11:51 am

    Love those hearts!

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  11. Andi says

    November 9, 2008 at 12:16 pm

    Chocolate caramel tarts … YUM!!!!

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  12. princess pudge says

    November 9, 2008 at 1:34 pm

    could you post the recipe for the choc caramel tarts please?? how awesome do they look?! love those hearts too, your blog always makes me smile 🙂

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  13. Indigo Blue says

    November 9, 2008 at 1:46 pm

    Gosh, I can feel my wasteline expanding just lusting after those cakes. MMMMMMmmmmmm.

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  14. The Faerie Queen says

    November 10, 2008 at 6:13 am

    Caramel tarts, – hubby will enjoys these. I love your recipes. thanx

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  15. Knit and Sew City Girl says

    November 9, 2008 at 2:26 pm

    I use to do quite a lot of origami. I use to have a book which showed you to make fishes and birds using the same technique, but I lent to someone and they never returned it.

    The caramel tarts looks yummy.

    Mary

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  16. Chocolate Cat says

    November 9, 2008 at 2:41 pm

    Oh Sarah, those tarts look divine!! I’m not sure I’ve got that cookbook, I’ll have to have a look after work and then they may well be baked at my house this week!!

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  17. Renee says

    November 9, 2008 at 3:14 pm

    wow, those tarts looks fantastic!

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  18. Cathy says

    November 9, 2008 at 3:50 pm

    Yummo – those caramel tarts look divine. My 15 year old son would love those!!!!!!

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  19. Hannah says

    November 10, 2008 at 8:23 am

    Those tarts look delicious. I can’t wait to make some myself. Thank you for sharing. Your origami hearts are adorable!

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  20. Rachelmp says

    November 9, 2008 at 8:54 pm

    You are both just so clever!

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  21. LizzieJane says

    November 9, 2008 at 11:15 pm

    Wonderful tarts, they look very tasty!

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  22. Kylie says

    November 10, 2008 at 12:52 am

    What a great idea with the colour cards – they would make great valentines gift things in Red!

    Yumm – might have to go and find myself that recipe!

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  23. méri says

    November 10, 2008 at 4:00 am

    I love the hearts, but those tarts looks so delicious! Thanks for sharing the receipt

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  24. Emerald Arts says

    November 10, 2008 at 4:28 am

    Oooh I am so going to give converting that to gluten free a red hot go.

    Thankyou very much 🙂

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  25. Suzanne says

    November 10, 2008 at 4:39 am

    Oh the caramel tarts look yum. I have been making your caramel slice every 2nd or so weekend, so may try these.

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  26. Michelle says

    November 10, 2008 at 6:17 am

    oh sarah the hearts are great…. and love the colour choice…

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  27. Thimbleanna says

    November 10, 2008 at 6:42 am

    I’ve finally managed to catch up with you and you’ve both been busy making some adorable stuff! I love the room makeover and all the extras you’ve crafted from the leftover duvet fabric — too, too cute! I can’t wait to see the list you come up with for using the encyclopedias. What a great idea — the internet has sure made them obsolete. And those paint card tags are just adorable. Now I’m feeling sad for the paint stores that will probably have trouble keeping their sample cards in stock LOL!

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  28. Tracy says

    November 10, 2008 at 11:32 am

    So cute…and so clever–just love how you made the woven heart! We make these hearts every year here in Norway, very much part of the Christmas holiday tradition here. It was a tough here, so one of those tarts would go down a treat just now…mmmm…Happy week to you all ((HUGS))

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  29. Rosezilla says

    November 10, 2008 at 12:59 pm

    Oh, the origami baskets are so clever! Love ’em. And the recipe! You do like your caramels, don’t you? Or maybe it’s me – the last recipe I borrowed from you was the caramel brownies, and boy, were they ever good!

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  30. Tine says

    November 10, 2008 at 1:11 pm

    We make those hearts and use them for decorations on our Christmas-tree. Very traditional here in Denmark 🙂 Ours are usually made in red-white or red-green though. Your’s are very beautiful!

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  31. Katherine says

    November 10, 2008 at 3:38 pm

    You’re so clever! Cute idea for using those paint samples

    Those caramel tarts look delicious and are the perfect reward for the great crafty ideas you’ve been sharing with us. Enjoy!

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  32. Melanie Gray Augustin says

    November 10, 2008 at 5:53 pm

    Those hearts are so sweet – but oh!! Those chocolate caramel tarts look to die for! One of those would go really well with my cup of tea right now!

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  33. Kellie says

    November 10, 2008 at 10:49 pm

    Too yummy Sarah!!!! And more paint chips … too cool! Megan would love to have a go at this!

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  34. Jacoline (Lien) says

    November 11, 2008 at 2:18 am

    You are such a clever girl. It is lovely again. love to make the tarts.

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  35. sewkalico says

    November 11, 2008 at 4:56 pm

    Oh boy those sound delicious!!!

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  36. Missie Krissie says

    November 15, 2008 at 1:19 am

    Caramel and chocolate, my 2 fav words! I am making these tomorrow, yum!

    Reply

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