Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup light-colored corn syrup
  • 2 tablespoons butter (at room temperature)
  • 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
  • 1 cup walnut halves
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 large eggs, lightly beaten
  • 1/2 (15-ounce) package refrigerated pie dough (such as Pillsbury)
  • Cooking spray

Method

  • Arrange 1 rack in lower third of oven. Preheat oven to 350°.
  • Combine brown sugar, flour, and salt in a medium heavy saucepan over medium heat, stirring well with a whisk. Stir in corn syrup, and bring mixture to a boil. Cook for 1 minute, stirring occasionally until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat. Add butter and chocolate; stir with a whisk until smooth. Cool to room temperature; stir in walnuts, vanilla, and eggs.
  • Fit pie dough into a 9-inch round removable-bottom tart pan coated with cooking spray, pressing dough into the bottom and up the sides of the pan.
  • Spoon walnut mixture into prepared crust. Bake on bottom oven rack at 350° for 33 minutes or until set. Cool for 20 minutes in pan on a wire rack. Remove sides of tart pan; slide tart onto a serving platter. Cut into wedges.