Coffee Toffee Tart

Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Yield: makes 8 servings

Ingredients:

TART SHELL
3/4 cup Crisco® Butter Shortening, chilled
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1-3/4 cups Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose Flour
Crisco® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray
2 cups dried beans (or uncooked rice) for weighting down crust

FILLING
1-1/4 cups heavy whipping cream, divided
1 tbsp. Crisco® Butter Shortening
1 (12-oz) pkg semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 (8-oz) pkg cream cheese, softened
1 (8-oz) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
4 tsps. instant coffee granules
1 tbsp. cocoa powder
1/2 cup powdered sugar
3/4 cup toffee bits, divided

Preparation Directions

1. Heat oven to 350°F. Combine butter flavor shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add vanilla. Sift flour into small bowl then add to butter flavor shortening mixture. Mix on low speed until it comes together.

2. Transfer to flour dusted counter and shape into disk. Press onto bottom and sides of 9-inch round fluted tart pan (that has a removable bottom and has been coated with no-stick cooking spray). Make sure the finished edge is flat. Chill until firm.

3. Place a square of aluminum foil over crust then fill shell with beans. Bake at 350°F for 20 minutes, remove foil then bake about 20 more minutes or until lightly browned. Cool.

4. To prepare chocolate layer: Heat 3/4 cup whipping cream and 1 tablespoon butter flavor shortening in microwave in medium bowl until boiling (about 90 seconds). Add chocolate chips and whisk until smooth. Set aside.

5. Pour chocolate into cooled crust (reserving 1/2 cup). Refrigerate tart for 1 hour. Remove from refrigerator. Beat cream cheese in large bowl with electric mixer until fluffy.

6. Add remaining 1/2 cup whipping cream, 1 cup whipped topping, coffee granules, cocoa powder, and powdered sugar. Beat on high for two minutes (or until coffee granules have dissolved), scraping down sides occasionally.

7. Stir in 1/2 cup toffee bits. Spread over chocolate layer. Refrigerate for 2 hours (or overnight if desired). Spread remaining whipped topping over coffee layer than sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup toffee bits. Microwave remaining chocolate mixture until warm. Cut into 8 slices.

8. Serve each slice drizzled with chocolate from a zip-top bag with a 1/4 inch hole cut in one corner.