# Coffee Salt Chocolate Desserts This Nutella Brownie Tart Recipe Tastes Salty and Bitter Too By Alyson Wyers | Published 2015-10-15 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/brownie-tart References: [theartfuldesperado](http://www.theartfuldesperado.com/nutella-brownie-tart-topped-with-coffee-salt/) If you can't get enough of the combination of [salt and chocolate](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/napa-noir), this brownie tart is the dessert for you. Created by the food blog Artful Desperado, the [Nutella](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dessert-pizza1) brownie tart recipe is topped with coffee salt. The treat is a variation of a dish found in the cookbook 'Whip it Up!' by Billy Green. The result is a rich and sweet 9 inch tart that also tastes slightly salty and bitter from the coffee. To recreate it at home, you will need delightfully delicious ingredients such as [Nutella spread](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pip-nut-chocolate-hazelnut-spread) (or cookie butter), at least 60% good quality chopped dark chocolate, coffee beans, flaky sea salt, white granulated sugar, pure vanilla extract, unsalted butter, coarse kosher salt, eggs and all purpose flour. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.6/10 - Popularity: 16% | Activity: 25% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Food](https://www.trendhunter.com/food) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Salt and Chocolate:** Opportunity to create new salty and sweet flavor combinations in desserts. - **Coffee-infused Desserts:** Chance to incorporate coffee flavors into various dessert recipes. - **Gourmet Tart Recipes:** Potential for developing sophisticated and indulgent tart recipes. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Food and Beverage:** Opportunity for food companies to innovate and create unique desserts. - **Coffee Industry:** Possible collaboration to develop coffee-infused dessert and confectionery products. - **Baking and Pastry:** Potential for pastry chefs and baking suppliers to experiment with new flavors and techniques. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Hazelnut Spread Baked Goods](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paris-baguette-nutella-menu.md) - [Ready-to-Drink Brownie Lattes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/caffe-latte-hazenut-brownie.md) - [Textural Artisan Chocolate Bars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fatso-sweet-tart.md) - [Italian Gelato Truffle Desserts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crosta-mollica-tartufi.md) - [Salty-Sweet Sundaes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/salted-brown-butter-cookie-dazzler.md) - [Salty-Sweet Tahini Lattes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/salted-tahini-honeycomb-latte.md) - [Sweet Nutella-Topped Pizzas](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dessert-pizza1.md) - [Cocoa Hazelnut Spread Bowls](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hazelnut-chocolate-spread-bowl.md) - [Italian Gelato Truffles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gelato-truffles.md)