Vegan Raspberry & Coconut Tarts

Happy New Year everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful time celebrating. We had a quiet one at home, which I enjoy more these days. Now it's that time of year when we all start evaluating our lifestyles and making some healthy changes (that may or may not be long lasting!) These Raspberry & Coconut Tarts are packed full of goodness, easy to make and taste really good, like really good, so good you might not even believe they are healthy if you hadn't made them yourself! They're also vegan friendly, so if you've decided to follow Veganuary they are a great recipe to try out.

For the full recipe with measurements, head to the recipe card at the end of this post.

How to make Vegan Raspberry & Coconut Tarts

To make the base, put the blanched almonds, dried dates, wholegrain crackers, cocoa powder and salt into a food processor and blitz until it resembles fine crumbs.

Melt coconut oil and add it to the 'crumbs' along with maple syrup, and mix it all together. Line eight holes of a cupcake pan with cling film, then press the mixture into the holes making sure the sides and bottom are of an even thickness. Then put in the freezer for 30 minutes.

To make the filling, take two cans of coconut milk out of the fridge and seperate the thick white topping (the coconut cream) from the coconut water at the bottom. You can reserve the coconut water and use it for smoothies or curries. Put the coconut cream into a bowl and whisk it up along with vanilla extract and maple syrup.

Take the tart cases out of the freezer and take them out of the pan and remove the cling film. Fill each one generously with the coconut cream, then place fresh raspberries on top, and sprinkle over some chopped roasted hazelnuts.

This is the kind of healthy and vegan-friendly food more people need to try as it tastes so decadent and naughty when you eat, but it's actually good for you. Surely the perfect health food?! The tart base is crunchy and tastes sweet and chocolatey, and the coconut cream melts in the mouth. You can add any fresh berries or fruit to these Raspberry & Coconut Tarts depending on your preference, and any nuts too.

Recommended equipment & ingredients*

• Cupcake tin
• Mixing bowls
• Kitchen scales
• Electric hand mixer
• Food processor

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Raspberry & Coconut Tarts (Vegan)

Date and nut mini tarts filled with coconut cream and fresh raspberries

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: British

Keyword: vegan

Prep Time: 1 hour

Total Time: 1 hour

Servings: 8

Author: thebakingexplorer

Ingredients

For the base

• 100 g Blanched almonds
• 90 g Dried dates
• 90 g Wholegrain crackers
• 2 ½ tbsp Cocoa powder
• 55 g Coconut oil
• 6 tsp Maple syrup

For the filling

• 2 400ml cans of Coconut milk stored in the fridge overnight
• 4 tbsp Maple syrup
• 1 ½ tsp Vanilla extract
• A pinch of Salt

For decoration

• 24 Raspberries
• A handful of Chopped roasted hazelnuts

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

• To make the base put the blanched almonds, dried dates, wholegrain crackers, cocoa powder and salt into a food processor and blitz it until it resembles fine crumbs
• Melt the coconut oil and add it to the 'crumbs' along with 6 tsp of the maple syrup and mix it all together
• Line eight holes of a cupcake pan with cling film, then press the mixture into the holes making sure the sides and bottom are of an even thickness. Then put it in the freezer for 30 minutes
• To make the filling separate the thick white topping from the coconut milk then whisk it up along with the vanilla extract and 4 tbsp of the maple syrup
• Take the tart cases out of the freezer and take them out of the pan and remove the cling film. Fill each one generously with the coconut cream, then place some fresh raspberries on top, and finally sprinkle some chopped roasted hazelnuts on top
• Store in the fridge and eat within 2 days

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Nutrition

Calories: 264kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Sodium: 87mg | Potassium: 226mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 4IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 61mg | Iron: 1mg

If you like this, check out more of my Sweet Tarts & Pies recipes!

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Recipe adapted from Healthista/Fearne Cotton.