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Choc-Peanut Tart

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Description

Unleash the dessert queen or king within… Rich and the good kind of nutty, without the sugar overload.

Treat yourself with a guilt free dessert

Try this dessert two ways! Opt for bite size squares as a quick ‘pick me up’ or wow your friends and family with a stunning dessert garnished with fresh edible flowers.

Ingredients

1 cup walnuts
½ cup unsalted cashews
½ cup hazelnuts
20 dry, pitted dates
¼ cup raw cacao
1 tbsp. coconut oil or coconut oil nuttelex
Filling:
½ tsp agar agar
1 8oz tub tofutti
1 ½ cup all natural, organic crunchy peanut butter (some health food shops let you make your own)!
2 tbsp. organic honey
¼ cup (extra) unsalted peanuts
1 tbsp. pure coconut cream
1 tbsp. (extra) raw cacao

Directions

1
In a food processor, process the walnuts, cashews, hazelnuts, dates and cacao until the mixture appears fine.
2
Melt the nuttelex or coconut oil in the microwave for 30 seconds, add the melted mixture to the nut mix in the processor.
3
Re-process the mixture for 2-3 minutes.
4
Line a 30cm spring tin, or tart pan with baking paper.
5
Press the processed mixture evenly into the tin and smooth with the back of a spoon or spatula.
6
Place the tin in freezer for 30 minutes.
7
While the base is setting, beat the tofutti cream cheese, peanut butter, honey and agar agar until all ingredients are combined. Place bowl in the fridge while waiting for the base to chill.
8
When the base has been chilled, spoon the mixture on to the base and smooth out.
9
Refrigerate for at least 1 hour to set.
10
Optional: Use the extra cacao and coconut cream - whisk the cacao into the cream and drizzle on to a baking sheet. Freeze for 30-45 minutes. Scrape the frozen cacao cream off the baking sheet and mold small balls. Refrigerate the balls until you are ready to serve the tart.
11
To serve with cacao cream balls:
12
Slice tart, plate and place 2-3 balls on and around the tart. In a zip lock bag, place the extra peanuts and roughly hit with a rolling pin.
13
Top tart with rough peanut crumble, fresh flowers as a garnish if desired and serve.