Vegan Refined <g class="gr_ gr_74 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling multiReplace" id="74" data-gr-id="74">Sugar Free</g> Pecan Caramel Tarts with Chocolate Sauce
 
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Hazel & Cacao:
Serves: 3
Ingredients
  • BASE:
  • 1 cup rolled oats
  • ½ cup pecans
  • ½ cup cashews
  • 2 TBSP maple syrup
  • 2 TBSP sunflower oil
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp ground ginger
  • pinch salt
  • FILLING:
  • ½ cup pecan butter
  • 1 cup pitted dates
  • ½ cup soy or almond milk
  • Pinch salt
  • CHOCOLATE SAUCE
  • 2 TBSP cacao powder
  • 2 TBSP maple syrup
  • 2 TBSP melted coconut oil
  • Drop vanilla extract
Method
  1. For the base: process all the ingredients in a food processor until sticky.
  2. Press into the base and sides of a lightly greased tart pan evenly
  3. Bake for 15 mins at 180 C
  4. For the filling: make pecan butter first by roasting pecans for 10 mins at 180 C and whizzing them in a food processor until they turn into a butter. If you make a big batch measure out half a cup if not you can make exactly ½ cup and then add the food processor pitted dates and milk into the and blending until smooth and thick.
  5. Spoon out caramel over tart bases and spread evenly.
  6. For the chocolate sauce combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix until smooth. Pour over caramel and enjoy !
Recipe by Talida Voinea at https://talidavoinea.au/vegan-refined-sugar-free-pecan-caramel-tarts-with-chocolate-sauce/