Vegan Chocolate Tart With Salted Oat Crust Recipes

VEGAN CHOCOLATE TART

Steps:

• *For firmest results, I like to make the recipe the night before. Or you can freeze it until firm if you'd prefer not to wait that long.To make the tart: If not already pitted, remove the date pits. (If dates are rock hard, just microwave a few seconds.) Combine all crust ingredients in a food processor until thin crumbles form. (Using a blender yields a super sticky dough that's much harder to work with, although not impossible.) Transfer dough to a 9-inch tart pan or a parchment-lined pie pan, and press down very firmly to evenly distribute the dough. Heat the coconut milk (it must be the full-fat canned kind) or cream until barely boiling. Turn off heat completely, and stir in the chocolate chips until they melt. Pour filling into the crust. Either freeze a few hours until firm enough to cut or refrigerate overnight (if it's still too soft to cut clean slices, freeze a half hour to get it firmer). Refrigerate or freeze leftovers. View Nutrition Facts

EASY CHOCOLATE TART

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Crush the biscuits to crumbs in a bowl using the end of a rolling pin or by pulsing in a food processor. Mix in the cocoa powder, flour, syrup and enough vegan margarine or butter to create a dough. Butter a 23cm loose bottom tart tin and press the mixture into the tin.
• Bake in the oven for 10-12 mins, then leave to cool in the tin.
• Meanwhile, make the filling. Open the cans of coconut milk which will have separated with the water at the top and the thick coconut at the bottom. Discard the water (or use it to make a smoothie) and tip the thick coconut into a bowl.
• Break the dark chocolate into pieces and melt in the microwave on high in 10-second bursts, stirring in between, or in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water until smooth. Add the coconut along with the golden syrup and whisk together, beating hard until there are no lumps of coconut left.
• Pour the filling over the base of the tart and put in the fridge to set for 3-4 hrs, or overnight.
• Spray the tart with edible silver or gold glitter spray, if you like, and serve with raspberries. Will keep in the fridge for three days - it actually tastes even better one or two days after baking.

VEGAN CHOCOLATE TART WITH SALTED OAT CRUST

Steps:

• Crust Preheat oven to 350˚. Pulse oats, whole wheat flour, coconut oil, agave, cocoa, salt, and cinnamon in a food processor until oats are coarsely ground and mixture looks like wet sand. Firmly press into bottom and up the sides of tart pan. Bake until crust is golden brown and smells toasty, 20–25 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack; let cool. Filling and Assembly Dissolve espresso powder in ¾ cup very hot water in a food processor. Add cocoa and let sit 5 minutes. Add melted chocolate, agave syrup, vanilla, ⠔ cup coconut oil, and ¼ tsp. kosher salt and process until mixture is very smooth and thick, about 30 seconds. Scrape filling into cooled tart shell and smooth top (if making tart in a rectangular shell, you may have a little filling left over; save for another use, like truffles). Tap tart lightly against counter to pop any air bubbles in filling.
 Cook oats and remaining 1 tsp. coconut oil in a small skillet over low heat, stirring constantly, until oats are toasted, about 3 minutes. Gradually add half of demerara sugar, stirring constantly, until sugar is melted, then remove from heat and stir in remaining demerara sugar just to coat. Season with kosher salt; let oat mixture cool. 
 Scatter oat mixture over tart, sprinkle with sea salt, and chill until filling is set, at least 1 hour. 
 Cut chilled tart into slices with a dry, hot knife; let sit at room temperature 15–20 minutes before serving.
 Do Ahead: Tart can be made 2 days ahead. Once filling is set, cover and keep chilled.