We love Laura Coxeter’s super-healthy take on a Chocolate Ganache Tart – brimming with raw plant based ingredients, healthy fats, natural sugar and pure essential oil – this luxurious treat feels like an opulent indulgence – without the dreaded sugar hangover that usually follows suit.
Laura Coxeter’s Raw Chocolate Ganache Tart
INGREDIENTS
For the base
- 300g pecans or almonds
- 1 tsp pink Himalayan salt, or any other good-quality salt
- 200g medjool dates
For the filling
- 4 medium sized ripe avocados
- 150g virgin coconut oil
- 2 vanilla pods, seeds only
- 200g raw cacao powder
- Pinch of salt
- 300g coconut blossom sugar or some honey or agave nectar to taste
- 5-10 drops of either Rose Otto or Sweet Orange essential oils – both work well with this recipe.
Optional Extras
- Rose petals
- Dried or fresh orange slices
METHOD
- In a food processor, blend the pecans or almonds (if possible, soak them for around 6 hours and then dehydrate them first. The soaking releases the enzyme inhibitors and makes them easier to digest.) Add the salt and medjool dates and blend until you have a ‘dough’, or until the mix forms a ball.
- Press this mixture into the bottom of a tart dish. Cover and leave to harden in the freezer until you are ready to pour on the filling. I like to use a silicone mould. They are freezer safe and easy to get the tart out once it has set.
- For the filling, blend everything together until smooth, then pour onto the base. * If you aren’t using a high powered blender, you might like to melt the coconut oil over a bain- marie first, or simply stand the jar in a bowl or pan of boiling water, until liquid.
- Set in the freezer for 1 hour, then it should be firm enough to slice up. Top with whatever takes your fancy and looks pretty! Some ideas are fresh berries, edible flowers, a dusting of cacao powder and either rose petals of fresh or dried orange slices depending on your choice of essential oil.
NOTES
- Ensure you use Organic essential oils as there are no chemicals used in the distillation process, therefore they are safe to consume.
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