Vegan Peanut Butter tarts are pure love!
I am not totally a vegan. But I have been a vegetarian for most of my life. And I do enjoy making vegan recipes.
Specially treats such as these Peanut Butter Tarts.
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When my dreams come true and I have a bakery, or a coffee shop, I will totally serve some vegan treats too!
And that’s because they can be unbelievably delicious and you don’t have to be exactly vegan to enjoy them.
To me, learning how to cook vegan is learning how to connect with your plant ingredients in a whole other level!
The crust is coconuty and chewy, made with dates, almonds, coconut, coconut oil and cocoa powder.
The creamy filling is made out of mainly cashews and peanut butter. Cashews are soaked in water for a few hours, and then, drained and made into a paste together with the other ingredients.
The soaked and blended cashews are usually the base for vegan cheesecakes.
To sweeten the filling, we use maple syrup. Feel free to use honey too, if you’re not vegan.
And, last but not least, we top the tarts with vegan ganache, and a touch of coarse sea salt. I used Maldon
, cause it’s my ultimate favorite!!
For the vegan ganache, we just mix coconut milk with vegan chocolate chips.
A few of tips when making these:
-First, be sure to cut two strips of parchment paper and lining them in the bottom of your tart pans, for easy removal later.
-If your filling seems too thick, add one more tablespoon of coconut milk or so. I like to use the part of the coconut milk that usually sits at the top of the can, if you don’t shake it before you open it. And that part is creamier because it’s separated from the water.
-Keep your tarts in the freezer. Take them out and let them sit at room temperature for about 10 minutes before eating.
Well, this was recipe number 5 for my Peanut Butter Week here at Pies and Tacos.
Check out some more Paleo and Vegan desserts here.
If you want to check out the other recipes, they are: Peanut Butter and Jelly Cake, Vegan Tofu Tacos with Peanut Sauce, Peanut Butter Cups, Peanut Butter and Chocolate Spread.
Stay tuned for tomorrow’s recipe, here at Peanut Butter land.
Vegan Peanut Butter Tarts
Ingredients
Crust
- 1 cup sliced almonds
- 1 cup shredded coconut
- 8 dates pitted
- 1/2 tablespoon coconut oil melted
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
Peanut Butter Tart Filling
- 2 cups raw cashews
- 4 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1/4 cup coconut oil melted
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 1/2 cup coconut milk
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
Chocolate Ganache
- 3/4 cup chocolate chips vegan, if that’s what you’re into
- 2 tablespoons coconut milk
Instructions
Crust
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Grind all ingredients together in a blender.
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To know if the crust is ready, simply grab a little bit of it with your hands and press it. If it clumps up together, means the crust is ready to go, if it’s crumbling too much, means it needs a bit more coconut oil to help the ingredients to bind together. I would try adding another teaspoon of melted coconut oil and see how that goes.
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In the bottom of tart pans, place a couple strips of parchment paper that will hang off the top, this way you can easily pull out the tarts once they have set in the freezer.
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Place a small amount of crust in the tart pan and press it down, spreading it all over the surface of the pan. I’ve used 6” diameter tart pans. And ended up with 7 tarts. The amount of tarts you end up with will depend on the size of your pans.
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Place tarts lined with the crust in the freezer.
Peanut Butter Tart Filling
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Place cashews in a bowl. Cover with water and let them soak for about 4 hours.
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Drain cashews.
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Add all ingredients to a food processor. Run the processor until ingredients are smoothly incorporated.
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Pull the crust out of the fridge, fill it with the peanut butter filling to the top. Put it back in the freezer while you make the ganache.
Chocolate Ganache
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Heat up chocolate chips and coconut milk in a double boiler until melted and incorporated.
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Give your ganache time to set and cool down a bit, about 30 minutes. Then, you may pull your tarts out of the freezer and pour the ganache over them. Top with coarse salt, I used Maldon.
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keep tarts in the freezer and remove 10 minutes before enjoying it!
Kids must love this! I wonder if almond butter would work as a substitute?
Absolutely! It would be delicious!!
I have always thought almonds, chocolate and coconut go great together. Your pictures are amazing. Saving this for later, thanks for this!
Thank you so much!!
Oh my goodness, do these look delish!! I cannot wait to try making them! I bet they’d be delicious straight out of the freezer for a treat!
That’s how I like them!
Wow! What great looking little bites! Love that crust. Aren’t dates amazing?
Dates are one of my favorite ingredients ever!
WOW, these sound and look SO good. Vegan or not, I want one. Or two or three.
Peanut butter and chocolate is just the best dessert. This sounds like a must try recipe.
Those look wonderful. It’s breakfast time here in Scotland,but I still want one. Shared!
Brilliant idea to use those strips of parchment! I need to remember that one. These look so gorgeous!
Yes, those strips are very handy! Thank you!!
Wow, these peanut tarts look amazing and I bet they taste incredible too.
Yes they did taste amazing! Thank you!
Can you make without the coconut? Is there a substitute?
Yes, you can absolutely substitute it for some nut flour in the crust! And for the coconut milk, you can use any nut milk, just cut it by half, because the coconut milk is way creamier.
How much nut flour would you recommend it not using coconut?
So in this case, since I am using shredded coconut, you could substitute it for 1 cup of nut flour, same amount.
Thank you, Stacey, have a great day!!!
What can I substitute for the coconut oil? Olive oil? Thanks.
I would try making with avocado oil or a more neutral tasting oil. But olive oil should work fine, I wonder if the taste would be too overpowering but it’s definitely worth the try!! Thank you for writing!!
How long do these keep for? And do you have to keep them cold?
Great questions! Yes it’s best to keep these in the freezer or fridge. I assume they will last quite a bit int he freezer, probably a couple of weeks, if well packaged. They will last up to 5 days in the fridge. If you keep them in the freezer, let them sit at room temperature before eating them. And I wouldn’t keep them out of the fridge for longer than a couple hours. Thank you!
This looks so good! Do you use this crust in any other recipes?
Thanks for sharing! Does it keep long?
This looks so good! What a great treat to make when you’re trying to stick to the good stuff!
Thanks for sharing! How far ahead of time can I make them?
These are adorable! Adding these to my must try list.