Chocolate Tahini Tart with Fresh Oranges

Name: Chocolate Tahini Tart with Fresh Oranges
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Serves 12
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: ⅓ cup (73 g) raw almond butter; ⅓ cup (40 g) Medjool dates, pitted and packed; ⅓ cup (80 ml) tahini; 1 cup (85 g) raw cacao powder; 1 to 2 oranges, cut into ¼-inch- (6-mm-) thick rounds (see Notes); Edible flowers such as pansies, borage, violets, or calendula (optional); ⅓ cup (73 g) coconut butter; Pinch cayenne pepper; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; ⅓ cup (80 ml) maple syrup; ½ teaspoon Smoked salt; ½ cup (55 g) old-fashioned or gluten-free rolled oats; 1 tablespoon coconut butter; ½ cup (110 g) pitted and packed Medjool dates; 1 heaping teaspoon coconut oil, plus more for greasing the pan; 1 cup (100 g) raw pecan halves; ¾ cup (180 ml) plus 2 tablespoons filtered water

Preparation info

Serves
12

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
45 min

Appears in

Pescan

By Abbie Cornish and Jacqueline King Schiller

Published 2019

About

This rich chocolate tart topped with bright orange slices on a nutty crust is impossible to resist. Show someone you care by making this their birthday cake, or make your friends happy by serving it up at your next dinner party.

Ingredients

Crust

1 heaping teaspoon coconut oil, plus more for greasing the pan
1 cup (100 g)

Europe
Italy
Dessert
Mediterranean
Gluten-free
Vegan
Birthday

Method

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a 10-inch (25-cm) fluted tart pan with a removeable bottom with coconut oil.

Make the Crust

In a food processor, combine the coconut oil, pecans, oats, dates, coconut butter, salt, and cayenne an