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Laura Coxeter’s Raw Chocolate Ganache Tart.

added by River Cottage Veg Every Day! 24th November 2011
at 13:30

As seen on the River Cottage Veg TV series.

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Prep time

6 hours

Cook Time

1-2hours

Servings

Serves 6

Ingredients

For the base:
300g Pecans or Almonds
1 tsp, Pink Himalayan Salt
200g, medjool dates
For the filling:
Blend the flesh of 4 medium, ripe avocados
150g Virgin coconut oil
Beans of 2 whole vanilla pods
200g raw cacao powder
Pinch of salt
300g coconut blossom sugar or agave nectar to taste.

himalayan, edible, filling, Berries, tart, freezer, dough

Directions

In a food processor, blend the pecans or almonds (Preferably, soak them for around 6 hours and then dehydrate them. The soaking releases the enzyme inhibitors and makes them easier to digest)

Then add the Pink Himalayan salt or another good quality salt. To this, add the Fresh medjool dates. Blend until you have a ‘dough’, or until the mix forms a ball.

Press this mixture into the bottom of a mould. Cover in cling film and leave to harden in the freezer till 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.

Blend your filling ingredients until smooth, and then pour onto the base.

Set in the freezer for 1 hour. Then it should be firm enough to slice up. Top with fresh berries, edible flowers, a dusting of cacao powder- whatever takes your fancy and whatever looks pretty!

6 replies

nicvig

Replied on 23rd March 2013 15.47

I would also love to know how much agave to use. Any advice would be great, then I can start making this wonderful looking cake! :)

Ley.Lah

Replied on 17th February 2013 22.21

I've just made this and it's amazing. Does anyone know if it would be ok to freeze it?

Evagirl

Replied on 3rd February 2013 13.28

OMG that is one MF super duper rich cake!!!

KIMSHA

Replied on 5th January 2013 12.33

Great recipe but unclear with recipe amounts/descriptions. Agave is a liquid, not solid, so what's the equivalent amount in ml, if I don't want to use sugar? And as for 'beans of vanilla pods' does this mean the seeds? Sorry, but description could be clearer. Otherwise thanks. Good to see recipes not promoting exclusive use of white sugar in desserts, which I find depressing. I am not diabetic but feel processed sugar is entirely toxic.

wednesda...

Replied on 18th June 2012 05.10

this is the most expensive cake i have ever made, but it was delicious and quick. i didn't soak the pecans but i followed everything else in the recipe, however, i'm not sure if the vanilla seeds gave it anything as it was so chocolaty. the coconut oil had no bearing on the taste either.

beware, it is a very very rich cake and you can only eat slivers of it. i had a party with 6 adults and 4 children, only 1/3 got ate because of the richness of it.

i would definitely make this again but with half the ingredients and probably in a terrine shape so you could serve slices without it looking mean! whizzing together such a great tasting cake in such a short space of time is definitely worth while

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