Desserts, we all love them. They are a big part of the connection between celebration and food. They are also one of the most nutritionally deficient “food” we eat. Think about what goes into a traditional chocolate ganache tart. The filling is dark chocolate and heavy cream. The crust? Artery clogging butter and white flour. Compare that to a tart made from anti oxidant full cacao powder, low glycemic agave and coconut oil with a coconut and almond crust. Huge difference in ingredients. That said, don’t try to convince yourself that this can replace your green smoothies. It is still dessert, just a much healthier version!
Chocolate (Cacao) Coconut Ganache Tart
Crust:
- 1 C Dried, unsweetened coconut
- 1/3 C Coconut Oil
- 1/2 C Soaked Almonds (soak at least 4 hours)
Combine all ingredients in food processor, pat into two 4″ tart pans and refrigerate.
Filling
- 1/2 C Cacao Powder
- 1/2 C Agave
- 1/4 C Coconut Oil
Melt coconut oil over hot water or in the dehydrator (if you are using it) Whisk together cacao powder, coconut oil and agave. Pour into tart shells and refrigerate for at least 1/2 hour. Makes 4 to 6 servings.
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I am in love!!! Amazing as always! Makes me want to grab the tart off the computer screen> LOL.
OMG….amazing!
Oh yum…..I want one (or two)!
this looks perfect, i will most definitley be making this one!
You are making me drool all over my keyboard!
This looks so good! I have to make this!
I just saw the unhealthy version on Ceramic Canvas. Thank you for making it raw cuz these sound so delicious.
What is ceramic canvas? Is it a website?
These look amazing! That’s funny, I too just saw the same tart at Ceramic Canvas. I have to say they both look delicious. http://ceramiccanvas.com/2009/10/ultra-easy-coconut-chocolate-tart/
That is interesting. They do look the same but NONE of the ingredients are the same. I actually developed this recipe quite a while ago but hadn’t published it. Interesting!
Oh. My. GOODNESS!!! Yum. *drooling all over the keyboard* What a simple recipe, too!
I made these, only with dark cocoa powder…too divine for words!!!!!!!!
I linked you on my blog- thanks for the fantastic recipes!
Looks amazing- I love coconut and cacao together!
it looks good. but i didnt understand what makes the cake get this chocolate color and filling….
The Cacao. You can read the post on Raw Chocolate Mousse for a description and more information.
OMG I cannot wait to make these tonight, me, my baby (8 mo pregnant and LOVING chocolate), husband and toddler thank you!!!
We put these in the refrigerator over night and the coconut oil solidified, leaving a funny taste. Were we supposed to keep this out?
You need to be really picky about your coconut oil. You want to make sure you get one that doesn’t have a heavy flavor. I usually refrigerate mine and it doesn’t have a strange taste. I am guessing it is the coconut oil you used.
could you freeze one of these to save for a later date?
I haven’t tried but I can’t come up with a reason why not.
THESE ARE SO GOOD,
just made them tonightttt,
omgsh, loved them
Looking forward to seeing some dessert recipes using stevia rather than agave
cancer patients oughtn’t eat sugars…agave is rather high on the glycemic index compared to stevia which is a 0.
thanks for your great recipes!
You are probably not going to see recipes with stevia here mostly because I am not a fan of the taste. You are more than welcome to experiment and report back….
Hi Susan, thank you for all of your amazing recipes
!!!
I was wondering what your thoughts were on using an alternative sweetener to agave and dates .. I’m living in the Northern part of Peru for a couple of years and they don’t have any agave or fresh dates available here. I don’t enjoy the taste of stevia either BUT they do sell great dried green leaves of stevia which miraculously doesn’t have that awful aftertaste.. but it still idoesn’t have the same “beautiful kick” that agave or dates do. Honey is really my only other option I think ………………….
Thank you! ..Frances
Hi Susan!
Thank you for your wonderful recipes.
I just tasted one ganache tart and it tastes heavenly, the chocolate taste is surreal
Once again, thx for all ur tasty recipes!
Just starting out on raw foods and looking for desserts beyond fresh fruit. This looks amazing! Shalom
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