Chocolate Allmond Tart

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Chocolate Almond Tart

 

Recipe By :Ken Bergeron - Professional Vegetarian Cooking

Serving Size : 12 Preparation Time :0:00

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Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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CRUST

1 cup toasted almonds

1 1/2 cups dairy-free granola

1 tablespoon maple syrup

1 tablespoon soy margarine

2 tablespoons apple juice

1/4 teaspoon almond extract

Chocolate Almond Tart Filling:

3 cups semisweet chocolate chips, dairy-free

3 1/2 cups extra-firm silken tofu

4 tablespoons maple syrup

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 teaspoon almond extract

 

Crust - Reserve a few almonds for garnish. Put remaining ingredients in a food

processor and process to a coarse mixture that sticks together. Turn out crust

mixture into the springform pan and evenly coat bottom, making it slightly

heavier at edges.

Filling - Melt chocolate chips over barely simmering water. As chocolate melts

put all other filling ingredients into the food processor and process until

smooth. Add the melted chocolate and process until completely incorporated.

Taste the mixture and adjust if needed.

Reserve about 1 cup of the filling and chill. Turn the mixture into the

crust-lined springform pan. Smooth the top, cover the pan and chill for two

hours. Put the reserved chocolate filling into a pastry bag fitted with a star

tip and pipe decorations around the top edge of the tart. Chop the reserved

toasted almonds and sprinkle on top. Chill to firm up the piping work. Using a

sharp pointed knife, wipe with damp towel between each slice, and cut and serve.

The point of the knife will help loosen the slices from the pan.

Variation: The soy margarine could be omitted from the crust and replaced with

a little more juice to bind it. It will, however, be a little more crumbly.

Other juice flavors could be used. Use hazelnuts in place of the almonds. The

filling can be used as a frosting.

 

Description:

" Use either an 8-inch or 9-inch springform pan; the smaller pan

produces a taller dessert. "

 

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Per serving: 142 Calories (kcal); 8g Total Fat; (51% calories from fat); 8g

Protein; 10g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 57mg Sodium

Food Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 1 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Fat;

1/2 Other Carbohydrates

 

 

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0