You’ll just need a food processor to make the magic happen. The crust uses almonds for the base “flour,” along with cacao powder (for the chocolate flavor) and Medjool dates (for sweetness and binding texture), plus some almond butter for additional binding and a bit of salt to balance out the flavor. For its base, this tart uses a no-bake (read: easy to make!) crust that tastes like dark chocolate but is made up exclusively of whole food ingredients like almonds, dates, cacao powder, and almond butter, plus some sea salt. There are 3 main components in this tart: a dark chocolate no-bake crust, a middle layer of cherry jam, and a chocolate ganache filling that’s infused with extra notes of cherry.ĭark chocolate (date, almond, & cacao) no-bake crust. Luckily for us, we can skip the oven as none of the components of this tart (crust, jam, and filling) require baking. And during the winter holidays, I rely on my oven so much that having a dish that doesn’t need an oven is very much welcome. In the summer, it can be so oppressively hot that just the thought of turning on an oven nearly gives me a heat stroke. No baking necessary! No matter the time of year, I love a no-bake dessert. ![]() And in case my mentioning of whole foods scares you off, I assure you their presence doesn’t make this tart taste any less indulgent - I promise it’s very rich! While this tart is definitely a decadent treat, there are some nutritious whole plant food ingredients in it! Almonds, Medjool dates, cacao powder, almond butter, and cherries add in a bit of fiber, protein, antioxidants, and natural sweetness - all while also contributing to its delicious flavors. The tart is super rich and chocolatey, and the chocolate is complemented with notes of cherry inside the chocolate filling and the jam for that classic cherry + chocolate flavor combo! The flavors are reminiscent of Black Forest cake, but without the actual cake and in the format of a chocolate tart! It’s rich yet balanced, it’s super chocolate-y, and believe me - it tastes absolutely divine.Ĭontains some whole plant foods. Textures are great, but they’d be pretty pointless if the flavors weren’t on point - which, BTW, they are. □ Together, they create a tart that not only tastes great but also feels interesting to eat - because no one wants a boring one-note dessert! The crust is slightly chewy, the jam layer adds textured bits of cherry, and the chocolate ganache is ultra smooth and silky. There are 3 main components in this tart - a dark chocolate no-bake crust, a middle layer of cherry jam, and a chocolate ganache top layer - all of which have varied but extremely complimentary textures. If you’re a fan of anything chocolate, and especially if you’re a fan of chocolate + cherry, I guarantee you’ll love this one. And while playing around with formulating a chocolate cherry smoothie recipe (coming soon!), I had a feeling that flavor combo would create a super decadent dessert - like a chocolate tart! □ The idea sounded amazing, but the actual final tart recipe, which I very proudly present to you below, fulfills (actually, it surpasses) all my wildest visions I had for the tart. (Not unlike pulling out a rabbit out of a hat, their freezer (or rather, freezers) always seem to be full of surprises - perhaps the side effect of prolific Costco shopping habits.) While the bag didn’t instantly scream “chocolate cherry tart” in my face, I was so into that smoothie that once I got home, I immediately bought my own giant bag of cherries so that I could make more cherry smoothies. ![]() When I asked for frozen fruits to make a smoothie, they brought out a giant, unopened (?) 4 pound bag of frozen cherries from their freezer. Oddly enough, the inspiration for this recipe traces back to a visit to my parents’ house. □ So as a self-professed chocolate connoisseur, it’s only fitting that I created a recipe for one of the most chocolate-y desserts I could think of: a chocolate tart. It doesn’t matter whether it’s in ultra decadent brownies, whole wheat chocolate espresso scones, chocolate almond granola, or my Nutella-inspired chocolate hazelnut butter - I love all things chocolate. I’ve you’ve taken a look at my recipe archives, you might’ve noticed that I’m a big fan of chocolate.
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