Vegan matcha coconut tarts

• Produce

  • 2 tbsp Cacao powder, raw
  • 2 tsp Matcha powder

• Canned Goods

  • 240 ml Coconut cream

• Condiments

  • 7 tbsp Maple syrup

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 1/2 tsp Agar flakes
  • 1/2 cup Buckwheat flour
  • 1 good pinch Salt, fine
  • 4 tsp Tapioca starch or cornstarch

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 3 tbsp Coconut oil

• Nuts & Seeds

  • 1/2 cup Cashews, raw
  • 1/4 cup Desiccated coconut

• Other

  • ½ cup (gluten-free if required oats or oat flour (packed ½ cup

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Description

Directions

• PASTRYGrind oats and desiccated coconut to a powder in a coffee grinder or a food processor.Pre-heat the oven to 175° C / 345° F.Place ground coconut and oats in a large bowl with buckwheat flour, salt, tapioca starch and cacao. Stir well until evenly mixed.Add melted coconut oil and rub it into dry ingredients with your fingers. Then add maple syrup. If the mixture is still too dry add a touch more oil and maple syrup until the dough comes together easily. Set aside for 10 minutes.Grease the ramekins with a little bit of coconut oil and line the bottoms with circles of baking paper so that it’s easy to take the tarts out after baking.Divide the dough into 2 portions and press it into the base and sides of each ramekin. Press it well so that there are no gaps and the dough is bound tightly together.Bake on the middle shelf for about 16 minutes. Cool after baking and before filling.FILLINGPlace drained cashews, coconut cream, matcha and maple syrup in a blender.Place agar flakes in a small pot with ¼ cup (4 tbsp water) and bring to a gentle boil. Simmer, stirring frequently, for about 15 minutes until agar has ALMOST dissolved (I find that the flakes never dissolve completely no matter how long I stir). Cool it down a little so that it isn’t added to the rest of the ingredients piping hot.Add warm agar mixture to the blender and process until smooth, scraping the walls of the blender from time to time. Once smooth, divide the mixture between two pastry cases. Set aside to set – it should set in about 30 minutes.