Raw cacao & lucuma tart

Name: Raw cacao & lucuma tart
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Plant-based
Ingredients: Base: 4 soft Medjool dates (≈ 100 g), 8 tbsp ground sesame or almond flour (≈ 80 g), 2 tbsp melted coconut oil (≈ 20 ml), 1 pinch of fleur de sel; Filling: 2 ripe avocados, 4 tbsp raw cacao powder, 2 tbsp lucuma powder, 1 vanilla bean, scraped, 4 tbsp maple syrup or blended dates, 1 pinch of fleur de sel

Serves 6

I love this tart because it brings everything together: the depth of raw cacao, the honeyed roundness of lucuma, the sacred fragrance of vanilla. No oven, no gluten, ready in under fifteen minutes — and it keeps the full energy of the raw beans.

Ingredients

Base: 4 soft Medjool dates (≈ 100 g), 8 tbsp ground sesame or almond flour (≈ 80 g), 2 tbsp melted coconut oil (≈ 20 ml), 1 pinch of fleur de sel
Filling: 2 ripe avocados, 4 tbsp raw cacao powder, 2 tbsp lucuma powder, 1 vanilla bean, scraped, 4 tbsp maple syrup or blended dates, 1 pinch of fleur de sel

Method

Blend pitted dates with fleur de sel, add the ground sesame or almonds, then the melted coconut oil. Work with a spatula to keep some grain. Press by hand into the pan, chill. For the filling, blend the avocados with cacao, lucuma, vanilla seeds, syrup and salt until perfectly smooth. Spread over the base, chill at least 30 minutes. Dust with raw cacao before serving.

The Magic of Lucuma

A sacred Andean fruit, lucuma brings a natural sweetness with a caramel-maple flavor. Low in sugar, rich in beta-carotene, iron and zinc, it is a living sweetener that adds body and roundness without weight.

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