Overview

Okay, let's not beat around the bush here. This is one of the tastiest healthy vegan desserts you will ever have the pleasure of acquainting yourself with. The fact that you're on this page right now is like winning the food lottery. Once you taste this caramel tart, every other healthy vegan dessert will pale in comparison... In fact, I'm going to give you a warning: If you taste this vegan caramel tart, all food you try from here on in just won't taste the same.

Obviously I'm just kidding, but honestly, for a healthy dessert, this is game changing.

Vegan & Healthy

As I already mentioned, this tart is 100% vegan. You may be scratching your head at this statement after seeing the caramel tart covered in chocolate in the image above. However, this recipe uses dark chocolate that's actually dairy free. To ensure the dark chocolate you buy is vegan, look for high quality chocolate with a cacao content of 50% or more. For this recipe, I used 70% cacao chocolate, but you should be fine with anything over 50%.

Now, to be honest, I wouldn't exactly call this recipe 'healthy'; Because if you're comparing it to something like a salad, it's hard to consider it healthy. However, as far as desserts go, this is an extremely healthy option. With no added sugar or sweeteners, this tart is a hell of a lot better for you than a vast majority of other desserts out there.

Taste & Consistency

Despite this vegan caramel tart's 'health factor', it's still an absolute taste bud sensation. Don't let the 'no added sugar or sweeteners' throw you off, because this tart is still 'sweet' enough to curb most people's sugar cravings. Granted, it's a slightly different kind of 'sweet' than a sugar filled dessert; but nevertheless, I'd still consider it sweet.

Furthermore, its consistency and texture is where this healthy dessert truly shines. Each of its 3 layers delivers it's own unique characteristics. The chocolate layer on top is as hard and crunchy as you'd expect it to be; whilst the base at the bottom is rather chewy with a medium softness. But the real hero of the story is the caramel filling in the middle, which delivers a smooth and soft consistency that really compliments the other two layers well.

Overall, if you're someone who's used to eating healthy vegan desserts, you're going to absolutely adore this vegan caramel tart.

Vegan Caramel Tart Recipe

Ingredients

Base:

• 1 ½ cups almonds
• 4 medjool dates
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• 2 tbs water

Caramel filling:

• 2/3 cup tahini
• 5 medjool dates
• 1 tsp vanilla
• Pinch cinnamon
• 1/3 cup warm water
• Pinch of salt

Chocolate top:

• 100g 70-80% dark chocolate
• 1 tbs coconut oil

Method

1. Grease a tart tin with coconut oil and set aside
2. Add 5 Medjool dates to hot water and allow to soak (these are for the caramel filling)

Base:

1. In a food processer blitz all base ingredients together until combined (the mixture should stick together quite easily)
2. Transfer base mixture into the bottom of the prepared tin and press flat with hands
3. Transfer to freezer while preparing the caramel filling

Caramel filling:

1. Remove the dates that were soaking in water and add to a food processer
2. Add the rest of the filling ingredients apart from the water.
3. Blitz together slowly adding the warm water until the mixture is all combined, and is a thick creamy consistency.
4. Add filling to the chilled tart base and place back in the freezer, while the chocolate topping in being prepared

Chocolate top:

1. Melt 100g of dark chocolate and the coconut oil together
2. Spread over the chilled tart
3. Return to the freezer and allow to set for 4 hours

Hot Tips & Conclusion

When cutting the vegan caramel tart to serve, first warm your knife in boiling (or hot) water. This is important, as doing so will stop the top layer of chocolate 'cracking' as you're trying to press down on it. Instead, if the knife blade is hot, it should cut right through the chocolate like butter, without cracking the top layer.

If you ended up making this tart, I'd love to hear what you think; so please don't hesitate to reach out to me on my socials or send me an email!

Finally, if you loved this tart and are are a lover of all things caramel, then check out my recipe for salted caramel bliss balls. These bliss balls are a great raw vegan treat that are amazing to snack on throughout the day or have as a healthy dessert.