Dessert: Vegan Chocolate Tart With Salted Oat Crust

Recipe by /contributors/claire-saffitz You don't have to use a vegan chocolate to make this decadent tart—any bittersweet baking bar will be great. But if you want to go dairy-free, reading the label isn't all there is to it.

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Cinnamon, Agave

Health and fertility benefits of Vegan Chocolate Tart With Salted Oat Crust

Cinnamon is one of the best ingredients that someone with insulin sensitivity can eat. Half a teaspoon of cinnamon per day has been shown to be very effective at normalizing blood sugar levels. Cinnamon contains hydroxychalcone, which is thought to enhance the effects of insulin. It has also been suggested that Cinnamon prevents post-meal blood sugar spikes by slowing the gastric emptying rate - meaning that food digests slowly. (Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11506060). Agave has a low glycemic index (GI) of 17.

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups old-fashioned oats
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
1/3 cup virgin coconut oil, melted, slightly cooled
1/4 cup light agave syrup (nectar)
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 °F. Pulse oats, whole wheat flour, coconut oil, agave, cocoa, salt, and cinnamon in a food processor until oats are coarsely ground and mixture looks like wet sand.
Firmly press into bottom and up the sides of tart pan. Bake until crust is golden brown and smells toasty, 20 –25 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack; let cool.

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