Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Cranberry Walnut Tart


Crust
  1. 1/2 cups dates, pitted and soaked in water for 30 minutes
  2. handful of walnuts
  3. Filling
  1. 3/4 cup fresh cranberries
  2. 1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
  3. 2 bananas, mashed
  4. 12 oz medjool dates (20-24 large dates), pitted and soaked in water for 30 minutes
Topping
  1. 4 dates
  2. 1 tbsp water

Instructions
  1. To make crust, place walnuts in a food processor and blend into a fine meal. Drain dates and add to walnut meal and blend until well combined. A stiff dough will form. Evenly spread the dough along the bottom and sides of a tart pan and place in freezer while making the filling.
  2. Place 1 cup of fresh cranberries in freshly squeezed orange juice and let sit for at least 30 minutes.
  3. Drain dates (for filling) transfer to a food processor along with mashed bananas. Blend until very smooth and creamy. Place in a bowl and fold in soaked 3/4 cup soaked cranberries and.  Spread the filling evenly into chilled tart shell.
  4. Top with thin slices of oranges with peel.  Blend and water and drizzle over a cut piece.  

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