BEETROOT🌺 HIBISCUS TART 🍰(VEGAN & GRAIN-FREE)

Serves: 9" Tart

INGREDIENTS:`

• Tart crust:

• 150g walnuts (1½ cups)

• 70g sunflower seeds (1/2 cup)

• pinch sea salt

• ½tsp cinnamon

• 2tbsp date or maple syrup

• 1tbsp coconut oil

• Beetroot hibiscus filling:

• 200g beetroot, peeled and quartered (about 2 medium beets)

• 2 hibiscus tea bags or 2tbsp dried hibiscus flowers

• 360ml oat cream (1½ cups)

• 2tbsp maple or date syrup

• 1tsp vanilla extract

• ½ orange, zest

• 2tbsp orange juice

• ½tsp cinnamon

• 3tbsp agar flakes

• Topping:

• Blackberries

INSTRUCTIONS

1 Greese 9"tart tin with removable base with little coconut oil and line the base with baking paper.

2 Place the peeled and quartered beetroot into a small pot, cover with water and leave to cook covered for about 30 minutes until soft. Turn off the heat and place your hibiscus tea bags or flowers into the pot, cover and leave to infuse for at least 20 minutes. You will need 60ml (1/4 cup) of the infused water in the recipe. You can enjoy the rest.

3 Preheat the oven to 170°C (340F)

4 Place walnuts and sunflower seeds into a food processor and blend until ground. Add salt, cinnamon, syrup and coconut oil and blend until the mixture comes together. You should have a sticky mix when pressed together.

5 Spoon the crust mix into the tart tin, spread evenly onto the base and around the edges to create the crust. Don't go all the way up, about ¾ high. The crust edge on mine was about ¾" tall.

6 Place into the oven and bake for about 10 to 12 minutes until lightly golden. Remove from the oven and leave to cool down.

7 Place cooked beets into a high speed blender, add 60ml (1/4 cup) of the hibiscus infused beet water and blend until smooth. Add oat cream, maple syrup, vanilla, orange zest, juice and cinnamon and blend again until incorporated.

8 Pour everything into a medium pot, stir in agar flakes and bring the mix to a boil. Leave to simmer for about 10 to 15 minutes stirring frequently until the flakes have dissolved.

9 Once ready leave to cool down slightly, and pour onto the crust.

10 Place into a fridge for about half an hour to set.

11 Before serving top with few blackberries and your choice of foliage.

12 Enjoy!

NOTES

If you're using agar powder instead of flakes, you will need less amount.

I recommend lining the base, I find it sticks little otherwise.

I use oat cream from a brand called Oatly. If you can't find it, you can use another vegan cream of single cream consistency or coconut cream.