gluten free vegan mini fresh fruit tarts
 
 
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RECIPE TYPE: pies & tarts
SERVES: 18-20 mini tarts
INGREDIENTS
pastry dough
lemon cream pudding
  • 1 1/2 cups So Delicious culinary full fat coconut milk, shaken
  • 1/2 cup cane sugar
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • pinch sea salt
  • 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoons lemon zest
  • 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
fruit topping
  • fresh strawberries, chopped
  • fresh blueberries
INSTRUCTIONS
  1. Sift together gluten free flour, almond meal, cane sugar and salt. Add cold vegan butter and using pastry cutter, blend butter into flour mixture.
  2. Pour in cold water and continue to blend until dough comes together. Pat into disc and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate 1 hour or until ready to use.
  3. To make lemon pudding, whisk together sugar, cornstarch and salt in medium saucepan.
  4. Over medium heat, whisk in coconut milk. While stirring constantly, cook until bubbly and thick {about 5 minutes}.
  5. Remove pudding from heat and stir in lemon juice, lemon zest and vanilla.
  6. Pour warm pudding into glass bowl. Cover with plastic wrap, touching top of pudding. Refrigerate to cool completely.
  7. When pastry dough is chilled, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray standard size muffin tins with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
  8. Remove pastry dough from refrigerator. Place large piece of plastic wrap on counter, Cover with another piece of plastic wrap. Using rolling pin, roll dough until 1/4-inch thick.
  9. Cut dough into 3-inch rounds. Place and gently press circles into prepared muffin tins. Dough will go about 1/2 way up sides. Prick bottoms with fork.
  10. Bake pastry shells for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from muffin tins and place on cooling rack to cool completely.
  11. To assemble mini fruit tarts, fill pastry shells with chilled lemon cream pudding. Top with diced strawberries and blueberries.
  12. Cover will plastic wrap and place in refrigerator until ready to serve.
Recipe by Sarah Bakes Gluten Free at https://www.sarahbakesgfree.com/2016/03/gluten-free-vegan-mini-fruit-tarts.html