Vegan Chocolate Tart Recipe
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Category
Vegan
Servings
12
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
3 hours
Calories
417
Craving a chocolatey treat without any animal products?
This recipe for vegan chocolate tart is just the ticket.
It's dead easy to make and tastes brilliant - creamy dark chocolate filling in a crunchy biscuit base.
Whether you're vegan or not, this vegan tart with chocolate is sure to hit the spot.
Perfect for afters at a dinner party or just for spoiling yourself a bit.
Let's get stuck in and whip up this tasty dessert - it might just become your new favourite!
Ingredients
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320g Lotus Biscoff biscuits (can be swapped out for a GF biscuit alternative if needed)
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150g dairy free butter
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240ml dairy free double cream
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300g Whitakers Dark Chocolate
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1tsp vanilla extract
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1tbsp maple syrup
Directions
Grease a 9inch loose bottomed tart tin.
Make the base by crushing the biscuits to form crumbs.
You can do this by hand or in a food processor.
Melt the butter and stir this into the biscuits so it comes together.
Spoon this into the tin and press into the base and up the edges.
Place in the fridge.
Add the double cream into a pan and place over a medium heat.
Once it starts to simmer remove from the heat and add in the chocolate.
Stir until all melted and smooth.
Stir in the vanilla and maple syrup.
Pour the chocolate mixture into the biscuit base.
Place in the fridge to set for a minimum of 3 hours.
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Recipe Notes
If you have any questions, please post a comment below and we will get back to you asap.
- Pick a flavoured variation of Whitakers dark chocolate if you prefer.
- To make this chocolate tart gluten-free simply use GF biscuits.
- Servings: The tart typically yields about 12 servings.
- Calories per serving: 417 calories.
- Remember to tag #whitakerschocolates with your vegan chocolate cake creations!
We hope that you enjoy baking and then eating this vegan-friendly chocolate tart recipe!
Nutritional Information
| Nutrient | Per Serving (Serves 10) |
|---|---|
| Energy | 520 kcal |
| Fat | 36 g |
| of which saturates | 20 g |
| Carbohydrate | 46 g |
| of which sugars | 29 g |
| Protein | 4 g |
| Salt | 0.4 g |
The History of the Vegan Chocolate Tart
The cacao tree grows in the tropical regions of South America. Ancient civilisations harvested the beans and turned them into drinks.
These drinks held an important place in rituals and daily life. European explorers brought cacao back across the ocean in the sixteenth century.
People in Europe first enjoyed chocolate as a spiced hot drink. Sugar and milk later made the drink sweeter and more popular.
Factories started to produce solid chocolate bars in the nineteenth century. Pastry chefs soon began to experiment with chocolate in their creations.
Tarts had already existed in European kitchens for hundreds of years. Medieval cooks filled pastry cases with fruit, custard and other mixtures.
Chocolate tarts developed as chocolate became more common. French bakers created rich versions with dark chocolate and cream.
These tarts gained fame in fine dining and home baking. The vegan chocolate tart is a recent development. It arose as more people chose plant based diets.
Interest in vegan food grew quickly in the twenty first century. Cooks replaced dairy cream with coconut cream or oat cream.
Vegan butter went into the base instead of regular butter. The result kept the smooth texture and deep chocolate taste.
Many recipes now use good quality dark chocolate such as Whitakers. This tart shows how traditional desserts can change with the times.
It offers a luxurious treat that suits many different diets. People serve it at parties and family meals with equal success.
7 comments
Just reading this recipe had me drooling, and the result didn’t disappoint! Super easy to make and so luxurious. Perfect for any occasion! Thanks Laura
This tart looks delicious! I can’t wait to try making it.