Maple “Butter” Tarts!

vegan & gluten free

There is no butter in our butter tarts, but they taste awesome!

Gluten Free Tart Crust:

• ½ tsp salt
• 1 cup gluten free flour
• 1 tsp Xanthum Gum
• 1 ½  tbsp. margarine
• 3 tbsp vegetable oil
• 3 tbsp cold water

1. Combine the salt, flour and Xanthum Gum in a large mixing bowl.
2. Cut margarine into the flour mixture with pastry cutter or knife.
3. Sprinkle oil over dough and cut in with pastry cutter. Dough should have the consistency of cornmeal.
4. Sprinkle with cold water and loosely cut in, so all is moistened.
5. Cover dough with plastic wrap and put in fridge for 30 min.
6. Roll out dough in between 2 pieces of parchment paper (or plastic wrap) to ~1/8” thick.
7. Sprinkle dough with water if it gets too dry, but don’t overwork it.
8. Cut out tart crusts with circular cutter (bowl plastic take out container) that is 1” larger than the radius of the muffin tin cups.
9. Form dough in muffin cups, squishing it around with your fingers to fill in any breaks in the dough or thin spots.
10. Bake at 400°F for 10-15 min.
11. Let cool and leave in tin for the filling.

 

Vegan Maple Butter Tart Filling:

• ¾ cup maple syrup
• 2 tbsp arrowroot flour
• 2 tbsp coconut oil, melted
• 1 tsp  vanilla extract
• 2 tbsp ground chia or flax seeds
• ¼ tsp baking powder
• ¼ cup raisins or pecans

1. Combine the maple syrup and arrowroot flour with a whisk.
2. Melt the coconut oil in a small pot and mix it in with the syrup mixture.
3. Add the vanilla and ground chia/flax.
4. Add the baking powder at the end and mix well.
5. Stir in the pecans or raisins.
6. Use an ice cream scoop to ladle the filling into each of the baked shells, filling only ¾ full.
7. Bake at 325°F for 25-30 min, turning halfway through for even baking.

 

Choco-nana Butter Tart Crust

Here is an interesting alternative for a quick and yummy tart shell.  It does not taste like any tart shell you had before, but the cocoa mixes well the banana for a yummily unique butter tart experience!

• 1 whole banana, cold
• 1 1/8 cup gluten free flour
• 1 tsp Xanthum Gum
• 2 tbsp cocoa
• 1 tbsp sugar
• ½ tsp salt

1. Peel and break up banana into food processor or sturdy blender (we use a Blendtec).
2. Add the other ingredients on top of the banana.
3. Pulse the blender, scraping down the sides as needed, until the ingredients combine into a Play Dough-like consistency.
4. Roll out dough and fill muffin tin cups as in previous dough recipe.
5. Make sure to lightly oil the muffin tin cups.
6. Two baking options:
   1. Baking shells ahead:
      • Bake 350F for 10-15 min.
      • Let cool and leave in tin for the filling.
      • Bake <20 min at  325°F
   2. Baking shells and filling together:
      • Fill shells ¾ full with butter tart filling (add a few chocolate chips to the filling of each tart to enhance the chocolate sensation theme!)
      • Bake for ~20 min at  325°F