Loving Earth’s Raw Recipes – Chocolate Ganache Tart with Lime Chantilly

A temptingly romantic dessert… With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, this chocolate ganache recipe is the perfect accompaniment for that romantic meal. Guys, scrap buying her chocolates this year…get your hands on some raw cacao powder and make her this fantastic tart! From my experience it never fails to disappoint

You Need

For the crust

• 1 cup Pecans
• 1 cup Activated Walnuts
• Coconut Oil
• ¼ cup Coconut Sugar
• 1 tbsp Cinnamon Powder
• 3 tbsp Cacao Powder

For the filling

• 1 cup water
• ½ cup Lime Chantilly – see recipe below
• ½ cup date paste
• ¼ cup tahini paste
• ¼ cup infused orange Dark Agave Nectar*
• Coconut Oil, melted
• 1 ½ tbsp lemon juice
• 1 ½ cup Cacao Powder
• 1 Vanilla Bean, scraped
• 1 tsp Lucuma Powder

For the lime chantilly

• 2 ¼ cups Really Raw Cashews, soaked for 2 – 4 hours
• Coconut Oil
• 1 cup water
• 1/4 cup lime juice
• 2 Vanilla Beans, scraped
• ¼ cup infused orange Dark Agave Nectar *
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 2 lime, zest and juiced
• ½ tsp nutmeg powder

For the topping

• 1 cup shaved Orange & Gubinge Dark Chocolate

* Soak the rind of 3 oranges in light agave nectar and leave for three days to infuse.

Method

For the crust

1. In food processor, blend all crust ingredients until finely minced.

2. Press into a 9 inch fluted tart pan, making sure it’s firm in all the edges before setting aside.

For the lime chantilly

1. Blend liquid and nuts first then add sweetners and spices followed by the fats in a high-speed blender until smooth and creamy.

2. Leave in the fridge to set for six hours.

For the filling

In a blender, mix all filling ingredients well until smooth, folding with a rubber spatula to avoid over-heating and for optimum smoothness.

Assembling

1. Continue to assemble the tart by pouring the chocolate into tart crust.

2. Store in freezer or overnight in the fridge.

3. Gently shave the orange chocolate to cover the tart evenly.

4. Serve with a quenelle of lime chantilly, and dust the plate with skinless almond powder or cinnamon and edible flower.

Enjoy!!!