When it comes time for dessert, it’s hard to stay healthy, especially when sugar and butter are involved. Fortunately, this apple tart with a walnut crust will satiate your sweet tooth without causing you too much guilt.
Walnut Apple Tart
- Prep Time:30 minutes
- Cook Time:2 hours
- Total Time:2 1/2 hours
- Servings:6-8
- Medium
- 3 cup walnuts
- 5 teaspoon maple syrup
- 1-2 teaspoon coconut oil (warmed)
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 pinch salt
- 2 tablespoon coconut oil
- 4 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon allspice
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1/4 teaspoon cornstarch
- 3 apples
Ingredients
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Step 1
Blend walnuts in a food processor until they reach a consistency similar to coffee grounds, not too fine or too course. It may help to grind it in sections if your food processor is small.
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Step 2
Add the maple syrup, coconut oil, cinnamon and salt to the walnuts and mix well. It should be a pasty consistency without being too wet.
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Step 3
Spoon a couple teaspoons of this mixture into a small ramekin. Spread mixture with spoon or thumb onto bottom and sides to form a thin crust.
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Step 4
Put into the oven and heat for 200ºF for two hours, or until crust is dried.
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Step 5
While the walnut crust is cooking, put your coconut oil into a pot to heat over a very low flame. Combine with maple syrup, cinnamon, allspice, and nutmeg.
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Step 6
While the syrup mixture is heating, core and dice apples into small chunks.
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Step 7
Add apples to syrup mixture along with water and cornstarch.
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Step 8
Keep on low heat for 10-14 minutes, stirring constantly.
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Step 9
Once apples have softened, remove from heat and cover mixture. Let sit until crust is ready.
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Step 10
Once the walnut crust is ready, pour the apple and syrup mixture into the crust and heat in oven for an additional 5 minutes or until warmed.
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Step 11
Remove from oven and serve warm.