No bake Pumpkin Tarts

Vegan, Gluten free, Dairy free, Refined sugar free, Yeast free, Corn free

A lighter and healthier take on pumpkin pie. The dried fruit crust is held together with buckwheat groats and just a touch of pecans, making it lower in fat than many no bake treats.

Yield: 6 tarts

Servings: 6

Ingredients

Base

• 1/4 cup raw buckwheat groats

• 6 medjool dates

• 6 tbsp raisins

• 3 tbsp pecans

• 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon

Pumpkin filling

• 1 cup canned pumpkin

• 1/4 cup coconut butter, melted

• 1/4 cup cashews, soaked

• 1/4 cup maple syrup

• 1/4 avocado

• 1 tsp fresh grated ginger

• 3/4 tsp ground cinnamon

• 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg

• 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract or 1/4 tsp vanilla powder

Directions

1. Soak the cashews for at least 4 hours. Drain, rinse and set aside.

2. Pulse buckwheat, dates, raisins, and pecans in the bowl of your processor until the pecans are crushed and dried fruit is broken down.

3. Press the mixture into 6 tart cups (I used silicon muffin cups). Set aside.

4. Place filling ingredients in the bowl of your processor, or blender and pulse until smooth. There should not be chunks of cashews!

5. Spoon the mixture into the prepared cups.

6. Place cups on a plate and cover with plastic wrap. Allow to freeze for 1.5 hours or so before removing from the mold. If able, serve right away. If not, cover with plastic wrap and return to the freezer. Mine stayed in the freezer for over 24 hours and they were just fine.

7. Allow to thaw for 5-10 minutes before serving with coconut whipped cream or a dash of ground cinnamon.

calories: 237 | fat: 8g | carbohydrate: 40g | fiber: 5g | sugars: 26g | protein: 5.5g

generally a slice of traditional pumpkin pie contains:

calories: 323 | fat: 15g | carbohydrate: 46g | fiber: 1g | sugars: 25g | protein: 5g

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