Allergy Free Recipe Collab: Chocolate Pumpkin Silk Tart

They said it couldn't be done. A dairy-free, gluten-free, nut-free dessert that actually tastes good. But we did it, with a little help from our friends at Enjoy Life Foods, and a trusty bag of Toasted Quinoa Flakes

 
Chocolate Pumpkin Silk Tart – Gluten-Free Recipe – Allergy Free Recipe
 

Ingredients:

Crust:

  • 1 1/2 Tbs ground flax seed
  • 3 Tbs water
  • 3 Tbs maple syrup
  • 2 tsp sunflower oil
  • 1/2 tsp vinegar
  • 1/3 cup raw cacao powder  
  • 1 cup I Heart Keenwah Toasted Quinoa Flakes
  • 1 cup ground green pumpkin seeds (pepitas)
  • Pinch of Kosher salt

Filling:

  • 1/4 cup non-dairy milk  
  • 1 1/2 Tbs arrowroot starch 
  • 2 cups pumpkin puree
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 t. ground clove
  • 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup Enjoy Life Foods Dark Chocolate Morsels

Garnish: Pumpkin seeds (optional)

Directions:

  1. Begin with the crust. Combine ground flaxseed, water, maple, and oil and let sit for 2 minutes.  
  2. Add vinegar and cacao powder and stir until you form a paste.  
  3. Separately, in a food processor, grind quinoa flakes, pumpkin seeds and salt until you achieve a fine meal.  
  4. Transfer quinoa-pumpkin seed mixture to mixing bowl and combine with wet ingredients with your hand, forming a loose dough.  
  5. Transfer dough to a parchment paper-lined springform cake pan and spread crust evenly by pressing your fingers towards the edges of pan.  
  6. Bake crust at 350 F for 20 minutes and then cool.
  7. To prepare filling: combine non-dairy milk, arrowroot starch, pumpkin puree, cinnamon, clove, nutmeg and vanilla on stove and bring to boil.
  8. In a separate bowl, microwave Dark Chocolate Morsels for 3 minutes (or soften in a double boiler on top of the stovetop).  
  9. Stir until the chocolate is smooth and tempered.  
  10. Slowly incorporate chocolate into pumpkin mixture and whisk until smooth and silky.
  11. Pour chocolate-pumpkin filling onto the pre-baked pie crust and refrigerate for 2 hours.
  12. Garnish with more pumpkin seeds.  

This recipe was adapted from Vegan Richa's Vegan Chocolate Pumpkin Pie recipe.

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