Chocolate Tart with Strawberry Cheese with Strawberry Compote

Chocolate Tart with Strawberry Cheese
with Strawberry Compote

For Tart:

• Flat thin poha ¾ cup
• Jowar Flour or Bajara ½ cup
• Pitted Dates- 8-9 (Kimia or any soft dates)
• Almond powder ¼ cup
• Desiccated coconut 2 tbsp
• Ground Flaxseed 1 tbsp
• Cocao powder – 3 tbsp
• Sea Salt A pinch
• Plant Milk 3 tbsp

For the strawberry cheese filling:

• 1/2 cup cashew 
• 8-10 dates
• 6-7 strawberries finely chopped
• 1/2 nutmeg powder
• For strawberry compote
• 8-10  strawberry finely chopped
• 4-5 tbsp jaggery
• chia seeds optional
• Sliced strawberries for garnishing

Method:

1. In a blender, add all the ingredients and blend them adding plant-based milk little by little
2. Let it come together till it forms a dough consistency 
3. Press this mix into the bottom of the cupcake silicone mold
4. Preheat the oven at 180C for 10 min
5. Bake at 180°C for 15 mins

For the cheese filling:

1. Soak cashew in little water ( just enough to soak the cashews) for at least 2-3 hrs
2. Grind to a fine paste. Transfer it to a glass bottle. Ferment the cashew paste overnight with the lid a little open. Keep in a warm place so that it helps ferment faster
3. In a blender add fermented cashew paste ( cashew cheese), dates, and finely chopped strawberries. Add nutmeg and blend well. Our strawberry cheese filling is ready
4. The consistency of cheese should be thick. Adding too many strawberries might make it runny

For Compote:

1. To a pan add finely chopped strawberries, jaggery, and chia seed, boil the mixture till all ingredients come together and become jelly-like. This process takes around 15 minutes
2. When the mixture turns glossy and shiny, switch off the flame
3. Cool the mixture and transfer the mixture to an airtight container

Assembly:

1. Fill in the tart with strawberry cheese with the help of a small spoon or a piping bag.
2. Add strawberry compote.
3. Garnish with sliced strawberries and nuts.