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Mint Chocolate Ganache Tart

Course: Dessert
Keyword: vegan
Author: Owner and executive chef Jeff Sanford and chef and creative director Sadhana Berkow of the Ravens' Restaurant at the Stanford Inn, Mendocino, California

Ingredients

Crust

  • 1 1/4 cups almonds
  • 1 1/4 cups hazelnuts
  • 1/4 cup cane sugar
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons cacao powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 6 tablespoons coconut oil softened
  • 1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract Water as needed

Filling

  • 1/2 box 12 ounces silken tofu (Wildwood SprouTofu preferred), drained
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon mint extract or 1/2 bunch fresh mint
  • 1/2 cup unbleached cane sugar
  • 1/2 cup semisweet vegan chocolate chips
  • 1 pinch salt

Instructions

To make the crust

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  • In a food processor, combine the almonds and hazelnuts. Grind the nuts to a very fine consistency. Add the sugar, cacao powder, and salt and pulse the ingredients. Pour the mixture into a large bowl. Add the oil and vanilla and toss, adding water until the mixture sticks together.
  • Press the mixture into a 12" x 12" baking dish and bake for 10 minutes, or until brown. Let cool before pouring the filling on top.

To make the filling

  • Place the tofu, water, vanilla, mint, sugar, and salt into a medium saucepan. Mash the tofu lightly into smaller pieces with a potato masher or whisk. Bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce the heat and let simmer for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the liquid reduces and the tofu turns light brown. Turn off the heat, add the chocolate chips, and stir until melted.
  • Place the mixture in a high-speed blender and blend until smooth. Pour into the cooled crust. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours, or until well chilled. Slice and serve cold.
  • Any remaining filling can be refrigerated. It will stiffen when cool, but can be melted down over low heat or in a double boiler and poured into a pre-baked tart shell.

Notes

Reprinted from Living the Farm Sanctuary Life by Gene Baur with Gene Stone. © 2015 by Gene Baur. Photographs © 2015 by Rodale Inc. By Permission of Rodale Books. Available wherever books are sold.