This Vegan Chocolate Tart with Hazelnut Crust is truly divine! Deceptively decadent, its silky smooth, luscious interior is held by the most delicious crispy crust! It’s a delicious vegan dessert for special gatherings or the holiday table.

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This decadent Chocolate Tart with Hazelnut Crust is vegan and gluten-free. It’s also delicious-and even if you are not vegan or gluten-free, it is still worth making.  The hazelnut nut crust stays crispy even after a couple of days in the fridge, while the silky filling is creamy and chocolatey. Together it is divine.

Brian had no idea this was a vegan dessert (oops, I forgot to tell him) and he devoured the most of it. This is always the true test.

Those of you new to silken tofu may have doubts….but just trust me! It whips up into the most creamy filling.

How to make Vegan Chocolate Tart

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Step one: Make the Crust!  Blend crust ingredients together in a food processor. Other nuts like pecans or walnuts work too.

 

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Just pulse in a food processor until it forms a dough.

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Then press it into a tart pan. So simple!

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Bring the dough up the sides, pressing and smoothing with your fingers….this is actually very gratifying! You want this about  1/4- 1/3-inch thick.

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Then bake the crust until golden and crispy, about 15 minutes.

Step two: Make the filling.

While it is baking whip up the creamy chocolate filling.  Start with melting a good-quality bittersweet chocolate.

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Silken tofu gives this a creamy texture without the fat or calories of cream or eggs. Do not use regular tofu- only silken tofu.

Blend until silky smooth.

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Step Three: Combine!

Pour it into the cooled tart shell and let it chill in the fridge for 4 hours, or until set. It will thicken.

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Once it’s set it will be the perfect texture! Silky, smooth and deceptively decadent.

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Top with hazelnuts and shaved dark chocolate.

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The tart serves 6-8 people and can be made a day ahead.

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More vegan desserts you may like

 

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Hope you like this vegan Chocolate Tart as much as we have! Let us know in the comments below.

xoxo

Sylvia

 

 

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Vegan Chocolate Tart with Hazelnut Crust

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Description

VEGAN Chocolate Tart with Hazelnut Crust- a vegan and gluten-free tart that is deceptively decadent, silky smooth and luscious!


Ingredients

Units

Hazelnut Crust

Filling

  • 3.5 ounces chocolate ( 65% cocoa or less)
  • 1/4 c water
  • 1/2 block silken tofu ( 6 ounces– firm or extra firm)
  • 1 tablespoon maple syrup
  • 12 teaspoons kahlua ( optional)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Garnish with ….shaved chocolate, toasted hazelnuts


Instructions

  1. Pre heat oven to 325 F.  In a food processor, place hazelnuts, oats and salt and pulse until it’s course and sand-like in consistency. It doesn’t have to be super fine. Add in the melted coconut oil and maple syrup, and pulse several times until it is incorporated. Using fingers, press mixture into a 4” x 13.5” tart pan or 7-8 inch round (with removable bottom) taking your time to press into every nook and cranny. It should be 1/3 inch thick with uniform thickness and clean edges.  Pierce the bottom with a fork 10-12 times, and place in the middle of the oven 17-20 minutes, checking halfway through.  If edges seem like they are getting too dark, lightly cover foil ( just set the foil on top). You do want this to get very golden, to ensure the crust is crispy, so keep in the oven the entire time, just lightly cover if necessary.
  2. While the tart shell is baking, make the filling. In a small heavy bottom pot ( or double boiler, or microwave) heat the chocolate and water over medium heat and whisk until very smooth.
  3. Rinse out the food processor and puree the silken tofu with the maple, vanilla and kahlua until very smooth, scraping down the sides. And the melted chocolate and process until smooth and creamy. Set aside.
  4. Remove tart shell from the oven, let cool 15 minutes, fill with chocolate mixture, smoothing the top with a spatula.
  5. Top with hazelnuts and using a vegetable peeler shave dark chocolate over top. Refrigerate 3 hours or overnight. Crust will surprisingly remain crisp.

Notes

Crust will surprisingly remain crisp after several days!

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1/6 th of the tart
  • Calories: 302
  • Sugar: 14.4 g
  • Sodium: 103.3 mg
  • Fat: 18.9 g
  • Saturated Fat: 4.2 g
  • Carbohydrates: 30.5 g
  • Fiber: 4.6 g
  • Protein: 8.3 g
  • Cholesterol: 0 mg

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Comments

  1. This recipe is excellent and so well written…very easy to follow. The results are outstanding. And, thanks for the immediate response to my query regarding rolled oats vs. quick. The rolled oats worked great…followed your suggestion and put it through the food processer first.
    Many thanks for this fabulous website!






    1. Thanks Lisa, so happy you enjoyed this! Thanks so much for circling back and leaving a review, very appreciated!

  2. There are no values in the nutrition notes and no Pinterest button. Could my adblocker be blocking them?

    1. Hi Marian! The nutritional info should be there now. The pin buttons should be on the top right of the photos when you scroll. Can you see them?

  3. The picture of the tart caught my attention immediately. Chocolate & vegan are a perfect combination. As I read the recipe, & saw tofu in the ingredients, I was unsure. I am not a fan of tofu, but one review said avocado would work as a sub. This tart was Stellar made with avocado! It was creamy & rich. It was devoured.
    My crust was made with cashews, because that’s what I had, & most any nut would work.
    The rest followed the recipe exactly.
    I had a hard time judging if the crust was the right thickness. Turned out my crust was too thick for the proportion of chocolate, but I will make it again soon with only that correction.
    Thank you for a Stellar dessert!






    1. You are welcome Michelle- and I promise the silken tofu truly is delicious here. My husband had no idea it was vegan. 🙂

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