Healthy Pumpkin Tarts | Thanksgiving Thursday

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Healthy Pumpkin Tarts

There is a healthy way to eat pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving!

Course Dessert, Sweet Thangs

Cuisine American

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 3 hours

Total Time 3 hours 20 minutes

Servings 12

Author Brewing Happiness

Ingredients

Crust Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cup raw hazelnuts, soaked for 4-6 hours
• 1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
• 6 pitted mejdool dates
• 1/4 cup raisins
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Pumpkin Filling Ingredients

• 15 ounces pumpkin puree
• 10 pitted mejdool dates
• 4 tablespoons coconut oil, melted
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon allspice
• 1 teaspoon salt

Instructions

Crust Instructions

1. Separate the ingredients for the crust into two batches.
2. Put one of the batches in a blender or food processor, and blend.
3. You will need to occasionally scrape down the sides and mix up the batter.
4. Blend until the batter is sticky and nearly smooth.
5. Then do the same thing with the next batch.
6. Transfer both batches two a bowl when they are finished.
7. Grease a muffin tin with coconut oil.
8. Roll the crust batter into a golf ball sized ball.
9. Flatten that ball into a flat circle.
10. Put that into a muffin tin, and mold the batter to the edges of the tin.
11. Do this for all 12 crusts.

Pumpkin Filling Instructions

1. Blend all ingredients together until the dates are fully mixed into the batter.
2. Pour the filling into the crusts.
3. Put the pies into the fridge for 3-4 hours.
4. SERVE TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY.

Recipe Notes

***OR use raw pecans (and don't soak them at all)

I’m gonna make this one short and sweet, because you and I both know that we should be stuffing our faces instead of reading this blog. BUT I made this recipe because my grandma was convinced that there wouldn’t be enough desserts at the meal this year. So I whipped these together so that my grandma would be happy, and so that I would have a healthy dessert option. 

So if you need some last minute inspiration, these are pretty simple and basically just include blending some stuff up and then putting that stuff into the fridge. You can do it. Plus these thangs are WORTH the blending effort. Check it.

I hope you have the happiest and yummiest of Thanksgivings this year. May your food be warm, your belly be stuffed and your heart be full.