Plum Frangipane Tart with Maple Thyme Glaze

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Who does not love a frangipane tart? The nutty shortbread crust filled with soft almond frangipane - there's something homely yet extra special about it. This is a great recipe to try when plums are in season and the maple thyme glaze perfectly compliments the tartness of the plums. It's a vegan and refined-sugar-free treat so you may just catch yourself reaching for a second slice. Guilty but not guilty.

Gaia Tree's vegan plum almond frangipane with maple thyme glaze
Yields6 Servings
Prep Time30 minsCook Time25 minsTotal Time55 mins
INGREDIENTS
For crusty base:
 100 g Walnuts
 100 g Oat flour
 2 tbsp Rice flour
  tsp Pink himalayan salt
 50 g Maple syrup
 50 g Coconut oil
For maple thyme glaze:
 100 g Almond meal
 50 g Coconut sugar
For frangipane filling:
 100 g Almond meal
 80 g Coconut sugar
 1 tbsp Flax meal
 3 tbsp Water
 2 tbsp Coconut oil
 3 tbsp Almond milk
METHOD
Crusty base:
1

Preheat the oven to 175°C.

2

Place walnuts into a food processor and pulse until finely ground. Then add flours, salt, syrup and oil and process into a dough.

3

In a non-stick quiche tin 200x27mm; press the dough evenly along the base and sides of the tin. Prick the base with a fork before a blind bake.

4

Line with baking paper and fill with ceramic beads, rice or dried beans. Bake for 5-7 minutes in the oven.

5

Remove baking paper and weights used for the blind baking and set aside.

Frangipane filling:
6

To make flax ‘egg’, mix flax meal and water until gelatinous and set for 5 minutes.

7

Add almond meal, sugar, flax ‘egg’, oil and milk in a small bowl and whisk until fully combined.

8

Pour frangipane mixture into the pre-baked tart base.

9

Bake for 15 minutes. Cool on a cake rack.

Maple thyme glaze:
10

Add maple syrup to a saucepan and bring to boil over medium heat. Allow syrup to bubble for 1 minute, add thyme and stir.

11

Allow to cool and pour over frangipane tart.

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