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Happy St. Patty's Day! In the spirit of all things green, I created this wonderfully fresh and fulfilling dessert - key lime avocado tarts! I used the Key Lime Pudding recipe from my bookJoyous Health and then created a delicious tart crust for the base. You don't need to turn on the stove or the oven because this recipe requires no baking, just perfectly ripe avocados and some whole food-based ingredients.
I am super excited to be sharing this recipe with you today because I have a feeling it will become a fave with your family. Speaking of family...I can't wait to share these tarts with baby Vienna (Note: To be clear, I do not mean this literally! When she's older, I can't wait to give it to her... as this has raw honey). She was watching me like a hawk as I was assembling the tarts. She's tried avocado but we'll have to wait a bit for this recipe. In a future post, I'm going to write all about what I've been feeding her because I have been getting asked this question a lot. She helped me assemble the crust of the tart as you can see in this photo. :)
In the photo below is all the ingredients in my wonderful tarts (except the vanilla is missing). As per my usual joyous recipe-creation-style.. I've made these from simple ingredients that I hope you have in your kitchen right now. If you haven't seen my "what's in my fridge" or "what's in my freezer" videos you'll get a good sense of what I stock in my kitchen on a regular basis which is why I always have these types of ingredients on hand.
If the idea of using avocados in a dessert is a new concept to you, don't fear it! EMBRACE IT! Your taste buds and digestive system will thank you. Avocados while high in monounsaturated fat, they are very satiating so a little goes a long way. They are also a great source of fiber so you will feel totally satisfied when you have this as a dessert as opposed to your run-of-the-mill key lime tart from the grocery store.
Limes and avocados make all my foodie dreams come true. The taste together is absolute perfection! Whether it's in guac or pudding -- it's a match match in joyous heaven.
Let's get to this recipe shall we?
Serves 4 generously.
Be sure to buy "medjool" dates for this recipe. Honey dates are too dry and will not work for the crust.
*You could also use an 8" diameter tart pan with the same measurements.
Someone commented on my instagram when I originally posted this that it looks like it tastes like spring and that's a perfect description! I made it for some friends we had over for dinner on the weekend and they loved it. You'll find this dessert is great for entertaining or perfect for weekdays when you feel like a dessert without any guilt.
I hope you love this recipe and happy st. patty's day!
What would the amounts be to make this in a regular pie pan?
ReplyI would do the same amounts. If it was a 8' diametr tart or pie pan the ingredients would easily fill it.
This might be a long shot but any suggestions for a nut-free substitution for the pecans? Sunflower or pumpkin seeds?
ReplyYou could definitely use seeds like pumpkin or sunflower. I haven't tried it with hemp hearts, but that's another option. Hope that helps!
Hi Joy, Two nights ago I made a raw key lime pie using the crust recipe from your "Apple Tart with Maple Cream" and the "Key Lime Pudding" recipe from your book for my pie filling, and it was so delicious!!! The only change I would make another time would be to double the pudding recipe (I had made 1 1/2 times the recipe), as I had about an 1" of crust above the top of the filling. I also wanted to say how much I enjoy reading your newsletter, blog posts and following you on Instagram. Thank you for all the great, inspiring information you share. I'm looking forward to your new book to being published!
ReplyThanks for your feedback Sharon! Glad you loved the recipe with the apple tart crust -- great idea!! The pudding part in this recipe does in fact have more avocados than the one in my book. I use 3 avocados in this recipe and it made 4 small tarts perfectly. My book only uses 2 avocados. I'm so happy to hear you are enjoying my newsletter and social media posts. Have a joyous day!
Joy, The avocado lime recipe is truly inspired and looks delish. Just wanted to remind those with babies younger than 1 year to not feed them honey until they are older . Babies lack the digestive enzymes necessary to destroy harmful bacteria that may be present in the honey. Love your recipes! Toby
ReplyThanks Toby, and yes I'm fully aware. This is not a dessert I'm recommending for babies. When I said I'm excited to share it with Vienna, I didn't mean literally as in "we are eating it now". I meant when she's older but I can totally see how that can be read that way so thanks for pointing it out. She's only on boob milk and a few single ingredient foods at this point. I'm going to update the post so other mamas don't get the wrong impression!
Any ideas for a honey substitute? I would love to try these but have gestational diabetes and the dates and honey pack quite the carbohydrate punch.
ReplyHi Sherry, Here are some of the different sweeteners Joy likes to use in her recipes: http://www.joyoushealth.com/blog/2016/03/13/8-natural-ways-sweeten-food/ Kate - Joyous Health Team
Hi Joy Where did you get the idea for this reciepe? Claus
ReplyIt's a combo of 2 different recipes from my first book Joyous Health from 2014 (avocado pudding and apple pie tart crust). Soooo, I created those recipes in 2011/2012 as that's when all of my recipes would have been submitted to my publisher. But if you're asking where I get daily inspiration, I would say firstly it's travel, then my foodie friends, my mom, farmers markets and independent gourmet grocery stores, magazines, photos of other people's food on twitter/instagram/video etc.
Look really yummy:)
ReplyThanks! Let us know if your try them :) Heather-Joyous Health Team
I can't eat lime so I tried orange with some zest, yum
ReplyHey Diane! Love that :) We love when the Joyous community takes Joy's recipes and makes them their own! I bet it was delicious! Rachel - Joyous Health Team
ReplyHow quickly should they be consumed? Within 7-10 days?
ReplyHi Ly, within a couple of days -- 2-3 days max.Enjoy!
Can substitute anything for the coconut?
ReplyFor sure, you could use pumpkin or sunflower seeds or hemp hearts. Enjoy!