Cherry & apple tart

Servings 2 servings

Ingredients

The filling:

  • 2 apples (cooking apples or regular apples – Cox and Braeburn apples go very well)
  • 2 pears
  • 200 g cherries (weight before removing pips)
  • 12 prunes
  • 1 tsp cinnamon

The base:

  • 80 g coconut oil
  • 1 tbsp chia seeds
  • 100 g oats
  • 80 buckwheat flour (or ground almonds)

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 160 deg C and line 2 small tart baking trays with coconut oil.
  • Chop and core apples and pears.
  • In a pan, heat up 100ml water and simmer the chopped apples and pears on a low heat for 15 minutes.
  • While the apples and pears are simmering, slice the cherries in half and remove the pips.
  • Take half of the cooked apple and pear mix and blend in a food processor with the prunes (stones removed).
  • Add the blended apple, pear and prune mix back into the pan, add the cinnamon and stir well.
  • Add the halved cherries to the apples and pears in the pan and simmer for 5 more minutes.
  • While the fruit is simmering, start to prepare the base. Firstly, melt the coconut oil in a pan on a low heat for a few minutes until liquid.
  • Grind the chia seeds in a coffee / spice grinder (chia seeds can also be bought ready ground).
  • In a large bowl, mix the ground chia seeds, oats, buckwheat.
  • Add the water and coconut oil to the dry ingredients in the large bowl and stir well until thoroughly mixed to form a dough like consistency.
  • Separate the mix out into 2 parts roll flat with a rolling pin, and place into 2 small trays, approx 12cm diameter, 4cm deep.
  • Bake in the oven at 160 deg C for 30 minutes.