Name: Low-Carb Chocolate & Lime Tarts
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Ingredients: 1 ¼ cups of almond flour (125 g/ 4.4 oz); 3 tbsp whey protein powder or egg white protein powder (18 g/ 0.6 oz); 1 medium egg; 1 ½ tbsp coconut oil (20 g/ 0.7 oz); Optional: 2 ½ tbsp erythritol or Swerve (25 g/ 0.9 oz); 3 large ripe avocados (600 g/ 1.3 lb); 2 tbsp Erythritol, Swerve or other keto-friendly sweetener to taste (20 g/ 0.7 oz) - see note below; 2 tbsp virgin coconut oil, soft but not melted; juice of 1 ½ limes (about ¼ cup/ 60 ml); ⅓ cup raw cacao (29 g/ 1 oz); ⅛ tsp sea salt; 2-3 squares dark 99% chocolate (unsweetened chocolate), shaved (15 g/ 0.5 oz) - or use 85-90% dark chocolate; zest from ½ lime

Step-by-step

Make the low carb tart bases as per the recipe here (Just make 6 tarts instead of 8 tarts, 12 cm /5 inch each).

Once the crusts are baked and golden, remove from the oven and allow to cool.

Chocolate & Lime Tarts (low-carb, paleo, keto)

Meanwhile, prepare the filling. Remove the skins and stones from the avocados. Place the avocado meat, sweetener (start with 1 tablespoon and adjust to taste), coconut oil, lime juice, salt and cacao in large mixing bowl.

Using a hand blender, blitz until smooth. Taste and adjust the sweetness to your palate.

Divide the chocolate filling into 6 and fill each of the keto tart crusts. Spread evenly across the base to the edges using a spatula.

Place in the fridge to set for at least an hour until set. Option to place in the freezer for 45 minutes if in a hurry.

Grate the dark chocolate and lime zest. Remove the keto chocolate tarts from the fridge or freezer and top with grated chocolate and lime zest. Keep in the fridge until ready to serve. Option to remove them 5 minutes before serving if you prefer a softer filling. I like mine straight from the fridge. Pairs well with this keto vanilla soft scoop ice cream, full-fat plain Greek yogurt or coconut yogurt.

One tart can be served for breakfast, while half of the tart will be enough when served as a dessert.

Instructions

Make the low carb tart bases as per the recipe here (Just make 6 tarts instead of 8 tarts, 12 cm /5 inch each).
Once the crusts are baked and golden, remove from the oven and allow to cool.
Meanwhile, prepare the filling. Remove the skins and stones from the avocados. Place the avocado meat, sweetener (start with 1 tablespoon and adjust to taste), coconut oil, lime juice, salt and cacao in large mixing bowl.
Using a hand blender, blitz until smooth. Taste and adjust the sweetness to your palate.
Divide the chocolate filling into 6 and fill each of the keto tart crusts. Spread evenly across the base to the edges using a spatula.
Place in the fridge to set for at least an hour until set. Option to place in the freezer for 45 minutes if in a hurry.
Grate the dark chocolate and lime zest. Remove the keto chocolate tarts from the fridge or freezer and top with grated chocolate and lime zest. Keep in the fridge until ready to serve. Option to remove them 5 minutes before serving if you prefer a softer filling. I like mine straight from the fridge. Pairs well with this keto vanilla soft scoop ice cream, full-fat plain Greek yogurt or coconut yogurt.
One tart can be served for breakfast, while half of the tart will be enough when served as a dessert.

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Melanie29 January 2018

I liked these very lightly sweet tarts. I only used 1/2 the lime juice & with the zest on top thought that gave a good amount of lime flavor. I don’t think my non keto friends appreciated them as much, but my unsuspecting daughter loved it.

Martina @ KetoDietAuthor29 March 2018
Thank you Melanie! That is always the case when I use little to no sweetener. We are used to it and prefer it but my non-keto friends are not so convinced 😊

Per tart	Net carbs	Protein	Fat	kcal
Almond flour (blanched ground almonds, almond meal)	1.8 g	4.5 g	10.9 g	123
Whey protein powder (protein isolate, Jay Robb)	0.1 g	2.4 g	0 g	10
Egg, whole, fresh, raw (free-range or organic eggs)	0.1 g	0.9 g	0.7 g	10
Coconut oil, extra virgin	0 g	0 g	3.4 g	30
Avocado, fresh	1.8 g	2 g	14.7 g	160
Erythritol (natural low-carb sweetener)	0.2 g	0 g	0 g	1
Coconut oil, extra virgin	0 g	0 g	4.5 g	40
Lime juice, fresh	0.9 g	0 g	0 g	3
Cocoa powder, raw (cacao)	1 g	0.9 g	0.7 g	11
Salt, pink Himalayan rock salt	0 g	0 g	0 g	0
Extra dark chocolate (99-100%)	0.2 g	0.4 g	1.3 g	11
Lime zest (peel), fresh	0 g	0 g	0 g	0
Total	6.1 g	11.1 g	36.1 g	400

Low-Carb Chocolate & Lime Tarts

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