Low-Carb Pomegranate Cream Cheese Tart
Ingredients
FILLING
- 8 oz organic cream cheese (room temperature)
- ½ cup coconut cream
- 3 Tablespoons powdered Lakanto (or preferred sweetener)
- 1 vanilla bean, split and inside seeds scraped out (or 1 tsp vanilla extract)
- 3-4 drops orange essential oil
- Pomegranate seeds for garnish
CRUST
- 1 cup almond flour
- ¼ cup flaxseed meal
- ¼ cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- ¼ teaspoon Himalayan or sea salt
- ¼ cup ghee, melted (plus 1-2 Tablespoons more, if needed)
- 3 Tablespoons powdered Lakanto (or preferred sweetener)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325F. Mix together almond flour, flaxseed meal, shredded coconut, salt, and Lakanto. Stir in melted ghee until crumbly, adding extra if needed.
- Press crust mixture into pie plate/tart pan. Using a fork, poke some holes in crust. Bake for about 20 minutes until lightly brown. Let crust cool completely. While crust cools, make the filling.
- Mix all filling ingredients together using an electric beater until smooth and creamy. Pour filling into cooled crust and spread evenly. Refrigerate until filling sets (about 2 hours).
- When ready to serve, garnish with fresh pomegranate seeds. Enjoy!!
Notes
Serves 8. Per Serving (based on using Lakanto, vanilla extract & 1/2 cup pomegranate seeds for garnish):
Calories: 294.7 |
Total Fat: 26.4 g |
Total Carbohydrate: 19.2 g |
Dietary Fiber: 3.7 g |
Protein: 7.5 g
Dottie says
Can u make this with blueberries
Customer Service says
Hi Dottie, thank you for your question.
You are more than welcome to make this recipe with blueberries instead.
If you do decide to recreate it, do let us know how it turns out for you. We'd love to know.
Thank you so much. Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas!
Lisa says
Hi, can I replace the almond flour with coconut flour or wheat flour?
Customer Service says
Hi Lisa, thank you for your question.
We have not tried it with coconut flour or wheat flour, so we can’t guarantee the outcome, but usually, coconut flour can be used to replace almond or wheat flours in any recipe.
Let us know if you decide to recreate this recipe for yourself. We'd love to know how it turns out for you.
Thank you so much for being here with us. Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas!
Agnes says
I would like to get organic receipt please email it to this email below
Customer Service says
Hi Agnes, thank you for comment.
Unfortunately, we're unable to send you the recipe details via email. However, if you click on this link https://ox2022.organixx.com/cream-cheese-tart/, on the upper right-hand side of the page, right above the ingredients, it gives you the option to print the recipe. With that option, you can also save the recipe to your computer.
Hope you found this helpful. Please let us know if there's anything else we can assist you with.
Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas!!