Ingredients

  • Crust
  • 1/2 cup slivered almonds
  • 2 tablespoons grapeseed oil
  • 4 tablespoons maple syrup
  • 1 cup brown rice flour or 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • Filling
  • 14 ounces coconut milk
  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • 1 cup raw sugar
  • 4 tablespoons agar-agar flakes (or nearly 3 tsp agar powder)
  • 1/8 teaspoon turmeric (don't add more than this as it will affect the taste--it's purely for colour)
  • 3/4 cup fresh lemon juice
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons lemons, zest of
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup arrowroot

Method

  • Preheat to 350°F Lightly grease a 9" tart pan.
  • Mix the ingredients together and press into the bottom of the dish.
  • (It is a dryish mixso you can add more oil although it is not necessary).
  • If you're using a proper metal tart pan, press the dough up the fluted sides.
  • Prick the bottom a few times with a.
  • fork.
  • Bake for approx 20 min, until brown.
  • Let cool before adding filling.
  • Dissolve arrowroot in 1/2 cup of water and set aside.
  • Filling: Mix coconut milk, 1 cup of the water, sugar, agar& turmeric into a saucepan.
  • Simmer until agar dissolves (usually takes between 6-8 minutes for flakes, a. little less time for powder--don't over cook or agar will lose its strength).
  • Stir in the lemon juice, zest& vanilla then bring to a boil.
  • Add the arrowroot/water mixture and boil for one minute.
  • [It'simportant to stir throughout as you don't want the agar to clump up along the bottom of the pan.
  • You'll feel it thicken up when you add the arrowroot.
  • mix.
  • ].
  • Pour into the cooled crust and let firm up before serving.