February 13, 2015
(last updated May 6, 2023) 
Like many people, I feel fairly ambivalent about Valentine’s Day. Aside from the fact that it’s a fun occasion to make all sorts of delicious dessert recipes, I could take it or leave it. This year, however, Valentine’s Day is infused with a few more warm fuzzies than usual, because Steven and I happened to have met at exactly this time last year. We’re both feeling a little nostalgic, and consequently, I’ve been even more inspired than usual to whip up something festive for February 14th.
Left to my own devices, the Valentine’s Day treat of choice would probably be of the chocolate variety. A few years ago, I made no-bake chocolate tartlets that were so good that a spinoff ultimately landed in my cookbook. The year before, writing sleeplessly from the front lines of organic chemistry, I made a super quick, super easy batch of raw, chocolate covered strawberries. Steven, though, is allergic to chocolate, and since we enjoy dessert sharing, I thought I’d take the fruity direction instead.
I settled on this wonderful raspberry crumble tart. It’s many things: vegan, gluten free, beautiful to look at, surprisingly easy to prepare. Most importantly, it is truly delicious, and it took nearly all of my will power to let it cool and remain uneaten while I waited to take pictures.
What makes me so excited about this recipe is actually the crust; I’ve had great luck with traditional pie crusts (using regular flour and coconut oil) and with raw crusts, but this was my first go with a wholesome mixture of almond and oat flour. I wondered if it would be too crumbly, and it is a little crumbly, but for the most part it held up really well. It may become a go-to pastry crust for me, and the texture is especially good for flattening into a tart pan.
A note about the preserves used in this recipe: I modeled it after traditional fruit tarts, which often have a layer of preserves over the tart crust. I love the sweetness and texture that the preserves add to the tart, but if you’d prefer to make a lower sugar version of the recipe, you can omit them (or just use less). There are plenty of natural and organic preserves out there, and you can also make your own. Alternately, I offer up my raspberry chia jam as an option in the recipe, too. (I love the stuff, but didn’t have time to make it for the tart.)
Vegan and Gluten Free Raspberry Crumble Tart
Author -Yields: 10 -12 slices
Ingredients
*For the Crust*:
- 1 1/3 cups oat flour
- 2/3 cups almond flour
- 2 tablespoons vegan sugar of choice organic sugar, evaporated cane juice, demerara sugar, or coconut sugar are all fine
- 1 teaspoon flax meal
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup coconut oil solid or melted will work
- 2 tablespoons plus more as needed ice water
*For the Filling*:
- 1/4 cup raspberry preserves (you can use homemade store bought, or you can use my raspberry chia jam
- 2 1/2 cups raspberries
- 1 scant tablespoon tapioca starch
- 1 teaspoon agave or maple syrup
*For the crumble topping*:
- 1/3 cup almond flour or almonds ground into a rough meal in the food processor
- 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 3 tablespoons vegan sugar of choice organic sugar, evaporated cane juice, demerara sugar, or coconut sugar are all fine
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons coconut oil melted
Instructions
- First, prepare the crust. Oil an 8 or 9 inch tart pan with coconut oil, and line the bottom of the tart pan with a circular piece of parchment paper.
- Combine the oat flour, almond flour, sugar, flax meal, and salt in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the S blade. Pulse a few times. Add the coconut oil and pulse quickly, until the mixture is just starting to look crumbly. Keep pulsing and add the two tablespoons of ice water slowly; as soon as the mixture holds together well when you squeeze a small amount in your hand, it's done (you may not need much water).
- Transfer the crust mixture to your lined and oiled tart pan. Press the crust into the bottom and sides as evenly as possible, using the heel of your palm around the edges. When it looks smooth and all of the area is covered, transfer the tart pan to the fridge and chill the crust for 30-60 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350F. Toss the raspberries with the tapioca starch and agave/maple syrup. Remove the tart from the fridge, and spread the preserves over the bottom. Place the fresh raspberries on top.
- To make the crumble topping, place all ingredients into your food processor and pulse until the mixture is forming nice big crumbs. Distribute the crumble topping over the raspberries.
- Bake the crumble tart for 35-40 minutes, or until the crust and topping are turning light brown. Serve (garnished with raw whipped cream, if you like!). Leftovers will keep, covered, for up to 4 days.
I love the nutty, sweet, and gently tart flavor of this dessert. It’s not exactly seasonal right now, and I imagine it’ll be even better with fresh raspberries in the summer, but boy, is it good.
Perhaps you’ll put aside a little time this coming weekend for a baking project. If you do, I suggest you sweeten your Valentine’s Day with this wonderful treat.
I wish you all a lovely weekend. See you on Sunday for the usual reading roundup!
xo
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Categories: Recipes,
Desserts,
Fruit Desserts
Method: Oven
Dietary Preferences: Gluten Free, Soy Free, Vegan
Method: Oven
Dietary Preferences: Gluten Free, Soy Free, Vegan
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Absolutely stunning! Love that it’s a healthy(ish) take on dessert…. I’m currently undergoing my annual #stopbeingafatty mission and am always looking for something to satisfy my sweet cravings! My wife is a huge raspberry fan too, so she’d be totally on board with this!
A delicious slice, so great to have something gluten-free and egg free that tastes so delicious. Thanks for sharing the recipe
This look soooooo yummy !!! Is it better to use fresh raspberries or frozen will give the same result?
Frozen ought to work! But they may give off a little more liquid, so I would double the tapioca starch 🙂
just finished making this with with my daughter. it is amazing!! we made it in a glass pie plate instead. also wondering why you need the parchment on the bottom?
Erika, so excited that it turned out so nicely! The parchment is to help prevent sticking, but it’s not essential. Enjoy the tart 🙂
I made this last night with freshly picked raspberries. It was my first attempt at a tart. It came out beautiful and delicious. W served it with a homemade paleo sea salt honey vanilla ice cream, so delicious, there was nothing left. Thank you for a perfect recipe.
Oh, I’m so happy you liked it, Claire!
Hi! I was looking for some yummy gluten free recipes to try out. This is so good. Thank you!!!
I made this for Valetine’s Day and it was DELICIOUS!!! Thank you so much for posting this : )
I’m so happy you liked it, Kerri!
I just found this after looking around for something really yummy and gluten free to make with all the frozen raspberries I harvested last summer. So I think I’ll try to use them and make this. It looks and sounds sooo good! Thank you for sharing 🙂
Hope you enjoy it, Joann!
Happy Valentine’s Day to you and Steven =) And happy one-year anniversary!
Fun weekend and it looks like you made an incredible dessert to celebrate the occasion. This sounds utterly delicious and I love the sound of the crust. This dessert looks just gorgeous =)
Thank you for sharing this recipe! My family is gluten and dairy free, and always looking for recipes to accommodate our needs. I can modify the oats in this recipe to make it Gluten Free, so I am excited to try!
I am going to pin this to my Pinterest board to save for later.
This tart look unbelievable!
Crumble is my favourite. Been looking for a great crust recipe for a while – this sounds perfect!
Sally
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Gena, these photos look AMAZING! Well done! Clearly, you were an astute student in your photography workshop–so talented too!
Hey Gena! OMG this looks incredible – and LOVE the easy to handle ingredients list (all things currently in my fridge and/or freezer) and an excellent opportunity to finally try my hand at your chia jam! I think the boy and I will probably eat the whole thing in a day! Just a headsup, I went to share this on my FB but the recipe doesn’t seem to be loading properly here. I’m sure you’ll have it fixed soon. —-still loving your cookbook after many month, it’s always an inspiration. I made a raw chocolate pudding based off your chocomole recipe for a Tropical Fruit club I belong to and they all went crazy over it! Your emails always brighten my day and infuse it with a much needed shot of inspiration. <3
Hey Shayna! Is everything working OK now?
This looks so amazing, especially the crumble topping – can’t wait to give it a try! Thanks for sharing Gena 🙂
Jess xo
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i’ll be honest, not a huge fan of the nut-date crusts, so this looks PERFECT. i really hope i can make this soon!
Hope you love it!
this looks insane <3
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