No-Bake, Gluten-Free, Raw Blueberry Citrus Tartlets

This may be the best-tasting recipe we've made to date! And best of all? It's healthy! The "crust" is made from almonds, dates, and orange juice and the filling is made from 1.5 baskets of Terry Berries blueberries soaked overnight in a mixture of all-natural vanilla extract, brown sugar, and fresh-squeezed lemon and orange juice. Finally, it's garnished with a little bit of orange zest and voilà - you now have a healthy and sweet dessert that's also friendly for those with gluten allergies! Not to mention that this recipe is also great for our vegetarian and vegan friends!

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 Prep Time: 20min
"Cook" Time (or "wait time" since these aren't cooked): 2 hours

Ingredients:

• Blueberry Filling:
• 2 cups fresh Terry Berries blueberries (about a basket and a half)
• 2 teaspoons fresh orange juice
• 1 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
• ½ teaspoon grated orange zest, plus extra for garnish
• ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 teaspoons brown sugar
• Canola-oil cooking spray
• Crust:
• ⅔ cup raw almonds
• ¾ cup pitted dates
• 1 teaspoon orange juice
• 1 teaspoon water

Instructions

1. Blueberry Filling:
2. Combine the first 6 ingredients in a bowl, cover and refrigerate.
3. Crust:
4. Pulse almonds in a food processor until they resemble breadcrumbs. Empty the almonds into a mixing bowl. Pulse the dates in the food processor until well chopped (they will be a little clumpy).
5. Add almonds back into the food processor with the dates along with 1 teaspoon water and 1 teaspoon orange juice. Pulse on high several times to form a paste.
6. Divide mixture evenly into 4 golf ball-sized rounds. Press the rounds with the palm up your hand to form a 4-inch crust and gently turn up the edges. Refrigerate for 2 hours.
7. Assembly:
8. Use a spatula to move crusts to serving plates; fill each with ½ cup berries and drizzle each with some leftover juices from the bowl. Top with orange zest for garnish.

Original recipe can be found here