Easy No-Bake Holiday Fruit Tart
Step aside, fruitcake – there’s a fresher, prettier way to showcase holiday fruit. This Easy No-Bake Holiday Tart layers a nutty almond-and-coconut flour crust with lightly sweetened cream cheese and a jewel-like crown of grapes, pomegranate arils, and apple slices. It’s festive enough for any holiday table and simple enough to make in advance.
It’s much like a dessert cookie, but better because the no-bake crust is made using Bob’s Red Mill Almond Flour. Made from whole, blanched sweet almonds, the crust boasts a protein boost and is inherently gluten-free.
Almond flour is much lower in carbohydrates than all-purpose flour. Another bonus is that almonds are healthy nuts providing a good amount of manganese and vitamin E, as well as a healthy serving of monounsaturated fats.
What I like about this recipe is that it doesn’t require any fancy equipment. Just a couple of bowls, measuring cups and spoons, a cutting board, and a knife to prepare the fruit. Let’s get started, shall we?
Ingredients
Gather all of the ingredients for the recipe. (This is called mise en place in French.) You need to have the following on hand:
For the Crust
- 1 ¼ cups Bob’s Red Mill Almond Flour
- 3 tablespoons Bob’s Red Mill Coconut Flour
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- pinch of salt
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- 3 tablespoons coconut oil
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
For the Filling
- 8 ounces Greek cream cheese, softened
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
For the Topping
- Red and green grapes cut in half lengthwise
- Pomegranate aril seeds
- Apple slices
Instructions
- We’ll begin by making the crust, so pour 1 ¼ cups of Bob’s Red Mill Almond Flour into your bowl, along with the other dry ingredients. Stir well to help distribute the cinnamon. Next, add the liquid ingredients for the crust and stir until the mixture becomes crumbly.
Next, press the mixture over the bottom and partway up the sides of a 10-inch tart pan with a removable bottom. Bam! You’ve just made the no-bake crust. Now on to the cream cheese layer.
- Take 8 ounces of softened Greek cream cheese and blend in ¼ cup of powdered sugar. Spread it evenly over the crust, and you have now completed the second step.
- Now, this third step is probably the most challenging part of the entire process – creating a design for the top. You can go all out and make an intricate design or simply place the fruit on top. I prefer to go somewhere in the middle and create a simple pattern.
Tip: Pick up a bag of pre-sliced apples to make it easier on yourself. Otherwise, you will need to dip fresh-cut apple slices into a citric acid solution to prevent browning.
I put some pomegranate arils (seeds) in the middle and surround them with apple slices.
I then add grapes that have been halved lengthwise, cut-side down, around the edge of the tart.
I then fill in the gaps around the apples with more pomegranate arils.
I am not much of a decorator, but I like to think that it came out rather pretty. The jewel-toned pomegranate, along with the colors of the grapes and apples, reminds me of the holidays. But the best part of it all, though, is that it tastes good!
Love baking with almonds? Keep the nutty goodness going with Strawberry Almond Flour Cake for a naturally gluten-free treat, Wasabi Snack Mix for a crunchy, savory bite, and Mini Banana Bundt Cakes made with almond flour for perfectly portioned sweetness. Each recipe highlights the rich flavor and wholesome texture that almond flour brings to both sweet and savory creations.
Easy No-Bake Holiday Fruit Tart
Ingredients
Method
- Place all of the dry ingredients for the crust in a large bowl and stir. Add the wet ingredients and mix until it becomes crumble. Press the mixture over the bottom and partial up the sides of a 10-inch tart pan.
- To make the filling, stir the cream cheese with powdered sugar. Spread over the crust.
- Arrange fruit over top of cream cheese layer. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
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If you prefer a baked crust, you can bake it at 375 degrees for approximately 10 minutes. Allow it to cool, and then follow the remaining directions. Below is what the baked crust should look like:
Final Bite
Have you made this Easy No-Bake Holiday Tart yet – or added your own creative fruit toppings? Share your favorite combinations in the comments and pass this recipe along to friends who love a beautiful, stress-free holiday dessert.
