Today, I am channeling my dark side.
Blame it on an orthopedist appointment yesterday afternoon that sent me home with a creepy black cast reminiscent of Darth Vader’s arm:
Might as well embrace the theme. 😕
To match my dark cast and evil mood, I whipped up a batch of dark chocolate mini tart shells stuffed with homemade dark chocolate Nutella and topped with healthy chocolate sauce.
On second thought, whipped up makes this process sound too easy. Everything takes me twice as long with only one working hand, and simple things like opening a jar of peanut butter or cutting up a red pepper (not to mention taking pictures, editing photos, and writing blog posts!) are suddenly very difficult, often leaving me frustrated and tired.
But these little chocolate stuffed tarts are worth the effort. And if you happen to have two hands with which to make them, they should be an absolute cinch to prepare. All you really need to do is throw a bunch of ingredients into the food processor.
The dark side never tasted so good.
Nutella Stuffed Mini Tarts
(Can be raw and gluten-free)
- 1/2 cup chocolate hazelnut spread or Healthy Nutella (120g)
- 1 banana OR 1/2 cup more chocolate hazelnut spread (120g)
- 1 cup raw almonds (120g)
- 1/3 cup raw walnuts (30g)
- 1 cup pitted dates (115g) (about 15 small dates)
- 1/3 cup cocoa or cacao powder (28g)
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1-2 tbsp water
Combine the almonds, walnuts, dates, cocoa powder, and salt in a high-quality food processor. (Using a blender or vita-mix may yield sticky results, but you can try.) Process until mixture turns to small crumbles. Add no more than 2 tbsp water to achieve a slightly-sticky dough, then process again until the mixture sticks together in a big ball. Break off pieces of the dough with your hands and mold along the edges of mini muffin cups or mini tart molds, pressing down in the middle so a cup shape forms. Freeze 20 minutes. If using the banana, blend it with the Nutella. Fill the tarts just before serving. Makes around 20-21 filled tarts. (For 100%-raw tarts, be sure to use a raw chocolate-hazelnut spread.)
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Apparently this is my punishment for coveting my little sister’s rainbow and hot pink teddy bear cast when I was nine years old. Some people have all the luck…
Link of the Day: Triple Chocolate Nutella Fudge – can be made in 5 minutes or less
If I could keep nutella in the house I would be making these asap.
These look amazing!! I can’t imagine all the effort it took to get it all set up and published, but I really appreciate it! 🙂 I hope you are healed soon. And your sister’s cast does sound amazing. 😉
Where do you get raw hazelnuts – like online or grocery stores?
Take care of yourself! Hope you will feel better soon. But sometimes it’s so great to be on the dark side:)
Hm, I think I love your dark side 😉
Heal quickly!!
Get well soon! You are doing so well to keep blogging with your arm in pain. xxx
YUM! Do you think applesauce could be subbed for the banana? I’m banana -intolerant (weird, I know), but I feel like they might be a bit heavy with more hazelnut butter. Healing thoughts to you! I broke my arm when I was 9 and it was terrible (especially since I was the side I write with). I feel your pain and frustration!
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Look on the bright side– You wear the cast way better than Darth Vader does… and I doubt he could create anything as delicious as these look!
These look delectable but WHAT on earth happened to your arm??? Hopefully it’s nothing a little chocolate can’t cure 😉
These look delicious Katie! I’ve broken my arm and my leg and I totally feel your frustration. Even simple tasks become a chore. Just try to make the best of it, and remember that it is only temporary 🙂
I’m confused. Fill the tarts with what? Healthy Nutella?
Yes
Okay, I realized right after I asked my silly question that I was having a “dumb” moment there, so I thank you so much for not laughing at me and answering my question :).
I just want to report that I decided to try this & the healthy nutella recipe without having a) whole hazelnuts and b) a mini cupcake pan.
I couldn’t get the skin off the chopped hazelnuts so you can imagine how bitter the nutella turned out and my tarts are way too large, but in spite of these fiascos, my stuffed tarts are absolutely delectable and I CANNOT wait to make my mini tarts in my new mini cupcake pan and a new batch of nutella made of whole skinless hazelnuts!!!! This is hands down, the best healthy chocolate breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert or every minute dish I’ve EVER had!! (The sweetness of the tart seems to be cancelling out the bitterness of the nutella)
Thank you Katie for this and all your other delicious recipes and I do hope you are feeling better today and in a better mood although, if bad moods results in more such yummy recipes ….never mind, I really do hope you are feeling all better!