Raw Blueberry Tartlets

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups fresh blueberries
• 2 teaspoons fresh orange juice
• 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon grated orange zest, plus extra julienned for garnish
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 teaspoons brown sugar
• canola-oil cooking spray
• 2/3 cup raw almonds
• 1/2 cup pitted dates

Recipe

• 1 combine first 6 ingredients in a bowl, cover and refrigerate. coat a mixing bowl with cooking spray. pulse almonds in a food processor until they resemble breadcrumbs. empty into prepared bowl. pulse dates with 1 tsp water in food processor until well chopped (they will be a little clumpy). mix with almonds to form a paste.
• 2 divide mixture evenly into 4 golf ball-sized rounds. place each ball between 2 pieces of wax paper and press to form a 4-inch crust. turn up edges if desired. refrigerate 2 hours. use a spatula to move crusts to serving plates; fill each with 1/2 cup berries and drizzle each with some leftover juices from bowl. top with julienned orange zest.