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This Gluten-Free Strawberry Tart is made with an almond flour crust topped with a coconut cream filling and fresh strawberries. Not only is this grain-free tart wonderful for coconut lovers, but it’s ideal for people who might not be able to have gluten or dairy. It’s light and creamy and SO simple to throw together in 30 minutes! Serve it with Ground Beef Tacos for the perfect summer meal!
This strawberry tart is SO simple to throw together. It’s grain-free and made with a minimal amount of ingredients just like this Nut Butter Coconut Chocolate Tart and these Mint Chocolate Chip Macarons. If you need more dairy free desserts- Eton Mess, Choco Taco Shells and Honeycomb Candy are crowd favorites!
Ingredients You’ll Need for a Gluten-Free Strawberry Tart
- Gluten-free crust – It’s made with coconut oil, almond flour, salt, maple syrup and an egg. It’s super light and tender and comes together easily using a food processor or it can be mixed by hand.
- Coconut whipped cream – This strawberry tart is both gluten free and dairy free so we’re topping it with a homemade whipped cream made with coconut milk. It’s lightly sweetened with maple syrup and a touch of vanilla. Thai kitchen is my favorite brand to use and it always whips up nicely!
- Berries – I topped the tart with fresh ripe strawberries and raspberries. A handful of blueberries or blackberries would taste amazing as well!
For the rest of the ingredients, please refer to the recipe index card below!
How to Make a Gluten-Free Strawberry Tart:
- Make the tart crust. In a food processor pulse all the almond flour crust ingredients together until the dough starts to form a ball.
- Bake the crust. Press the dough into a greased tart pan until it’s an even thickness and bake just until set.
- Make the filling. Whip together the coconut cream with maple syrup until light and fluffy.
- Assemble and serve! Spread the coconut cream inside the tart crust and top with sliced strawberries.
How to make Coconut Cream:
- Chill. At least overnight. The longer you let the coconut milk chill you’ll end up with a more firm coconut cream to whip.
- Scoop. Separate the cream from the coconut water in the can. Save the coconut water for your smoothies.
- Whip. Whip the coconut cream up with a little maple syrup using an electric mixer.
Tips and Tricks
- Make sure you are using full-fat coconut milk. Light coconut milk won’t thicken and beat into a nice and fluffy whipped cream.
- Make sure your coconut milk is well chilled. Just like with regular dairy cream, coconut milk NEEDS to be very very cold before it will whip up nicely into whipped cream. At least 6 hours for best results.
- Don’t want to make a gluten-free crust? Use this Homemade Pie Crust recipe instead!
Recipe FAQs
Nope! If you don’t like the taste of coconut you make dairy whipped cream with regular heavy whipping cream or if you are dairy free use a store-bought dairy-free whipped cream.
Tarts usually have 1 bottom crust topped with some sort of cream or custard filling and fresh fruit. Tart crusts are also thicker and hold their shape when cut and aren’t as light and flaky as a pie crust.
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Gluten-Free Strawberry Tart Recipe
Equipment
- 1 (9-inch) tart pan
- Food processor fitted with chopping blade
- Stand-up mixer fitted with whisk attachment
- 1 Rubber spatula
Ingredients
Gluten-Free Tart Shell
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil, solid, plus more for greasing the pan
- 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons almond flour
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt or Kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1 large egg
Coconut Whipped Cream + Toppings:
- 2 (13.5 ounce) cans of full-fat coconut milk, refrigerated for at least 6 hours
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups of strawberries, halved and sliced
- 1/4 cup raspberries
- A few chamomile flowers, as garnish, this is optional
Instructions
To Make the Gluten-Free Tart Shell:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Generously grease a 9-inch tart pan with coconut oil.
- In a food processor fitted with the chopping blade, pulse the flour and salt until combined. Add the coconut oil, maple syrup, and egg and blend until the mixture forms a ball.
- *If you donโt own a food processor, you can make this in a large bowl, you just have to get your hands in there to mix it thoroughly.
- Lightly press the dough into the tart pan and make sure it goes up the sides of the tart shell is in an even as layer as possible.
- Transfer to the oven to bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until light golden brown. Remove crust from the oven and allow to cool completely.
To Make the Coconut Whipped Cream:
- Remove the solid coconut cream that has risen to the top of the can, and spoon it into a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Beat ht coconut cream on high speed until it begins to thicken and peaks form. The remaining coconut water can be saved for drinking later.
- Using a rubber spatula, slowly fold in the maple syrup and vanilla.
To Assemble;
- Spoon the whipped cream into the center of the tart shell and spread around so itโs in an even layer. Add the sliced strawberries and raspberries and chamomile flowers, if using. This is the best the same day it is made but the crust can be made up to a week ahead of time and stored, well wrapped, in the fridge.
Notes
Tips and Tricks
- Make sure you are using full-fat coconut milk.ย Light coconut milk wonโt thicken and beat into a nice and fluffy whipped cream.
- Make sure your coconut milk is well chilled.ย Just like with regular dairy cream, coconut milk NEEDS to be very very cold before it will whip up nicely into whipped cream. At least 6 hours for best results.
- Donโt want to make a gluten-free crust?ย Use thisย Homemade Pie Crust recipeย instead!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
It turned out awesome!
Thanks for the recipe. I have been looking for some fun recipes to try that my kids will love and I guess I have found one. I just hope it turns out as good as it looks. wish me luck.
oh amazing – let me know how it turns out!
Looks wonderful! Is there a substitute for the coconut products? I have a loved one that isnโt fond of coconut flavor.
i haven’t made it any other way so i’m sorry i can’t say for certain. ๐
What kind of coconut milk do you use? I always try these recipes with whipped coconut milk and I can never get mine to thicken. It just turns into a crumbly mess. I typically use Trader Joe’s full fat canned coconut milk.
never use trader joe’s–i hear it never works. i used thai kitchen and it worked. ๐
Hi Adrianna!
Love this great, easy GF dessert! However, I cannot get my coconut milk to thicken! I used the chilled solids, maybe a little bit of water snuck in somehow? Did I over mix? I canโt have under beat it, spent like 15 minutes trying to get it thick with a hand-mixer. It was looking ok but as soon as I added the maple syrup and vanilla, it immediately went back to soup. Any advice? If thereโs no fix, Iโd recommend switching to whipping cream for this next time.
Thanks! ๐
are you sure you’re using full-fat coconut. if you’re using light then the solids won’t beat into fluffiness.
The recipe looks damm tasty. i like the texture and colours of your recipe. Will definitely try to make this recipe. Thanks for sharing with us.
Lovely photographs and i love the simplicity of the tart. Do you think there is an alternative flour that might work? I find that oat flour tends to get soggy, but i don’t think regular white or whole wheat flour will end up solidifying with only 2 tablespoons for oil, so I am not entirely sure?
Hmm..unfortunately these ratios are specifically for almond flour. I think if you’d like to use just a normal pie crust, then you can use this recipe:
https://www.acozykitchen.com/pie-crust-101/
Thank you for the help! I would totally try out that recipe and in the meantime I will keep an eye out for almond flour. There has to be some online at the least.
not sure where you live but almond flour is super readily available! it’s a little pricey but definitely available at most grocery stores.