Eating clean to live lean doesn’t mean abstaining from delectable treats.
When it comes to living a healthy and balanced lifestyle, you can have your cake (or tart in this case) and eat it, if you’re sensible about what ingredients you use and keep those portions under control.
Makes 1 tart
Ingredients
Crust:
- 1 cup Healthy Girl Vanilla Crunch Protein Ball Mix
- 4 tbsp coconut oil
- 2-3 tbsp maple syrup/honey
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp nutmeg
- Pinch of salt
Filling:
- 2½ cups almond milk
- 2-3 tbsp maple syrup/honey
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 tbsp tapioca flour
- Cinnamon, for dusting
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 180°C and line a pie pan with baking paper.
- To make the crust, mix all the ingredients together. Once combined, press into the pan.
- Poke the crust with a fork and bake for 10 minutes.
- Remove and cool.
- Meanwhile, to prepare the filling, heat the almond milk in a saucepan.
- Stir through the maple syrup and vanilla extract.
- In a separate bowl, whisk the tapioca flour and 1 cup of almond milk until smooth and no lumps are visible.
- Add the tapioca flour mixture to the heated milk and stir continuously on a low heat until thick and smooth.
- Remove from heat and allow to cool for a few minutes.
- Pour onto the crust, dust with cinnamon and refrigerate overnight.
Recipe by Andene Thomson – Healthy Girl with a Sweet Tooth
Author: Pedro van Gaalen
When he’s not writing about sport or health and fitness, Pedro is probably out training for his next marathon or ultra-marathon. He’s worked as a fitness professional and as a marketing and comms expert. He now combines his passions in his role as managing editor at Fitness magazine.
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