Pink Pitaya Tart

Recipe BEK MUGRIDGE | Photo AMELIA McFADDEN – Co-Founder Being Co.

Prettiest pink to brighten any day.

Ingredients:

FILLING

2 cups (300g) strawberries

1½ cups (160g) raw cashews

1 cup (250g) canned coconut cream

½ cup (200ml) any light-coloured sweetener, such as rice malt syrup or maple syrup

½ cup (100g) cacao butter, melted (or coconut oil but the tart will have a more prominent coconut taste)

¼ cup (35g) Being Co. pink pitaya powder

CRUST

1 cup (160g) sunflower seeds

1 cup (100g) desiccated coconut

⅓ cup (135ml) any light-coloured sweetener, such as rice malt syrup or maple syrup

¼ cup (25g) cocoa or raw cacao powder

2 tsp (20ml) light-tasting vegetable oil, such as sunflower or rapeseed

Method:

Preheat oven to 160°C.

Place strawberries in a small pot over high heat. Roughly mash berries with the back of a fork until some of the liquid comes out. Boil for 5 minutes then reduce to medium heat. Remove from heat when the strawberries have almost completely broken down and there is only around 1 cup (220g) of strawberries.

For the crust, add the coconut and sunflower seeds to a food processor. Process for 1 minute or until everything forms fine crumbs. Add the rest of the ingredients and process until combined Line the bottom of a rectangular tart tin (I used one that was 13x36cm).

Firmly press the chocolate mixture against the bottom and sides of tin. Bake for 15 minutes in the oven. Set aside to cool.

For the filling, add the strawberry puree and rest of the ingredients in a high powered blender. Blend until as smooth as possible.

When the tart crust has cooled to the touch, pour the strawberry mixture into the tart tin. Set aside in the fridge for at least 4 hours or until set.

Blurb: Pitaya powder comes from the fruit of a cactus, it isn’t just beautiful it is known to be high in vitamins, fibre, rich in antioxidants, omega 3 and 6. It’s also low in calories, tastes super sweet and simply, the prettiest pink powder ever; one of the incredible ingredients that Queensland-based company Being Co. co-founded by Amelia McFadden, uses in their simple and colourful, plant-based superfood powders. Amelia lives by the motto, ‘Healthy Living, Happy Being.’

www.beingco.com.au/products/naturalpink-pitaya-powder The range can be found on: www.instagram.com/being_co/