Food & Fun Recipes

Raw Fruit Tart

Ingredients

• 1 cup finely chopped pecans
• 1 cup dates, pitted and chopped fine
• 1 cup flaked coconut
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• ½ cup dried cherries
• sliced bananas and other sliced fresh fruit, such as watermelon, strawberries, peaches, grapes, blueberries, etc.

Instruction

1. Plump the dried cherries and dates in a little warm water. Drain the water and reserve. Add the nuts, coconut, cinnamon and vanilla, and then mix, adding enough of the reserved water to make a thick paste to serve as the crust.
2. Flatten the mixture into a tart pan, or make several several smaller tarts by pressing a ball of the mixture into a circle on smaller plates.
3. Add a layer of sliced bananas and gently press. Decorate by adding sliced fresh fruit on top. Refrigerate at least one hour.