Crust
15 dates presoaked for 30 minutes in hot water
1 1/2 cups raw organic pecans (Terrasoul.com or Amazon)
1 cup raw organic walnuts (Terrasoul.com or Amazon)
1/2 cup raw pumpkin seeds (Goraw.com, Vitacost, or Amazon)
1 tablespoon organic vanilla extract
1 tablespoon organic vegan butter (Thrive Market Brand or Nutiva at Nutiva.com or Thrive Market or iHerb or Amazon)
Pulse grind all the ingredients in a food processor
In a tart pan, (mine was 12 small tarts. Amazon), pat in the crust mixture. Make sure to generously pat in the filling around the whole tart cup.
Filling
1 – 8oz tub of Kite Hill cream cheese (Whole Foods)
1 – 8oz tub of Kite Hill Ricotta cheese (Whole Foods)
1 teaspoon of frontier co-op organic vanilla extract (frontiercoop.com, Vitacost, or Amazon)
1 teaspoon of frontier co-op organic lemon flavor (frontiercoop.com, Vitacost, or Amazon)
1/2 cup of organic sweet agave powder (Cherie Sweet Heart) It is very important to get the agave powder. This will be similar to powdered sugar. You will need that consistency to make this recipe work.
Topping
Washed, sliced organic strawberries. I like to add some maple or date sugar. They seem to keep better that way.
Here’s some internet advice:
The best way to clean strawberries is to rinse them off with water and then soak them in vinegar for about 20 minutes or rinse them and soak the strawberries in a water and baking soda mixture for about 15 minutes.
