Fruit Pizza Dessert with Grilled Almond & Lentil Crust
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Fruit Pizza Dessert with Grilled Almond & Lentil Crust
2016-06-02 14:50:54
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Ingredients
- CRUST
- 1 cup (250 ml) toasted almonds
- 1cup (250 ml) cooked (canned) lentils
- 3 Tbsp (45 ml) honey
- 2 tsp (10 ml) lemon juice
- 2 tsp (10 ml) lemon zest
- 1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup (125 ml) coconut flakes
- 1 Tbsp (45 ml) coconut oil, melted
- TOPPING
- 1 pkg (8oz/250 g) cream cheese, room temperature
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) coconut sugar
- 1 cup (250 ml) fresh blueberries or raspberries
- 1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla extract
- 3 cups (750 ml) fresh fruit of choice like strawberries, blueberries, peaches, bananas or starfruit)
- Use mint or basil for garnish
Instructions
- 1. ADD almonds, lentils, honey, lemon juice, zest, vanilla, and coconut flakes into the bowl of a food processor and pulse together.
- 2. SCRAPE the sides down using a spatula and pulse again until lentils have broken down.
- 3. TRANSFER contents to a mixing bowl and stir in coconut oil until fully incorporated. Press mixture flat into a parchment lined pan (6 inch/15 cm square or round). Freeze for 2 hours.
- 4. WHISK cream cheese and sugar in a separate bowl until sugar has dissolved. Mix in blueberries/raspberries until they until they break down and add vanilla. Chill for 10 minutes in refrigerator.
- 5. REMOVE crust from the freezer and spread cream-cheese-and-fruit mixture evenly on top. Cut into wedges of desired size.
- 6. GARNISH with cut fruit and berries to enjoy.
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18 thoughts on “Fruit Pizza-Like Dessert with Grilled Almond & Lentil Crust – Raw Foodie Dessert”
Your fruit pizza is So pretty! What a great dessert idea for summer. 🙂
~Lorelai
Life With Lorelai
Lentil crust? Well, that’s different. Looks tasty though with all the yummy fruits!
This looks so delicious and easy to make. I will have to get the ingredients i need to try this recipe on the weekend.
This sounds delish. I never would have thought about putting lentils in crust.
WOW! This looks so amazing! I love that it is grilled so no oven is necessary. It can heat up the house too much in the summer! All those fresh fruits have me drooling.
This sounds so good. I like that the crust contains lentils and almonds (healthy goodies). I might have to try this for the 4th of July.
I would’ve never imagines lentils in a dessert. It looks really delicious.
Wow, never tried anything like this before but I am loving the idea. Sneaky way of getting everyone at home eat, they all loooove pizza. 😉
That looks really delicious. I’ve been wanting to make a fruit pizza since I found one on Pinterest. I’m just hunting for recipes and I’d like to try yours.
What a delicious summer dessert idea. I really love how there is lentils incorporated in the crust.
Mmmm… summery deliciousness! Going to the grocery store today I will be trying this out this week.
Oh wow! That looks so delicious! I am definitely going to be making that this weekend! Yum!
I love fruit pizza. I have never had one grilled. It looks and sounds amazing. I am going to have to try this recipe out for sure. I just love how colorful it is.
We LOVE fruit pizza in our home. As in, my husband saw me looking at this post and goes “oh can you make that?” I really like the way the crust is so unique in this recipe! I think it would be seriously delicious!
What a great idea for a dessert!! My kids love fresh fruit they would love this for a treat!
That looks delicious! I love yummy foods that are also healthy. Thanks for sharing this.
I would never think to use lentils in a crust! Such an interesting idea. Definitely going to try this out. 🙂
That looks so good! I’m not a wrong person per se but I love raw fruit. This dessert looks easy to make and when I go on vacation a couple weeks with friends this would be a great one to bring with.