This Vegan Chocolate Tart is going to blow your mind! It is vegan and gluten free and incredibly simple to make, plus it uses just 6 ingredients. Want to know what the best part is…? It can be prepared in under 10 minutes with minimal preparation. Honestly, its a game-changer and is guaranteed to impress everyone!
Recipe Difficulty – Very Easy!
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Why this recipe works
This vegan tart is one of those desserts that look super fancy but in all honestly, only takes a couple of minutes to put together. Rich, creamy, and decadent, this vegan chocolate torte, is such an easy no bake chocolate dessert that will impress your guests! It’s the best last minute dessert that works for holidays, dinner parties, or even a date night if you’re a chocolate lover who can split an entire tart 😉
Best part? This no-bake dessert is naturally gluten free, is a dairy free chocolate cake, and is of course vegan so you can accommodate multiple dietary restrictions. It’s so irresistible that you’re going to want to lick the dairy free chocolate pudding straight off the mixing spoon!
If you love chocolate as much as me then you need to also check out my Hot Chocolate, Homemade Nutella or my Chocolate coated Gluten Free Doughnuts this guide I put together of my 10 Vegan Chocolate Recipes.
Why Make This Recipe
- Super easy – This is a great dessert to try if you’re a beginner because it is so easy to make.
- Only 10 minutes prep – Have your ingredients prepped and ready to go in 10 minutes or less!
- 6 Ingredients – A short ingredient list is always a top reason to make a dessert. You won’t have any difficulties getting the ingredients for this delicious vegan chocolate tart.
- Decadent – It’s rich, decadent and totally delicious.
- Crowd pleaser – Who doesn’t like chocolate? This dessert is definitely a crowd pleaser.
- Gluten free & Vegan – The crust has no gluten and there is no egg or dairy in the chocolate filling! Even so, it’s as tasty as a regular tart, if not even more tasty!
If you’re looking a puff pastry tart instead then try my Puff Pastry Apple Tart recipe.
Ingredients to make Vegan Chocolate Tart
With only these 6 ingredients you can make the most delicious vegan Chocolate Tart. But if you haven’t got all these ingredients here are a few swap suggestions for you.
- Coconut oil – for another oil such as sunflower or any nut oils.
- Coconut milk fat – try creamed coconut instead.
- Dark chocolate – you can use any chocolate!
- Maple Syrup – agave or if not vegan try honey.
- Ground almonds – if you want this tart nut free swap for desiccated coconut or oat flour.
See recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
How to make Vegan Chocolate Tart
Step 1: Heat a pot with 3/4 can of coconut milk until simmering. Take off the heat, add in the chocolate and allow to melt.
Step 2: Now add all the base ingredients into a mixing bowl and mix them together
Step 3: Now press the bass into your tart tin. I use this tart tin which allows you to press out bottom so you can easily take it out after it’s cooled.
Step 4: Finally pour your chocolate mix into the tart tin and place in the fridge for 2-3 hours until it firmed up.
Step 5: Once it has set you can top your vegan chocolate tart with whatever you want and it’s ready to show off to your friends/family!
Recipe FAQs
Below are some answers to commonly asked questions for this Vegan Chocolate Tart.
Easy! Swap the ground almonds for desiccated coconut or oat flour.
Not long as it’s so tasty! But say you have some leftover you can store it in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 5 days.
Your tart tin should have a removable bottom. Find an item that is smaller than your tart tin’s bottom such as a small cup with no handles, place the tart on top and gently wiggle the tart tin’s rings of the side and down.
Top Tips
- Want beautiful clean cuts for your chocolate vegan tart? Run your knife under hot water between cuts.
- For a beautiful presentation, top with fresh berries and use flakey sea salts.
- For an even top, after you’ve added the chocolate mix to the tart tin, give it a few short bangs on to your countertops to pop any air bubbles that may have formed and even out the tops.
- If you are worried about your chocolate tart sticking to your tart tin, feel free to grease it with some coconut oil so it can easily slide off.
Leftovers
You can store any leftovers no-bake chocolate tart slices in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 5 days. If you plan on freezing this, be sure it is tightly wrapped and when ready to enjoy, thaw in the fridge.
Serving Suggestions
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Recipe
Vegan Chocolate Tart
Ingredients
Base
- 300 g ground almonds
- ½ cup cacao powder (55g)
- ⅓ cup maple syrup (113g)
- 3 tablespoon coconut oil, melted
Chocolate
- 210 g chocolate (I used Ombar coconut)
- ¾ 400ml can coconut milk (full fat) so use 300ml
Instructions
- Firstly add the coconut milk to a pot over a low heat and warm up. Once warm turn off the heat and add the chocolate, then stir until well combined
- Now make the base by adding all the ingredients into a mixing bowl and mix until combined
- Pour the base into a tart tin and push down until compact (looking for roughly 3mm depth)
- Pour the chocolate into the base, sprinkle salt over the top and place in the fridge for 2-3 hours to firm up
- Optional: serve with fresh fruit on top!
Notes
Nutrition
Please note that Nutrition information is a rough estimate
Absolutely delicious. I made this with chocolate flavoured with orange, yummy! So easy too. Can’t wait to make again. I will be making a few for an upcoming party
Mine always cracks where the crust meets the filling… any tips to help this?
Thanks!
Hey Yaz, that’s odd (not happened to me before) could be case where you need a little more liquid to bind the base so either a little more maple syrup or coconut oil 🙂 enjoy!
I made this tart but used a digestive biscuit butter base. I added some raisins to the filling with a touch of Cointreau. OMG it is soooo good. I love your recipes. I’ve made several of them … they have all been a huge success and very easy.
Can you freeze it?
Yep 🙂 enjoy!
This chocolate tart is absolutely delicious and ridiculously easy to make. My husband who is not gluten intolerant keeps asking me to make it again! It looks really impressive, like it took lots of time and effort to make.
Hi James, Ive tried making this twice and it never sets! What could I be doing wrong?
Hey, sorry about this. It could well be down to the brand of coconut milk or chocolate you are using. If it struggles to set, pop in the freezer for a couple hours. That really helps 🙂
Hey! Do you think chickpea flour would work instead of almond meal?
Thanks
Yes it terms of binding but may add a slightly different taste to it.
I have made this twice and both times it hasn’t set. What am I doing wrong?
it could be down to the brand of coconut milk or chocolate. Best thing to do is leave it in the freezer instead then it will set 🙂
Absolutely delish!
I made this for Christmas and it is utterly delicious, it looks and tastes like you have spent hours making it when it is easy to prepare. I will be making this many times. Thanks James xx
Made this at Christmas for my sons vegan partner. Never attempted anything vegan before. Found it very easy to follow and quick to do.
It was very well received and even my grandson (who isn’t vegan) had a piece and said it was lovely.
I made this yesterday for Christmas dinner it was really delicious although the crust didn’t hold together as well as I would’ve liked. I used oat flour. Could you sub almond flour for the ground almonds? Has anyone ever tried mixing a little bit of peanut butter in the crust? And has anyone tried making it without the crust – just putting the filling in a dish and letting it sit. Thinking about my own future experiments and curious if anyone else has tried any of these. Thanks for this great recipe.
Recipe looks yummy. I don’t like dark chocolate so can I replace it with plant based milk chocolate in stead ?
Hey Jayne, that should work 🙂 enjoy!
Best chocolate tart ever! It’s so quick and easy to make too! Thanks so much for sharing it,
I think a 0.3mm base would be a BIT thin!
Hi, I just have a question, with the coconut milk in it, does it taste coconuty??
Hey, yes it does a little 🙂
Alright, so I never leave comments on recipes but I will for this one. Honestly cannot count the number of times I’ve made it. And no matter who tries it, they ALL love it! I’m not exaggerating!
Thank you SO much for sharing this. So easy, so quick, so tasty. It never fails. It’s seriously one of my go-to deserts to make. We just LOVE it! Again, thank you!
This was an absolute blast at my Friendsgiving. (It’s like the American Thanksgiving, but a tad less formal, and with friends!) I will note that I used clarified butter (aka ghee) instead of coconut oil as well as with a parchment paper-lined pie tin instead of the tart tin because they were what I had on hand. It still turned out pretty well. Props for making a flexible recipe!
Hi James, I found you through tiktok :). Loved the tarte, but since I used 70% chocolate it was a little bitter, so next time I’ll add some milk chocolate as well. Thank you for the recipe!
Delicious recipe, easy to prepare
Tx a lot
Thank you Christian 🙂
I made this for dessert on Christmas Day and it was a BIG hit. I’ve even made a second one already!! So simple and easy, yet utterly delicious and more-ish. I’ve also experimented with Oat flour and coconut cream instead of milk, all delicious.
I can see that this is going to be my ‘go-to’ dessert from now on ♥️
Made this on Christmas Day while making the dinner. So so simple & quick to make and better still my 3 kids have said it’s the best dessert they had ever tasted & asked me to make it again!! Thank you James it is Delicious!
Happy Christmas x
I made this today for our dessert tonight. I halved the recipe and made 2 individual tarts. Wow! It was fantastic, I served it with fresh figs and maraschino cherries. It’s was delicious.
I made this last night…fabulous! I used dark chocolate chips. It would also be good using either white chocolate chips or butterscotch chips…they would pair well with the chocolate almond flour crust!
Made this for my sister to say well done for her GCSE results. It was absolutely incredible and will definitely be making this again!
what can i use in place of coconut milk?
Have made this many times and love it! Thank you James!
Thanks Claire 🙂 glad to hear you’re enjoying it so much!
Great recipe, thank you. The tart was so easy to make and tasted incredibly decadent. I added homemade strawberry Jane before pouring in the chocolate mix and it turned out just right (as it added a bit of sweetness).
Thanks Claire 🙂 great to hear you enjoyed it and the sound of adding strawberry jam…. delicious!
Hi James,
Can I use coconut cream in place of the coconut milk?
Thank you!
Hey Roms, hmm not sure on that as I haven’t tried it. Sorry 🙁 if you do try it though let me know how you get on!
I’ve just made it with coconut cream, and it turned out great. I thought coconut milk would be too runny.
I made this today – really delicious, loved by vegans and non-vegans alike.
I used a 85% dark chocolate which made the filling a little bitter but added an extra squeeze of maple syrup to add a little extra sweetness and it worked really well.
Great recipe, simple yet delicious!
I made this tart a couple of weeks ago and it tasted amazing. So so easy to make but definitely tastes like you have spent hours making it. I’m a real chocolate addict so this will now be added to my list of favourites. Will definitely be making more. Thank you
Do you think I could sub swerve for maple syrup or another sugar free alternative?
Hey Lucianna, what about agave?
It was amazing, thank you so much! Used 200 ml thick coconut cream and 100 ml thick coconut milk. I also made a swirl with two types of chocolate.
Yay so pleased you enjoyed Ilina 🙂
Hi there. Could I put some fresh orange zest and orange juice to make it a chocolate orange flavour??
Absolutely 🙂
This tart is fantastic, so easy to make, very few ingredients and no oven needed. This is going to become one of my staple desserts to serve in summer with red berries or coulis. Well done James
Thank you Yvonne 🙂 so pleased you enjoyed it and will make it again!
Loved it – no one can believe how easy and how few ingredients make such a fabulously tasting dessert. My only issue would be that my filling was spread very thin across the base (maybe my tart tin was too big?) so next time I’ll try doubling the filling mix.
Aww looks so delicious I will try to make in the week time
Absolutely LOVE this chocolate tart! It is such a crowd pleaser. It’s a firm family favourite here!
Thanks so much Daniela 🙂
Absolutely delicious and decadent given so few and such healthy ingredients. I would definitely make this again!
Thank you Beckie 🙂
Omg the taste so heavenly and melts in the mouth, made it 3 weeks ago and I shared it with my neighbours who also said it was amazing and I’m going to make it againt today! Cant wait for it to get into my tummy
That’s awesome thank you Deepa 🙂
Hi! This looks like a great recipe.
Is there an alternative to using coconut oil if we are not making the vegan version? Is butter ok?
Thanks
Hey Jasreen, melted butter should work for the base 🙂
Fantastic recipe. So tasty! Thanks James
I’ve made this and passed it on to family who also made this. Each of used used differnt chocolate, both times it was fantastic!
Thank you Char 🙂
Mini chocolate coconut coconut tarts are chilling in the fridge right now. Half will be “plain” with some of the crust crumbs on top and half with sliced strawberries and almonds. Thanks!
Hope you enjoyed Jess 🙂
Hi can you freeze this choc tart?
I haven’t tried it myself but a few others have mentioned to me that they did. It will last in the fridge for 4 days or so but if needed longer try freezing and let me know how you get on 🙂
Do you have to use almonds or can you use any nut?? I hate almonds but the rest looks amazing!!!
You could try desiccated coconut instead of almonds in the base. Not tried it myself but feel like it would work.
Let me know how you get on!
I am going to do this cake today, can’t wait !
Thanks for this nice and simple receipe 🙂
Hey Cindy, hope you enjoyed it?!
What size tart tin did you use?
Hey Sandra, it was a 9″ tart tin 🙂
Hi. This chocolate tart looks perfect for me to cook tonight for Christmas lunch tomorrow, spent with GF/LF people. I’m not sure if I’m just tired but I can’t see the ingredients list and their quantities. Please advise. And thank you for sharing the recipe.
Hi Liz, they are just a little above where you have left this comment.
This chocolate tart will definitely be on my Christmas table this year!
Tastes and looks amazing and so so easy to make!
If you didn’t use Ombar coconut, what else do you recommend to keep it gf and vegan, please? Thanks
Hey Lesley, good question! I would just use any gluten free & vegan chocolate 🙂 I personally love ombar but other chocolate will work too just might not be as “creamy” but will still taste great! Let me know how you get on.