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Recipe: Vegan Cherry Bakewell Tarts

October 12, 2017

Vegan Cherry Bakewell Tarts
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What do you think of when I say Cherry Bakewell?  The factory-made treats with a neat circle of fondant icing and sticky, bright red glacé cherry on top?  Or the proper Derbyshire Bakewell Tart, a sweet pastry case filled with jam and almond frangipane? These are very much the latter, with a lovely vegan almond sponge on top of fresh cherries and cherry jam.

These pretty little tarts are surprisingly easy to make, and are as good served hot with a dollop of soya custard or vegan ice cream for a crowd-pleasing dessert as they are cold for a cake sale or to take into the office.

The idea to make mini Cherry Bakewell Tarts came from the very beautiful Vanilla Black cookbook.  I vegan-ised the recipe, and cut out quite a few of the steps which I didn’t have time for, (but I’m sure would make these out-of-this-world), like making homemade pastry, rolling it out between two squares of parchment to get it extra-thin, toasting the ground almonds in the oven before putting them into the frangipane topping, making your own cherry jam, etc.

I’ve used soya yoghurt as an egg replacer in the frangipane, as I did in my super-popular Ultimate Vegan Victoria Sponge recipe, (which has been getting so many visitors in the last few weeks…. I think it must be the Great British Bake Off effect!!).

Vegan Cherry Bakewell Tarts

These don’t have to be cherry bakewells…. they would be lovely with fresh raspberries and raspberry jam, or strawberries, blackberries or whatever combination of those you fancy.

The eagle-eyed amongst you will have spotted that my frangipane topping sunk a little in the middle.  Don’t worry, that’s nothing to do with the recipe, (I have made them again since to double-check!), but simply because I lost track of time and had to take them out of the oven half way through cooking to dash off to the school run.  Oops!

Vegan Cherry Bakewell Tarts

Vegan Cherry Bakewell Tarts

Kate Ford | The Veg Space
4.84 from 6 votes
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Prep Time 30 mins
Cook Time 30 mins
Total Time 1 hr
Servings 12 tarts

Ingredients
  

  • 320 g ready-made sweet shortcrust pastry (check it is vegan)
  • 90 g ground almonds
  • 90 g self-raising flour
  • 125 g caster sugar
  • 1/4 tsp baking powder
  • pinch salt
  • 100 g soya yoghurt
  • 125 ml sunflower oil
  • 1/2 tsp almond extract
  • 100 g fresh cherries (or frozen cherries, defrosted)
  • 12 tbsp cherry jam
  • 50 g flaked almonds
  • icing sugar to dust

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 180ºC / 350ºF / Gas Mark 4. Grease a 12-hole muffin tray generously with dairy-free margarine or brush with sunflower oil.
  • Dust the pastry sheet with a little flour and roll it out just a little more thinly with a rolling pin. Cut out 12 circles just a little larger than the holes of your muffin tin, (you can cut around a glass, cup or small saucer if you don't have the right size pastry cutter). Press each circle carefully into one of the holes, pushing the pastry right into the edges for a neat fit. (You can line the tin with cupcake cases if you prefer, or squares of baking parchment as I did). Place the tray into the freezer or fridge to chill whilst you prepare the fillings.
  • In a large bowl, mix the ground almonds, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt until fully combined. In a jug, whisk together the soya yoghurt, oil and almond extract, then tip this mixture into the bowl and mix everything together with a metal spoon until a fairly smooth batter has formed, (don't worry if there are a few lumps remaining).
  • Remove the stones from the cherries and quarter them.
  • Remove the pastry cases from the freezer/fridge and spoon 1 tbsp of cherry jam into the bottom of each one. Divide the fresh cherries between the 12 pastry cases, then spoon over the batter. Top each tart with flaked almonds.
  • Bake the tarts for 25-30 minutes (or until a skewer inserted into the sponge topping comes out clean). If the flaked almonds turn too brown before the tarts are cooked, cover the tray with foil.
  • Let the tarts cool in the tin for 10-15 minutes, then carefully remove onto a wire rack. Dust with icing sugar and serve whilst still slightly warm.
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Vegan Cherry Bakewell Tarts

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Comments

  1. Bonnie says

    October 14, 2017 at 3:01 am

    Totally love this! It looks really great. Must try experimenting with aquafaba – it’s on my to do list!

    Reply
  2. Nick's Grill says

    November 3, 2017 at 9:00 am

    Thank you for sharing these recipes! Not only are they healthy because of their vegan nature, but they’re surely delectable for those who have a sweet tooth as well. I’m sure your friends would love to have them after a hearty lunch or dinner! If you happen to visit Houston, we would love to host you and your family! Our mediterranean food will definitely whet your vegan palate. Cheers!

    Reply
  3. Pernille says

    November 8, 2017 at 3:33 am

    Could these be made without fresh/frozen cherries and jam only?

    Reply
    • thevegspace says

      November 8, 2017 at 2:52 pm

      Hi there, yes absolutely, just leave the cherries out and they would still turn out really well. Kate x

      Reply
  4. Heather says

    May 22, 2019 at 4:46 pm

    Hi. I’m just about to make these and was wondering how long they stay fresh for? Also, do you think I could freeze them?

    Reply
    • Kate Ford says

      May 22, 2019 at 7:38 pm

      Hi Heather, they certainly last a few days in an airtight container. And yes they freeze well – I have done it myself!! Enjoy x

      Reply
  5. Ella Williams says

    September 19, 2019 at 9:42 am

    I have just made these and they came out gorgeous – my family are usually sceptical but couldn’t believe they were vegan! I think the soy yogurt really helped to keep the frangipane moist.

    I added a bit of extra almond extract to the frangipane mix (because I looove the flavour), as well as cutting the sugar down quite a bit. They also needed almost double the time suggested in the oven.

    Perfect- thanks again! Will def remake these 🙂

    Reply
  6. Jo says

    January 10, 2020 at 4:16 pm

    Perfect Bakewell! I used raspberry ham they are truly delicious! Thank you so much. I’ll try more if your recipes as this one worked so well

    Reply
  7. Vanessa Warwick says

    October 4, 2020 at 11:04 am

    Very delicious, I used homemade blackberry jam and frozen raspberries. Worked very well 🙂 although I will use less oil next time. I made 18 tarts as had more shortcrust and ended up with oil swimming in the bowl. The Frangipane was perfect though 👌

    Reply
    • Kate Ford says

      October 7, 2020 at 8:53 am

      Ooh I love the sound of blackberry / raspberry combination, yum! Sorry to hear about all the oil, not sure what to suggest as it hasn’t happened to me before. I’ll keep an eye out next time I make these.

      Reply
  8. Heather Kirby says

    October 8, 2020 at 6:40 pm

    This is the best of the very many vegan Bakewell recipes I have tried. Never fails! I admit to a bit of adaptation…less sugar works for me…even omitting the pastry to make a fantastic big cake! Family favourite. Look forward to all your recipes. Thankyou.

    Reply
    • Kate Ford says

      October 10, 2020 at 1:34 pm

      That’s great to hear! Thanks Heather x

      Reply
  9. Lainy fenwick says

    October 12, 2020 at 2:57 pm

    Hi can I use the flax seed and water mixture instead of the Soya yoghurt ? If so how much please?

    Reply
    • Kate Ford says

      October 13, 2020 at 1:23 pm

      Hi Lainy, yes you can though I always prefer to use yoghurt – if its soya you’re avoiding any sort of plant-based yoghurt works well. I really like the new Oatly oat yoghurts, or coconut would also be good though has more of a flavour. If you really do want to use flax (or chia) then it is usually 1 tbsp ground flax/chia mixed with 3 tbsp water, put in the fridge for 10 mins or so until it turns ‘gloopy’. Enjoy!

      Reply
  10. Sarah says

    December 18, 2020 at 9:27 am

    I’ve just made these and the recipe was so easy to follow and they’ve turned out fantastic both in look and taste. I’m going to freeze half of them and wondering how I go about reheating them?

    This is the second recipe of yours I’ve followed and love. Thank you for sharing with us xx

    Reply
    • Kate Ford says

      December 28, 2020 at 5:34 pm

      That’s great to hear, thanks Sarah x

      Reply

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