These Chocolate Peanut Butter Caramel Tarts have a crunchy shortbread crust that’s filled with a creamy peanut butter date caramel and topped with creamy chocolate ganache! This decadent tart recipe is gluten-free, grain-free and vegan.

These Chocolate Peanut Butter Caramel Tarts have a crunchy shortbread crust that's filled with a creamy peanut butter date caramel and topped with creamy chocolate ganache! This decadent tart recipe is gluten-free, grain-free and vegan.

So…I know I just shared a chocolate peanut butter recipe on Monday – these No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Crispy Bars! They’re irresistibly good. But usually, I don’t share two recipes with the same flavor combo in a row…

Except that I just discovered that today is NATIONAL PEANUT BUTTER DAY! And how could I not share a peanut butter recipe on what is debatably my favorite day of the year? I just had to. And if you had a bite of one of these tarts right now, you’d understand.

These Chocolate Peanut Butter Caramel Tarts have a crunchy shortbread crust that's filled with a creamy peanut butter date caramel and topped with creamy chocolate ganache! This decadent tart recipe is gluten-free, grain-free and vegan.

They are chocolate peanut butter goodness to the MAX. This recipe for these Chocolate Peanut Butter Caramel Tarts was one of those recipes that worked it’s way into my brain and demanded to be made IMMEDIATELY. Since I had all the ingredients on hand, it was.

Although there’s a few different steps/layers to this recipe, they’re all suuuuper simple to make, and it shouldn’t take you any more than 20 minutes of active time to make this tart.

These Chocolate Peanut Butter Caramel Tarts have a crunchy shortbread crust that's filled with a creamy peanut butter date caramel and topped with creamy chocolate ganache! This decadent tart recipe is gluten-free, grain-free and vegan.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Caramel Tarts with Shortbread Crust

Alright, so first up, let’s talk about the shortbread crust. You’ll make it with just coconut flour, maple syrup, coconut oil, and a pinch of salt – easy as that! I know someone will ask, so here’s the answer: since coconut flour is so uniquely absorbent, you can’t substitute in any other flours in place of it. It just won’t turn out the same.

You’ll sweeten the peanut butter caramel with DATES! This makes the caramel super thick and creamy and luscious. It doesn’t have a super “datey” flavor or anything – just pure sweet goodness. You’ll blend the dates into caramel bliss with some peanut butter, hot water, a little coconut oil, and a touch of salt. You can use more or less water to make it as thick as you like.

These Chocolate Peanut Butter Caramel Tarts have a crunchy shortbread crust that's filled with a creamy peanut butter date caramel and topped with creamy chocolate ganache! This decadent tart recipe is gluten-free, grain-free and vegan.

Spread the peanut butter date caramel into the crust and then top it off with a SUPER easy chocolate ganache topping. You’ll make it with just cacao powder, maple syrup, coconut oil, and of course, a little peanut butter.

The tart is garnished with peanuts, flaky sea salt, and if you’d like, a little extra drizzle of peanut butter…because can you ever have too much?! The resulting chocolate peanut butter caramel tart is creamy, sweet, salty, and nutty, with crunchy from the crust and with the lusciously smooth caramel and chocolate filling.

These Chocolate Peanut Butter Caramel Tarts have a crunchy shortbread crust that's filled with a creamy peanut butter date caramel and topped with creamy chocolate ganache! This decadent tart recipe is gluten-free, grain-free and vegan.

I haven’t been able to stop breaking off pieces from the fridge to snack on, and a little piece is enough to satisfy because this chocolate peanut butter caramel tart recipe is rich! Share this with the chocolate peanut butter lovers in your life and they’ll love you forever. Enjoy!

These Chocolate Peanut Butter Caramel Tarts have a crunchy shortbread crust that's filled with a creamy peanut butter date caramel and topped with creamy chocolate ganache! This decadent tart recipe is gluten-free, grain-free and vegan.

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These Chocolate Peanut Butter Caramel Tarts have a crunchy shortbread crust that's filled with a creamy peanut butter date caramel and topped with creamy chocolate ganache! This decadent tart recipe is gluten-free, grain-free and vegan.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Caramel Tarts

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  • Author: Bakerita | Rachel Conners
  • Prep Time: 30 minutes
  • Cook Time: 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 40 minutes
  • Yield: 10 servings 1x
  • Category: Dessert
  • Cuisine: American
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Description

These Chocolate Peanut Butter Caramel Tarts have a crunchy shortbread crust that’s filled with a creamy peanut butter date caramel and topped with creamy chocolate ganache! This decadent tart recipe is gluten-free, grain-free and vegan.

Ingredients

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For the shortbread

  • 1 cup (128g) coconut flour
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ¼ cup pure maple syrup
  • ⅓ cup + 1 tablespoon coconut oil

For the caramel

  • 6 Medjool dates, soak in hot water if they’re not soft
  • ½ cup peanut butter, I always use creamy, natural peanut butter
  • ¼–⅓ cup hot water
  • 2 tablespoons coconut oil
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt

For the chocolate

  • 3 tablespoons maple syrup
  • 3 tablespoons coconut oil, melted
  • ¼ cup (25g) unsweetened cacao powder
  • 2 tablespoons peanut butter

For the topping

  • ¼ cup roasted peanuts, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons peanut butter, to drizzle
  • 1 teaspoon flaky sea salt

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Grease three 4” round tart pans with removable bottoms or an 8” round tart pan with a removable bottom or an 8×8” square pan with coconut oil (I recommend lining the pan with parchment paper as well if your pan doesn’t have a removable bottom).
  2. Combine the maple syrup and coconut oil in a bowl and mush together, pressing out any of the clumps in the coconut oil. Stir in the coconut flour and kosher salt and stir until fully combined.
  3. Press the dough into the prepared pan/s. Bake for about 12 minutes for a larger pan, or about 8 minutes for smaller pans – the dough should be golden brown around the edges. Let cool completely.
  4. For the caramel, combine the dates (soaked if necessary) with the peanut butter, coconut oil, and ¼ cup hot water in a blender. Blend until completely smooth. Add extra hot water if it’s thicker than you’d like. Add a pinch of salt too if you used unsalted peanut butter.
  5. Spread the peanut butter caramel in the tart shell/s.
  6. For the chocolate topping, whisk together the maple syrup, melted coconut oil, cacao powder and peanut butter until smooth. Pour over the peanut butter caramel.
  7. Garnish with roasted peanuts, peanut butter, and flaky sea salt as desired. Return to the fridge to let the chocolate harden before serving, about an hour.
  8. Store tightly sealed in the refrigerator for up to 5 days (best for the first 3) or in the freezer for 6 months.
These Chocolate Peanut Butter Caramel Tarts have a crunchy shortbread crust that's filled with a creamy peanut butter date caramel and topped with creamy chocolate ganache! This decadent tart recipe is gluten-free, grain-free and vegan.

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