These gluten and grain-free jam tarts are an easy dessert to make anytime of the year. I love to fill mine with different jams but you can easily just bake these tarts empty and them fill with your favourite pudding or custard. This recipe was originally posted in April 2018. I have rewritten the blog post and taken new photos of the tarts.

I love desserts! But especially love desserts that are simple to make. This grain-free tart recipe is that-simple and easy! The recipe uses cassava flour, and if you haven’t tried cassava flour yet, I highly encourage you to do so. I have more grain-free recipes on the blog using cassava flour. Recipes like grain-free lemon and lavender poppyseed loaf and grain-free mini raspberry muffins.

WHAT IS CASSAVA FLOUR?

Cassava flour is free from gluten, grain and nuts. It is made from the root of cassava, also known as yuca. The root is peeled, dried and ground up to make the flour. Tapioca starch is also made from cassava root. However, just the starch of the root, not the whole plant like cassava flour. It is both gluten and grain-free as well as paleo-friendly.

INGREDIENTS NEEDED TO MAKE THE TARTS:

• Cold Butter
• White Sugar
• Cassava Flour
• Egg
• Jam

This grain-free gluten-free paleo tart recipe tastes as good as a wheat crust I think. Fill these grain-free tarts with pumpkin filling at Thanksgiving, lemon curd at Easter, fresh fruit in the summer and fun jams in the winter.

HOW TO MAKE THE JAM TARTS:

1. In a stand mixer or use a food processor add the cassava flour.
2. Turn mixer to low and add bits of the cold butter until mixture is crumbly.
3. Add the sugar and the egg and continue mixing on low speed.
4. Add 1 Tbsp of water at a time (total of 5-6 Tbsp) while on low speed until a dough is formed.
5. Place dough in a bowl and refrigerate for an hour.
6. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
7. Use a 12 hole tart pan.
8. Remove dough from refrigerator and place 1/2 on a piece of parchment paper dusted with cassava flour.
9. Roll out dough to about 1/4 inch.
10. Use a circle cutter slightly bigger than tart size and cut dough.
11. Place carefully into tart pan and use fingers to lightly push down into tart pan.
12. Fill each tart with jam.
13. Bake in oven for 8-10 minutes.
14. Remove and cool.

Making a tart crust can feel daunting, but I promise my recipe for grain-free jam tarts is really quite easy. The crusts bake up tender and is just the perfect thing to encase your favourite tart filling.

I use either Bobs Red Mill cassava flour or Otto’s Natural cassava flour. I find they work the best for me in recipes. Looking for more pie recipes? then try my Keto pie crust, Keto chocolate pie filling and gluten-free pie crust.

Every tart starts with a perfectly-made tart crust. This easy to make grain-free jam tart recipe will help you create a delicious tart dessert.

HERE ARE MORE PIE RECIPES TO TRY:

• Gluten-Free Pie Crust
• Keto Pie Crust
• Keto Chocolate Pie Filling
• Lemon Curd Cheesecake Tarts

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Grain Free Jam Tarts

These gluten and grain-free jam tarts are an easy dessert to make anytime of the year.

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Prep Time 1 hour hr 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 20 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 12

Equipment

• stand mixer
• Food processor
• measuring cups and spoons
• parchment paper
• tart baking pan
• Rolling Pin

Ingredients

  

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• 1/2 cup + 1 Tbsp cold butter
• 3 tbsp white sugar
• 1 3/4 cup cassava flour
• 1 large egg

Instructions

 

Jam for filling (1 Tbsp jam/tart)

• In a stand mixer or food processor add the cassava flour.
• Turn mixer to low and add bits of the cold butter until mixture is crumbly.
• Add the sugar and the egg and continue mixing on low speed.
• Alternately add 1 Tbsp of cold water(total of 5-6 Tbsp) at a time while on low speed until it forms a dough.
• Place dough in a small bowl and place in the refrigerator for an hour.

Tarts:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Have a 12 hole tart pan ready.
• Place a piece of parchment paper on the counter the size of a cookie sheet.
• Sprinkle cassava flour over the parchment.
• Place 1/2 the cooled dough and gently roll out until 1/4 inch thick.
• Use a circle cutter slightly larger then the holes in the tart pan and cut out dough.
• Carefully pick up the dough cut-outs and place into tart holes.
• Gently press pastry into holes and use a fork to make a scalloped edge.
• Fill each pastry with about 1 Tbsp jam.
• Bake in oven for 8-10 minutes.
• Remove and cool.

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