Raspberry chia seed jam and a sweet almond paste make this low carb, gluten-free Raspberry Frangipane Tart a healthy and indulgent dessert.

Raspberry chia seed jam and a sweet almond paste make this low carb, gluten-free Raspberry Frangipane Tart a healthy and indulgent dessert.

Low Carb Raspberry Frangipane Tarts

 

I’ve always loved cooking, but food blogging affords me a glimpse into a culinary world I heretofore didn’t know existed. I’ve read plenty of cookbooks and cooking magazines, watched hours of cooking television, read essays by professional food writers. All of which is lovely and informative and inspiring. But discovering food blogs was like walking through the wardrobe into Narnia. Getting real peeks into the lives of home cooks, finding out what they make day to day, the tried and true recipes they use, the experiments they try, their triumphs, their failures, was a glorious revelation. Self-publishing on the internet has allowed us all a greater access into all things culinary, and many of these cooks, while they may lack a popular cooking show/trendy restaurant/Michelin star, are extraordinarily talented people. I have learned so much from so many of them.

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And I’ve learned about foods and cooking techniques I might otherwise have known nothing about. My grasp on culinaria has expanded exponentially since discovering food blogs and becoming a food blogger myself. A simple case in point: frangipane. I’ve eaten my fair share of marzipan and always loved that overly-sweet almond paste candy. But I’d never even heard of frangipane until scouring the depths of the food blogging world. In my little head, I instantly connected the word with both marzipan and frangelico, thinking it might be a hazelnut flavoured paste of sorts. I was on the right track, or at least close. No hazelnuts, but it is related to marzipan, an almond paste made from ground almonds, egg, butter and sugar.
Low Carb Gluten-Free Raspberry Frangipane Tarts
It sounded like exactly my kind of thing and I was delighted to discover it. It also sounded like something I could easily adapt to low carb. Ground almonds? Check. Egg? Check. Butter? Oh heck yeah! Sugar? Um, no, but surely my favourite Swerve would be a good replacement. Many frangipane tarts had some sort of berries included, or a jam filling, and I just so happened to have a bit of leftover Raspberry Chia Seed Jam. And so low carb Raspberry Frangipane Tarts were born.

Like so many things in the culinary world, frangipane tarts go by a few other names as well. In this case, Bakewell Tarts appear to be just about the same thing as Frangipane Tarts. I’ve been eyeing both on many blogs, and laughed to see my friend Gerry of Foodness Gracious post a version with cranberries and white chocolate (his was gluten-y and sugar-y), a few days after I created mine. But I was apparently in no rush to post these. I’ve been sitting on them for over 2 months now and now seems the perfect time.

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Raspberry Frangipane Tarts – Low Carb and Gluten-Free

Servings: 4 4-inch tarts
Raspberry chia seed jam and a sweet almond paste make this low carb, gluten-free Raspberry Frangipane Tart a healthy and indulgent dessert.

Ingredients
 

Crust:

Filling:

Instructions

  • For the crust, preheat oven to 325F and grease 4 4-inch tart pans with removable bottoms. Alternatively, you can do this in one large 9-inch tart pan with removable bottom.
  • In food processor, combine almond flour, sweetener, and salt. Pulse a few times to combine. Sprinkle butter over top and pulse until mixture resembles fine crumbs.
  • Transfer to a bowl and stir in egg white until dough comes together. Divide evenly among prepared tart pans and press into bottom and up sides.
  • Prick bottoms all over with a fork and bake 10 minutes. Remove and let cool 15 minutes.
  • For filling, spread tart bottoms with 1 tablespoon of jam each.
  • In food processor, combine almond flour, softened butter, sweetener, egg, egg yolk and almond extract. Process on low until smooth and creamy.
  • Divide mixture between tarts and spread over jam. Sprinkle with sliced almonds.
  • Bake 30 minutes or until puffed and set. If your crusts are browning too quickly, cover with foil while continuing to bake.
  • Remove and let cool.

Notes

Serves 8. Each serving has 10 g of carbs and 5 g of fiber. Total NET CARBS = 5 g.
Per serving: 321 Calories; 30g Fat (78.1% calories from fat); 9g Protein; 10g Carbohydrate; 5g Dietary Fiber; 84mg Cholesterol; 206mg Sodium

Nutrition

Serving: 1g
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227 Comments

  1. Oh and yes, I would love the Calphalon pans so that I can use them to make the wonderful recipes on your site

  2. I would make my Gluten Free Pasta alla Carbonara with my own home made Gluten Free Pasta !! I love your site. I don’t have Diabetes, but I do have a skin condition called Vitiligo, which causes my skin to whiten in different areas on my body.
    I’ve noticed that since I started eating Gluten Free, the condition has either stopped or slowed down considerably!
    Thanks to you I can get great GF recipes, without compromising taste.

  3. These look so good!! I love rasberries and almonds! I’m sure the first thing I’d cook in these would be dinner for my family 🙂

  4. Definitely trying this recipe! If I won these gorgeous pots and pans, the first thing I would make is a giant batch of my homemade chili – subbing chicken and adding carrots, it is delicious!

  5. Heather Wells says:

    I love having the nutritional info on recipes. Thank you for that!

  6. Carolyn — I baked this fabulous recipe this morning and it is cooling as I type. We are having a break from the super cold Kansas weather and after church will head to the lake and our favorite picnic spot — this tart and a thermos of coffee are going along! Thank you for all the wonderful baked goods YOU bring to our low carb home 🙂

    Blessings!
    Gail

    1. Wow, a picnic! It’s not quite warm enough here, so I envy you!

  7. Jessica H. says:

    Probably our homemade pizza sauce, we make that a lot. And my girls have really started loving zucchini fries, so probably those as well. I eat eggs daily on the weekend, so that would be in there too! Thank you for the wonderful giveaway!

  8. I would make some yummy spaghetti and meatballs

  9. I would probably make a big batch of soup!

  10. Heather Anne says:

    This recipe looks so wonderful and these pans look fantastic!

  11. I would use these everyday for so many things, all in the name of keeping my family as healthy as possible. All natural, delicious, homemade food is the key to vitality!!

  12. Yummy recipe! Hope to win these pans.

  13. barbara n says:

    I would love to make a big pot of soup!

  14. I would make lasagna. I’ve been wanting to try the recipe I have for coconut flour noodles.

  15. I would ask my hbuuy to teach me how to make omelettes..

  16. Malissa W says:

    I am sure it would be something mexican inspired like tostadas! Thanks for the giveaway!

  17. Call me boring, but I would make 3 over-easy eggs. Love, love a perfect fried egg! And those look like they would fry eggs to perfection.

  18. I need all of these pots and pans to cook for a Mardi Gras feast! 🙂

  19. Since I started a low-carb lifestyle, I am always looking for delicious desserts (which I miss the most). This looks fabulous.

  20. I would make burnt cheese. It’s a great quick low carb snack and when cut into pieces can be used as chips!

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