Creamy Lemon Tart with Almond Crust

This creamy lemon tart is lightened up with Greek yogurt and naturally sweetened, but it tastes rich and indulgent. Perfect for parties!

📝 Ingredients

• 2 cups fine unblanched almond flour
• 1/3 cup coconut oil, melted
• 3 tablespoons maple syrup
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 8 oz softened cream cheese
• 1 cup plain greek yogurt
• 3 tablespoons maple syrup
• 2 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1--- Almond Crust ---
2. 2Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
3. 3Spray a 10″ spring form tart pan with cooking spray.
4. 4In a small bowl mix together almond flour, coconut oil, maple syrup and ground cinnamon. Mix until all the ingredients are combined and the mixture is somewhat sticky.
5. 5Add almond crust mixture to the spring form pan. Spread the mixture out evenly along the bottom and up the sides. Pressing into the pan. (if the mixture sticks to your hands just add a little oil to your hands)
6. 6Poke the crust with a fork all over the bottom and a few times on the sides. This will prevent the crust from bubbling up.
7. 7Place pan in the oven and bake for 12-15 minutes, until the crust is lightly browned. Remove from oven and let cool.
8. 8--- Cheesecake Filling ---
9. 9To a medium bowl add cream cheese, greek yogurt, maple syrup, lemon juice, lemon zest and vanilla bean paste.
10. 10Using a hand mixer, blend until the mixture is smooth and there are no lumps.
11. 11Pour the cheesecake mixture over the almond crust and evenly spread to cover the entire bottom with a spatula.
12. 12Top the tart with slices of fresh lemon and fresh raspberries.
13. 13Let chill and set for 1-2 hours. Serve.