Try this Dessert Nachos recipe, or contribute your own.
- 1 tbsp. olive oil
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 3 brown rice tortillas (or for grain free you can use my grain free tortillas recipe), cut into 8 triangles per tortillas
- 3 tbsp. coconut sugar blended until fine
- 1 can coconut cream (i buy mine at trader joe's) chilled overnight
- natural food coloring (red and yellow) or powdered
- 5 strawberries, stemmed and chopped
- 10 basil leaves chopped
- 1/4 c. jicama chopped
- juice of half of a lime
- Carbohydrate 2.81282 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Fat 13.548005 g
- Fiber 1.52654999625683 g
- Protein 0.24888 g
- Saturated Fat 1.8732125 g
- Serving Size 1 1 Serving (36g)
- Sodium 1.339 mg
- Sugar 1.28627000374317 g
- Trans Fat 0.380351500000004 g
- Calories 135 calories
Step-by-step
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Toss the tortilla triangles with the olive oil until completely coated. Sprinkle the coconut sugar and cinnamon to evenly distribute and coat over the chips.
- Place on a parchment paper lined baking sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes or until crispy. You might want to flip over halfway throughout baking.
- While the chips are baking, throw together the strawberries, jicama, and basil together with the lime juice. Allow the fruit to release their juices to look more like tomatoes. Set in the fridge.
- Scoop out the solid coconut cream into a deep bowl. With a hand mixer on medium-high speed, whip up until it becomes like whipped cream. Add the vanilla extract and whip until combined. Separate out about ¼ c. cream and set aside in the fridge. Place the food coloring into the bowl and mix until it becomes a fun orange color.
- Assemble the nachos.
Unlike savory tortilla chips fried in massive vats of commercial oil, these brown rice bases crisp up cleanly in a home oven at 350 degrees when tossed evenly in olive oil. Parchment paper is mandatory here to prevent the coconut sugar from sticking to the baking sheet during the 10 to 12 minute stint in the heat. Flip the triangles carefully at the halfway mark to ensure uniform crunch.
The Second-Day Advantage
Leftover components hold up surprisingly well if stored separately in airtight glass containers for up to 24 hours. Chilled coconut cream whipped with vanilla maintains its volume overnight, though a quick 15-second spin with hand beaters will restore any lost fluffiness before plating. Macerated strawberries, jicama, and basil actually improve by day two as the lime juice breaks down the cellular walls, deepening the savory-sweet profile.
Scaling for Crowds
Multiplying quantities requires careful management of baking sheet real estate; overcrowding the pan causes steaming rather than crisping, so bake in sequential batches if necessary.
