Date-Caramel Tart

in a tahini shortbread crust.

My original idea was to make a take on alfajores—the famous Latin American sandwich cookie of shortbread, dulce de leche, and coconut—in a different flavor profile. It would be a tahini shortbread spiced with my pumpkin spice blend with date caramel in the center—a callback to raw veganism, one of the things it’s given us that I find useful and deliciou…