Gluten-Free & Vegan Pumpkin Tartlets

Ingredients

• 0.5 tsp double-acting baking powder 
• 1 cup brown rice flour 
• 0.3 cup tbsp lightly brown sugar packed
• 1.3 cups pumpkin canned
• 2 tsps cinnamon 
• 1 tsp ginger 
• 0.5 cup enjoy life cranapple granola crumbled ()
• 0.5 cup brown sugar light
• 0.5 cup rice flour 
• 0.8 cup rice milk 
• 0.3 tsp salt 
• 0.3 cup spectrum shortening 
• 0.3 cup tbsp tapioca flour 
• 0.5 cup vegetable oil 
• 1 tsp xanthan gum 

Equipment

• bowl
• oven
• muffin liners
• muffin tray

Directions

1. Mix brown sugar, rice flour, tapioca flour, xantham gum, cinnamon and granola until combined. With a fork, cut in the shortening until the mixture looks crumbly.Lightly grease a muffin pan or line with muffin liners.
2. Place 1 tablespoon of mixture in each and press into place. Save remaining mixture for the top. Set aside.To make the pumpkin filling: mix together rice flour, baking powder, pumpkin spices and salt. Set aside.In a separate bowl, mix pumpkin, rice milk, brown sugar and oil until combined.
3. Add the flour mixture to the pumpkin and mix well.Fill the muffin tray with pumpkin filling. Top off with a sprinkle of the extra crust mixture. there maybe extra topping depending on how much you want to use on top.
4. Bake tarts for 10 minutes, or until lightly browned.
5. Let cool in muffin pan for about 15 minutes before removing.
6. Remove carefully, with two spoons.
7. Serve warm or cold. Keep fresh in the refrigerator.