Before you start, make sure the eggs and the coconut oil are both at room temperature.

Preheat the oven to 190°C (375°F).

In a large mixing bowl, sift the flour, brown sugar and baking powder.

Mix well with a spoon to combine the dry ingredients so that the baking powder is evenly distributed.

Crack the eggs in the flour bowl and add the softened coconut oil.

Knead the dough using your hands just until the ingredients are incorporated to avoid a hard crust. Then, roll into a ball.

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To melt the dark chocolate chop it into small chunks and place them in a pot in the microwave or in a pan of boiling water. Don't stir the chocolate until it's completely melted otherwise it will curdle.

Cool down the chocolate for a few minutes and add it to the dough along with the vanilla extract.

Quickly incorporate the ingredients into the dough and roll it into a ball.

Grease and flour a 25 cm round pie dish.

Roll out the chocolate dough over a floured workspace with a rolling pin to a 5 mm thickness. Make sure you roll out the dough into a slightly larger circle than the size of pie dish to have enough dough to cover the edges.

Transfer the dough into the pie dish and press the bottom and the sides. Trim away excess dough with a knife.

Cover with cling film and let it cool in the fridge for 30 minutes to ensure it will keep its shape when cooking.

Next, cover the tart base with parchment paper and fill it with ceramic baking beads distributing them over the entire surface and in particular around the edges.

Place in the oven and cook for 25 minutes.

Remove the chocolate pie base from the oven and transfer to a wire rack to cool down.

To prepare the coconut cream use our easy step-by-step recipe. Spoon the cream over the tart base and level with a spatula.

Sprinkle the top with desiccated coconut and decorate with pomegranate seeds.

For a nice Christmas finish, use cocoa powder to dust a tree shape over the coconut cream using a stencil or cookie cutter.