I needed a gluten free dessert to bring to a friends house and it also needed to be dairy free. Other than a bowl of fruit (which Bill sugested) I didn’t have a lot of good ideas. Most of the ideas I saw on pinterest either seemd difficult to make, or just plain didn’t look good. But then I saw this flourless chocolate torte – it looked delicious and not too difficult either. I love chocolate torte and this one did not disappoint. It is chocolaty, rich, thick, and creamy – everything I was looking for. I served it with raspberries and blackberries the first time I made it, the second time I served it with Coconut Whipped cream , and the last time I made it I added a homemade raspberry sauce. It was good all 3 ways. You could also serve it with regular whipped cream or vanilla ice cream if you aren’t going dairy free.
Adapted from Recipes to Nourish
- 10 ounces allergy-free chocolate chips (I used Enjoy Life GF & DF semi sweet chips)
- ¾ cup coconut oil (can use butter if not doing dairy friee)
- ½ cup honey
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ⅛ teaspoon sea salt
- 1 tablespoon cacao powder
- 6 eggs
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Grease a 9″ springform cake pan. Line the pan with a circle of parchment paper.
- In a doubler boiler (I used medium glass bowl over a medium saucepot with water - see picture below) add coconut oil and chocolate chips over medium/low heat stirring constantly. Once fully melted, remove from heat.
- Stir in honey, vanilla, salt and cacao powder until fully incorporated
- Using a hand held mixer, beat in the eggs one at a time using medium speed (I needed to transfer to a larger bowl).
- Pour mixture into greased cake pan. Place on cookie sheet to protect oven from leakage from the springform pan.
- Bake at 300 degrees for about 40-45 minutes. It will puff up, but will deflate when removed. It should be set, but still a little wet in the middle when done.
- Let cool at room temperature for about 20 minutes, then transfer to the refrigerator for a few hours.
- Serve with fresh berries and dairy free whipped cream.
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