Showing posts with label dessert. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dessert. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Flourless Chocolate Tortes


This is so decadent! You won't want to stop eating these that is for sure! So how did I come up with these little bite-sized pieces of heaven? From a low carb website of course! All Day I Dream About Food has 2 different flourless chocolate torte recipes. The first time I tried making them, I tried to combine the 2 recipes, taking what I liked from each. Bad Idea. They were absolutely terrible! I threw them out. There was no saving them unfortunately. I know, I know. There are starving children in China, Africa, Indonesia, and right here in the good old U.S. of A. Even the starving children wouldn't eat them. They were that bad. I'm a better cook than baker. I can look at recipes for food and say "I can improve that.", but looking at a pastry recipe? I should just stick to the thing! Anyway, I decided to try this again, only with two crucial differences. One, use only the one recipe! Two, make a small change to the recipe. This time the change was for the better. Much better! P.S. These are great with or without the frosting!
Induction Friendly.

Makes either 16 or 32 servings
16 if you decide to make one large torte, 32 if you use mini muffin tins

Ingredients
Torte
1 3/4 sticks unsalted butter
1 8-oz. bag Hershey's Sugar Free Chocolate Chips
5 large eggs
1/4 C granular Splenda
Cream Cheese Frosting
1 stick salted butter, softened
1 8-oz. package cream cheese, softened
3 Tbsp heavy cream
1 Tbsp Torani Sugar Free Syrup (I used Raspberry)
10 drops liquid Splenda

Instructions
1. Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees Farenheit, and grease 8 inch pan lined with greased parchment paper (or grease mini muffin tins).
2. Melt the butter over medium heat in a light bottom colored saucepot
(The website suggested browning the butter. I did this, and it really gave an extra "something" to the torte. Try it, don't try it. Whichever you prefer.)
3. Pour the butter into a medium mixing bowl. Add water to the saucepot. Put the mixing bowl over the pot, and stir in the chocolate chips. 
4. Cool in the fridge for 30 minutes.
5. Beat 5 eggs with the granular splenda until pale yellow. 
6. Slowly beat the egg mixture into the chocolate mixture (3 increments).
7. Pour into pan or tins, and bake. 
If using an 8 inch pan, bake for 25 minutes.
If using mini muffin tins, bake for about 10 minutes.

To make frosting: Cream the butter and cream cheese. Add the cream, syrup, and sweeteners, and beat until fully incorporated. 

Let the torte(s) cool before frosting them.

Nutrition Info: 
32 Servings (with frosting): 115 Calories, 10.5 g Fat, 2 g Protein, 4.69 Total Carbs, 0.47 g Fiber, 3.28 g Sugar Alcohols, 0.95 Net Carbs
32 Servings (no frosting): 87 Calories, 7.5 g Fat, 1.5 g Protein, 4.45 Total Carbs, 0.47 g Fiber, 3.28 g Sugar Alcohols, 0.7 Net Carbs
16 Servings (with frosting): 230 Calories, 21 g Fat, 4 g Protein, 9.38 Total Carbs, 0.94 g Fiber, 6.56 g Sugar Alcohols, 1.90 Net Carbs
16 Servings (no frosting): 174 Calories, 15 g Fat, 3 g Protein, 8.9 Total Carbs, 0.94 g Fiber, 6.56 g Sugar Alcohols, 1.4 Net Carbs

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Spiced Butter Rum Toffee Crackers

Every December, I make Toffee Crackers. Usually I will tweak the recipe to get a new concoction. This year, it was adding rum (yes, rum! I took a cue from Captain Jack Sparrow) and spices. I have also noticed a trend recently in the land of the sweets: chocolate and salt. So, guess what?! I sprinkled some of the top with salt! (You'll see in the toppings part of this recipe).

Ingredients
1 C butter/margarine (I used Imperial Margarine)
1 C light brown sugar
1 pinch ground cloves
1 pinch ground ginger
1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. rum (spiced or gold)
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
saltines (about 1 1/4 sleeves)
1 bag semi-sweet chocolate chips
chopped pecans (optional)
sea salt (optional)
any other delectable topping you would like to put on top of the chocolate :)


1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F.

2. Line a baking sheet with cooking spray, and line with saltine crackers.

3. Slowly melt butter/margarine in a small sauce pot over medium heat.

4. Add brown sugar, ground clove, ground ginger, ground nutmeg, and ground cinnamon.



5. Stir, and bring to a boil. 

6. Add 1 tsp. rum and 1 tsp. vanilla extract. Allow the rum to cook through a bit (about 2 minutes).

7. Pour toffee mixture over the crackers, and spread liquid throughout the entire baking pan. Make sure all crackers are soaked/covered. Bake in the oven for 5 minutes.

8. Place baking sheet on a cooling rack, and re-organize any crackers that may have moved. 

9. Sprinkle with chocolate chips. Allow the chips to heat through, and then spread the melted chocolate to cover the entire sheet.

10. Top with toppings of choice (optional).
(Picture on Right: Half only chocolate, middle with pecans, and right with sea salt)

11. Allow to cool, until toffee is set. (Either in a cool, dry place or in the refrigerator).

12. Cut into squares, and enjoy:)


These can be made the traditional way, with only vanilla extract (no rum or spices).

What do you want to top yours with?

xoxo,

Colleen