Monday, November 15, 2010

Flour-less Chocolate Tiramisu Torte

Monday, November 15, 2010
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Now this is a dessert that my mom would call "rich!"

TORTE:
7 oz unsweetened chocolate
14 TBS (1 3/4 sticks) butter or coconut oil
1 ¼ cup Swerve or erythritol
2 TBS Stevia Glycerite (omit if using Swerve)
5 large eggs
MASCARPONE FILLING:
1 8-ounce package mascarpone (or coconut cream if dairy allergy)
4 TBS Swerve (or 1 tsp stevia glycerite)...to taste
1 egg

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease a muffin tin pan. Set aside.

Brown the butter (if desired…tastes way better!) in a saucepan. Once the butter is brown (not black!), slowly add the chocolate. Add the sweetener. Let cool in fridge for awhile. Once cool, add one egg at a time using a mixer.

Cream filling: Mix mascarpone cheese, sweetener and egg.

Fill the muffin tins with chocolate filling and a dollop of cheese in the middle. Bake for 25 minutes. I inverted my torte; I thought it looked better that way. Enjoy! Makes 16 servings

NUTRITIONAL COMPARISON (per serving) =
Using Sugar = 293 calories, 28 carbs, 2.1g fiber
Using Swerve = 202 calories, 4.1 carbs, 2.1g fiber

13 comments:

  1. I am sooo going to make this!!! One question...how did you add the eggs? Did you stir them in with a spoon by hand? Or did you mix them in with a mixer? Thanks!

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  2. looks super yummy! Question: how do you buy your truvia? I've only seen it in the little packets. One cup worth of little packets is crazy...

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  3. Truvia does come in a tub... It is just hard to find.

    I buy erythritol and stevia glycerite, which are the 2 ingredients in Truvia. I save money that way too.

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  4. Oh that is just naughty.

    Makes me want to do eeeevil things with chocolate :)


    M

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  5. I can't find the Truvia here either--so what formula would one use for the equivalent to equal that of truvia in your recipes--I have stevia and erythritol? thanks so much-!!! Love your recipes!!! and congrats by the way!!!

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  6. Every time I try this my marscapone becomes liquidy when I mix it with the egg and sweetener! Then it mixes with the cake and (though still AMAZINGLY DELICIOUS) becomes a souffle cake not a torte at all. Any suggestions on how to keep the filling firm?

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  7. The filling should set up after it bakes... Like a cheesecake...is it better after it bakes?

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  8. No it just completely baked into the cake. Sad..tasty...but sad. Maybe if I bake the 1st layer of cake then add the filling, bake for a bit, and then add the rest of the cake?

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  9. Yeah, or try only adding 1/2 of a beaten egg into the cheese...

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  10. Ok I'll give that a try next time (already mixed it again this round)! Thanks so much Maria!! Looove your site!

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  11. I made these last night and they turned out perfectly, very cake-like! I love these, makes me feel like I am cheating!

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  12. I made these last night and the turned out perfect! They are very fair-like, makes me feel like I'm cheating!

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    1. Thank you for your kind words!!! I'm so glad you liked it!

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