Date and Chocolate Torte

A beautifully dense alternative to brownies which some may even consider healthy...

Ingredients

250 grams of pitted dates

200 millilitres of boiling water

5 medium eggs

200 grams of good quality dark chocolate melted (70% to 90%)

150 grams of gluten free self raising flour

Method

1. First, chop the dates into quarters then soak them in boiling water for about half an hour. Pour into a food processor and pulse until it forms a smooth paste.
2. Pour the mixture into a large bowl then add the eggs and melted chocolate. Stir in the self raising flour and beat until the mixture is smooth and there are no lumps of flour.
3. Place the batter in a 20 centimetre square tin then bake in an oven preheated to 180C for 15 minutes .

Serving suggestions

To add marshmallows, immediately after the torte is cooked pour about 100 grams of marshmallows over the torte before placing back into the for 5 minutes while the oven is cooling.

Add some chopped almonds, about 150 grams would be a perfect complement to the dark chocolaty flavour.

Alternatively, add a christmassy touch added a layer of thin mints in the center by spreading half the mixture in the bottom of the tin first then placing the thin mints before adding in the rest of the mix.