Chocolate Walnut Torte

Submitted by Iron Bloomers

"Chewy, rich torte riddled with chocolate!"

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 1 nine inch pie
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 30 Ritz crackers, crushed fine
• 3⁄4 cup broken walnuts
• 1 cup mini chocolate chip
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3 egg whites, room temperature
• 1 cup sugar

• Topping

• 1 (2 ounce) envelope Dream Whip
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa (Hershey's)
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1⁄2 cup milk, very cold

directions

1. Preheat oven to 325°F.
2. Combine and set aside: crackers, nuts, chips and baking powder.
3. With electric mixer, beat egg whites till frothy. Slowly beat in sugar a bit at a time until all in and egg whites are glossy and almost as stiff as for angel cake.
4. Fold in cracker mixture, gently but well.
5. Pour into ungreased 9-inch pie pan.
6. Bake at 325° for 25-30 minutes.
7. Cool completely.
8. • Topping: While pie is baking, combine Dream Whip, cocoa and sugar in mixing bowl; add milk, blend well.
9. Place bowl in fridge while pie bakes.
10. Once pie is cool, whip topping to stiff peaks.
11. Spread on pie leaving 1-inch band around edge (for looks).
12. Sprinkle with chopped nuts, or shaved chocolate.
13. Chill overnight.

Reviews

[Bakerman]

OK OK OK! IB I have to say this is a favorite of mine and I give you great credit when I make it. This is a light and not to rich answer to a great dinner party. Truly an awesome after dinner treat with a nice coffee. I put a twist on it and press it into a tart pan with a drop bottom. This makes for a nice fluted edge and I like to accent it with shaved cholcolate. The best part of the whole thing is the expression on someones face when I tell them the base os really egg whites and Ritz Crackers. IB you hit another home run! Keep up the good work.