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Chocolate Meringue Torte

Featured in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on February 6, 2019.

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Ingredients:

Chocolate Meringue Torte

  • 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
  • 3 egg whites
  • 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 (12-ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1 tablespoon instant coffee
  • 1/3 cup boiling water
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions:

  1. Heat oven to 275°F.
  2. Spread oil in a pie pan.
  3. In a small bowl, beat egg whites until foamy, add cream of tartar and salt; beat stiff but not dry.
  4. Add sugar gradually while continuing to beat.
  5. When mixture is very stiff, spread bottom and sides of pie pan.
  6. Bake for 1 hour.
  7. Turn off oven heat; cool 30 minutes in open oven.
  8. Melt chocolate over hot water, stir in coffee and boiling water; beat until smooth and slightly cool.
  9. Whip cream and add vanilla.
  10. Fold gently into chocolate mixture, and pour into cooled meringue shell.
  11. Chill before serving.

Serves 8.

Approximate nutritional information, per serving:
400 calories, 23 g fat, 14 g saturated fat, 35 mg cholesterol, 65 mg sodium, 49 g carbohydrate, 0 g fiber, 43 g sugar, 5 g protein

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