Almond-Macaroon Torte with Chocolate Frosting and Orange Compote

Name: Almond-Macaroon Torte with Chocolate Frosting and Orange Compote
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters sliced almonds, toasted; 567 grams bittersweet chocolate (do not exceed 61% cacao), chopped; 2 large pinches coarse kosher salt; 6 larges egg whites; 1 large Peel of orange, removed in strips with vegetable peeler; 2 larges oranges, all peel and white pith cut off; 591 milliliters slivered almonds; 237 milliliters sugar; 2 vanilla beans, split lengthwise; 237 milliliters water

Almond-Macaroon Torte with Chocolate Frosting and Orange Compote might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe serves 12. Watching your figure? This gluten free, dairy free, and fodmap friendly recipe has 556 calories, 12g of protein, and 35g of fat per serving. A mixture of coarse kosher salt, oranges, water, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Combine sugar, 1 cupwater, and orange peel strips in mediumsaucepan. Stir over medium heat until sugardissolves and syrup comes to boil. Reduceheat to medium-low and simmer 1 minute.DO AHEAD: Can be made 2 days ahead. Coverand chill syrup with peel strips.

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Orange Zest

Sugar

Syrup

Position 1 rack in top third and 1 rack in bottomthird of oven and preheat to 325°F. Drawtwo 12 x 4-inch rectangles, spacing 2 inchesapart, on each of 2 sheets of parchmentpaper (4 rectangles total). Turn over eachparchment sheet onto large rimmed bakingsheet (rectangles will show through). Sprayparchment with nonstick spray.

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Oven

Place slivered almonds, 1 cup sugar,and coarse salt in processor. Scrape in seedsfrom vanilla bean halves. Blend until nutsare finely ground. Using electric mixer, beategg whites in large bowl until soft peaksform.

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Slivered Almonds

Vanilla Bean

Coarse Salt

Sugar

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Add remaining 3 tablespoons sugar,1 tablespoon at a time, and beat until stiffbut not dry. Fold nut mixture into eggwhites.

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Egg Whites

Sugar

Spread 1/4 of macaroon batter evenlywithin each rectangle, filling completely.

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Spread

Bake macaroon layers until golden andalmost firm to touch in center, reversingsheets after 20 minutes, 35 to 40 minutestotal. Cool on sheets.

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Oven

Place 10 tablespoons orange syrup in large saucepanand bring to simmer over medium-low heat(reserve remaining syrup).

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Orange

Syrup

Add chocolate tosaucepan and stir until chocolate is meltedand smooth.

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Chocolate

Remove from heat. Cool untilfrosting begins to thicken, stirring often,20 to 30 minutes.

Place 1 macaroon layer on long platter.

Spread 1/2 cup frosting evenly over. Topwith another macaroon layer.

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Frosting

Spread

Spread 1/2 cupfrosting evenly over. Repeat 1 more time.Top with last macaroon layer, flat side up.

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Spread

Spread remaining frosting over top andsides of torte. Press sliced almonds ontosides of torte. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 dayahead. Cover with foil tent; store at roomtemperature. Cover remaining syrup; chill.

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Sliced Almonds