From: http://www.exclusivelyfood.com.au/2008/06/almond-chocolate-and-date-torte-recipe.html
Serves: Serves about 8
This is sugar free with the exception of the chocolate chips.
1 cup almond
1 cup pitted dates
1 cup mini chocolate chips
4 large egg whites
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Grease a 8 inch round cake pan. I used a silicone pane for easy removal.
Place almonds in a single layer on a baking tray and bake for seven minutes. Remove from oven and set aside until almonds have cooled to room temperature (about 30 minutes). Alternatively, transfer almonds to a plate or bowl and place them in the freezer for about 15 minutes.
Rinse and drain dates. Dry dates well to avoid making the torte too wet (we lightly press the dates between paper towels). Finely chop dates and place in a medium bowl.
Add chocolate chips to the bowl with the dates.
Process the cooled almonds in the food processor on high speed until the texture is pretty fine or very small chucks - no bigger then chocolate chips. Add almonds to the bowl with the dates and chocolate.
Stir the dates, chocolate and almonds together until well combined. Separate any clusters of date pieces.
Place egg whites in a large, clean bowl and beat with an electric mixer or electric hand-held beaters on high speed until the egg whites just hold a peak when the beaters are raised.
Sprinkle the date mixture over the egg white mixture. Using a spoon or spatula, gently fold the ingredients together until just combined. Transfer the mixture to the prepared pan and spread evenly.
Bake torte for 45-50 minutes, until the outside is browned, crisp and dry. The inside of the torte will still be moist.
Remove torte from oven, cover pan with greaseproof paper or a clean tea towel, and set aside to cool to room temperature. Once the torte has completely cooled, remove it from the pan and store in an airtight container (in the refrigerator or at room temperature).
The original recipe does serve it with a whipped cream topping. It looks more showy with it, but I find the taste of this to be wonderful without the extra topping.
