Chocolate and coconut torte recipe
Created by The Tesco Recipes team
This decadent vegan dessert is completely gluten-free and dairy-free, yet you'd never guess. Perfect for a special occasion or dinner party, this rich torte has a crunchy granola base, silky chocolate and coconut filling and exotic mango topping.
See method- Serves 12
- 15 mins to prepare and 1 hr 30 mins to cook, plus cooling and chilling
- 303 calories / serving
- Dairy-free
- Vegan
- Gluten-free
- Vegetarian
Ingredients
- 150g Tesco Free From Fruit & Nut Granola
- 30g coconut oil, plus extra for greasing
- 400g Free From coconut oil alternative to soft cheese
- 40g cocoa powder
- 150g light brown soft sugar
- 125g Satono Yuki silken tofu
- ½ x 400ml tin coconut milk
- 25g cornflour
- 1 ripe medium mango
- 2 tbsp coconut rum (optional)
- 15g coconut chunks, cut into thin slices
- 15g Free From chocolate, grated (optional)
Each serving contains
- Energy
- 1265kJ 303.0kcal
- Fat
- 20g
- Saturates
- 15g
- Salt
- 0.6g
- Sugars
- 18g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 27.3gProtein 5.3gFibre 1.8g
Method
- Preheat the oven to gas 4, 180°C, fan 160°C. Grease and line a 6-7cm deep, 18cm-wide springform cake tin. Double wrap the outside of the tin with foil to make it waterproof.
- Put the granola in a bowl and crush with the end of a rolling pin. Melt the coconut oil in a saucepan over a medium heat, then mix into the granola. Spoon into the tin, press down with the back of a spoon and bake for 15 mins.
- Meanwhile, in a bowl, mix the soft cheese, cocoa and sugar. Put the tofu in a blender or food processor with the coconut milk and corn flour, and blitz briefly until smooth. Stir into the soft cheese mix until combined.
- Once the base is cooked, stand the tin in a deep roasting tin. Spoon over the chocolate mix. Boil a kettle, then pour water into the roasting tin so it comes to halfway up the sides of the cake tin. Bake for 1 hr or until firm. Turn off the oven and leave the torte inside to cool for 15 mins with the door ajar.
- Transfer the torte from the water to a wire rack. Leave to cool completely in the tin (about 2 hrs), then remove and slide onto a serving plate. Chill for 2 hrs.
- To serve, peel and slice the mango. Toss in rum, if using, and arrange on top of the torte. Scatter over the coconut and chocolate, if using. Cut into slices.
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