This week's Tuesdays with Dorie is the 15 Minute Magic Chocolate Amaretti Torte chosen by Holly over at PheMomEnon. I made a few changes to this because two of the main ingredients were Amaretti cookies(which are basically almond/amaretto cookies) and ground almonds. And I knew Gabby would want to try this and it just didn't seem fair to make something so good that she wouldn't be able to enjoy.
So to replace the almonds and Amaretti cookies, I decided to use Nilla Wafers. They grind up easily and are super yummy, so I figured it would be a good substitution. The other change I made was to use a combination of chocolates instead of all dark chocolate. The kids don't like huge amounts of dark chocolate. So I used up little odds and ends of bars I had left--it ended up a milk, semi-sweet, bittersweet combo. It was REALLY good that way! I highly recommend this torte and if you want the recipe head over to Holly's!
8 comments:
I think the nilla wafers were a great idea for a sub. And if I had made it, I probably would have used a mix of chocolate, too. It looks delicious!
Oh nice to know it works with different cookies. Someone suggested ginger snaps and I want to try that version too!
Interesting to know that it works with other kinds of cookies. We really enjoyed the almond version.
Your torte looks fantastic. The nilla sub was a good idea.
Good idea to use Nilla wafers! It looks like it turned out great.
Great idea to use the nillas. Very creative. ANd a mix of chocolate. Great job.
I never would have thought to use Nilla Wafers. What a great idea. I can only guess that your daughter has a nut allergy - mine does too!
Great idea to sub nilla wafers for the almonds! It looks fabulous! This one was a bit too rich for me though.
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