Gluten Free Flourless Chocolate Date Cake with Caramel Sauce

I love dates! Sweet, chewy, delightful; they are like nature’s candy. This Gluten Free Flourless Chocolate Date Cake with Caramel Sauce recipe highlights dates in a decadent, flourless, chocolate cake topped with caramel sauce. Seriously! How good is that?

The cake is dense, rich and sweet, but not too sweet – and the dairy free, refined sugar free caramel sauce is to die for!

I use butter in the cake but if you need it to be dairy free just use dairy free buttery sticks instead.

If you have never tried making caramel sauce with Wholesome! Organic Coconut Palm Sugar and coconut milk, I urge you to give it a try even if you aren’t making the cake – it is delicious on dairy free ice cream, fried bananas, or just off the spoon!

To make this really over-the-top, add a dollop of whipped cream or dairy free whipped cream and get ready to swoon.

5 from 1 vote

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Gluten Free Flourless Chocolate Date Cake with Caramel Sauce

Prep Time1 min

Cook Time56 mins

Total Time1 hr 10 mins

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: 8 people

Calories: 631kcal

Author: Gluten Free & More

Ingredients

Cake

• ▢ Gluten free non-stick cooking spray
• ▢ Unsweetened cocoa powder
• ▢ 8 ounces medjool dates pitted
• ▢ ½ cup water
• ▢ 12 tablespoons unsalted butter or dairy free buttery sticks (1½ sticks)
• ▢ 12 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
• ▢ 6 large eggs separated
• ▢ ¼ cup Wholesome! Organic Coconut Palm Sugar

Caramel Sauce

• ▢ ½ cup Wholesome! Organic Coconut Palm Sugar
• ▢ ¼ cup water
• ▢ 1 cup full fat canned coconut milk
• ▢ 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract

Instructions

Cake

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  Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spray a 9-inch springform pan with cooking spray. Line with parchment paper and spray the parchment lightly with more cooking spray. Dust the pan with cocoa powder.
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  Put the dates and ½ cup water in a small saucepan and bring to a simmer. Cook until almost all of the liquid is absorbed, about 8 minutes. Remove from heat, cover, and let cool. Puree in a blender or food processor until smooth.
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  Combine the butter and chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl and melt, about 2 – 3 minutes on high power. Whisk in the pureed dates, egg yolks, and ¼ cup coconut sugar.
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  Whip the egg whites until stiff. Fold into the chocolate mixture. Pour batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 45 minutes or until set and just starting to crack. Let cool in the pan completely.

Caramel Sauce

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  Bring ½ cup coconut sugar and ¼ cup water to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. Add the coconut milk and lower the heat to medium. Cook until thickened, about 10 minutes. Stir in the vanilla.
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  To serve, spoon some caramel sauce over the top of slices of cake.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Gluten Free Flourless Chocolate Date Cake with Caramel Sauce

Amount Per Serving

Calories 631 Calories from Fat 378

% Daily Value*

Fat 42g65%

Saturated Fat 26g130%

Cholesterol 170mg57%

Sodium 88mg4%

Potassium 551mg16%

Carbohydrates 57g19%

Fiber 5g20%

Sugar 44g49%

Protein 8g16%

Vitamin A 765IU15%

Vitamin C 0.2mg0%

Calcium 73mg7%

Iron 4.4mg24%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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