• 8 ounce 70% dark chocolate chopped
• 4 tablespoon European style unsalted butter cut into small pieces
• 4 teaspoon instant espresso crystals or instant coffee crystals
• 4 egg separated
• ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
• 4 tablespoon granulated sugar

For the whipped cream:

• 2 ¼ cup heavy whipping cream
• 2 tablespoon granulated sugar

Garnishes (optional):

• whipped cream
• chocolate covered coffee bean
• shaved chocolate
• ground coffee

Nougat

• 1 ½ pound pitted Medjool date
• ¾ cup almond flour
• ¾ cup coconut flour
• ½ teaspoon Kosher salt

Date Caramel

• 2 pound pitted Medjool date
• 5 tablespoon water more or less
• ¼ teaspoon Kosher salt

Chocolate

• 1 ¼ cup chopped vegan dark chocolate I like Trader Joe's 72% cacao Pound Plus bars
• 1 tablespoon coconut oil

• 3 Fuji apple peeled, cored, and cut to quarters
• 4 ounce walnut or almonds, lightly roasted and chopped
• 4 ounce pecan lightly roasted and chopped
• 4 ounce raisins
• 4 ounce pitted Medjool date
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground clove
• 1/2 cup sweet red wine or grape juice, add more if not moist enough

Optional

• 1 orange juiced, instead of the wine for paleo and whole 30
• 1 lemon juiced, instead of the wine for paleo and whole 30

• 1.5 cup pitted Medjool date
• 1.5 cup dried apricots
• 0.5 cup golden raisins
• 0.75 cup shelled pistachios lightly roasted and chopped
• 2 tablespoon honey for vegan use date syrup or agave
• 0.25 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon