Monte Ricotta Cioccolato

• 3 jumbo eggs, separated, room temperature
• 4 additional egg whites, divided
• 1/2 cup sugar. divided
• 1/2 teaspoon excellent vanilla, divided
• 3 tablespoons dark cocoa, divided
• 1/8 cup honey, acacia
• 1/8 cup fresh maple syrup (or honey)
• 1 tablespoon chestnut flour
• 12 ounces fresh ricotta
• pinch of sea salt, divided

1. In a bowl beat three egg yolks and one egg white together with the ricotta, tint bit of salt, 2 tbl. of cocoa and the honey with the maple syrup. Stir in and blend the chestnut flour. Preheat oven to 325.
2. Whip three egg whites together. Slowly add half a pinch of salt, 1/2 sugar, 1 tbl cocoa and half the vanilla. Beat until peaks hold their form just like a mountain.
3. Pour the ricotta mixture into a shallow baking dish like a pie or flan plate. Top with the whipped whites. Place this dish in a larger pan. Fill with hot water until the level is midway up the side of the pie plate. Bake for about 35 minutes.
4. Beat three more egg whites together with other half of the sugar, the other half of the vanilla with a tad of salt until you have stiff peaks. (In the photos I had also added 1 tbl. of cocoa to this meringue, but have instead decided to leave it white, unlike what you see pictured.)
5. Take the pudding out of the oven after it has baked 35 minutes. Increase the oven temp to 350. Lather on the new the meringue on top of the hot pudding. Bake (without the water bath pan) until the whites turn golden brown, about 10-15 minutes. Let cool. Serve warm or chilled.

jumbo eggs, egg whites, sugar, excellent vanilla, dark cocoa, honey, fresh maple syrup, flour, ricotta, salt

Taken from food52.com/recipes/10387-monte-ricotta-cioccolato (may not work)