Jacques Torres Makes Flourless Chocolate Pecan Cookies
Jacques Torres Makes Flourless Chocolate Pecan Cookies  
Podcast: Chewed UP
Published On: Wed Sep 23 2026
Description: Jacques Torres, the legendary pastry chef known as Mr. Chocolate, joins the Chewed Up Show to teach us his game-changing Chocolate Pecan Flourless Cookies—crispy outside, fudgy inside, and completely gluten-free.   Clinton Kelly, Carla Hall, and Michael Symon celebrate cookie season with Torres, one of the greatest pastry chefs ever to work at Le Cirque. In this episode, you'll learn how to make cookies with no flour and no added butter, using only quality ingredients and proper technique. Torres shares his 52 years of experience in pastry and chocolate, explains why dark chocolate is essential for the perfect cookie, and reveals his trick for keeping cookie dough in the freezer for fresh-baked treats whenever cravings strike.   Plus: dunking these incredible cookies in red wine, the importance of real vanilla over vanillin, and why the best cookies have different textures in every bite.   Recipe featured: Chocolate Pecan Flourless Cookies   FreshDirect: Fresh groceries delivered straight to your door. https://www.freshdirect.com   Subscribe to Chewed Up Show for more episodes with top chefs, cookbook authors, and food personalities sharing their favorite recipes and food stories.   Special Guest: JACQUES TORRES Site: https://mrchocolate.com  Social: @jacquestorres     🙌 Special Thanks to Our Sponsors:   Frontgate → Premium home, kitchen, and entertaining essentials — including Michael Symon's collection featured on the show.https://frontgate.com   FreshDirect → Fresh groceries delivered straight to your door.https://www.freshdirect.com   Subscribe to Chewed Up Show for new episodes every Monday, and Wednesday. Head to allchewedup.com for recipes and exclusive content.   Produced by Simple Alien → https://www.simplealien.com/ Camera, Audio and Crew provided by TV Boy → https://tvboynyc.com/     Want to Watch? → Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z9NDuHH7XP03FXQIhHlQ3 → YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@ChewedUpShow Want to Listen? → Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/3Z9NDuHH7XP03FXQIhHlQ3 → Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chewed-up/id1840993910 → Amazon https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/1fc5d229-459b-4334-8970-ce0d6f925982/chewed-up   Fan Giveaway: Every episode we pick one lucky subscriber for a fan giveaway. This week's Giveaway: Jacques Torres' cookies   Want in? 👉 Subscribe and sign up here: https://chewedupshow.com/fangiveaway