Semifreddo alle mandorle
Semifreddo alle mandorle, from above
Non vegEggItaly

Semifreddo alle mandorle

Half frozen mousse with crunchy almond brittle. Ice cream texture without an ice cream machine.

40 minTime
5 gProtein each
mildSpice
6hPlan ahead. Soak for 6 hours first; the 40 minutes come after.
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Make it your way

Grandma's wayAlmond brittle semifreddo.
The original
307kcalsame
5 gproteinsame
2 gfibresame
40minutessame

Semifreddo al croccante.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

8 servings
Fresh cream (thickened cream, heavy cream)1½ cups
Egg3
Sugar½ cup for mousse, 1/4 cup for brittle
Almonds½ cup, toasted
Vanilla essence (vanilla flavouring, imitation vanilla extract)½ tsp
Dark chocolate (bittersweet chocolate)to drizzle

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Melt 50 g sugar to amber caramel, stir in almonds, spread on a tray, cool and crush.
  2. 2Whisk eggs with remaining sugar over simmering water until thick, pale and hot. Whisk off the heat until cool.
  3. 3Whip cream to soft peaks with vanilla; fold into the egg foam with most of the brittle.
  4. 4Pour into a lined loaf tin and freeze 6 hours. Slice with a hot knife and drizzle with chocolate.
Serve it like this

Slice with a hot knife onto chilled plates, add a chocolate drizzle and extra brittle. Serve at once.

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