Semifreddo al Torrone - Italian Recipe

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Semifreddo al Torrone

🌍 Italian, National Difficulty: ●●●○○


A frozen mousse studded with crushed torrone nougat. The egg whites are whipped to stiff peaks and folded into the cream — this is what keeps the texture soft at freezing temperature. Chop the torrone into uneven pieces so each bite varies.

Ingredients

  • 4 egg yolks
  • 150g sugar
  • 300ml heavy cream, whipped
  • 150g torrone (nougat), chopped
  • 3 egg whites

Method

  1. Making — Make zabaglione with yolks and sugar over hot water.
  2. Cooling — Cool; fold in whipped cream and torrone.
  3. Folding — Fold in whipped whites.
  4. Freezing — Freeze in lined loaf tin, 4 hours.