Ingredients
FRESH CREAM TO WHIP
400g
AMARETTI BISCUITS
160g
3 LARGE YOLKS
SUGAR
80g
MACARON
1 shot glass
DECORATE
FRESH CREAM TO WHIP
100g
AMARETTI COOKIES
snack
Amaretti semifreddo is a delicious spoonful dessert perfect for the hottest summer days. Easy and very quick, it is prepared without lighting a fire or an oven: first, the egg yolks are mixed with the sugar, until the mixture is light and fluffy. Add the crumbled amaretti biscuits, the amaretto liqueur and finally the fresh whipped cream is added, mixing gently and with movements from bottom to top to avoid disassembling the mixture. After resting for a few hours in the freezer, the result is a fresh and elegant dessert with a slightly retro taste, ideal to serve at the end of a meal for a family lunch or a dinner with friends.
The semifreddo amaretti can be prepared in advance: just keep it in the freezer and then take it out just before serving. You can decorate it with tufts of whipped cream and amaretti cookies, like in our version, or add the ingredients of your choice, such as dark chocolate chips or slivered almonds, for example. Instead of amaretto, you can use rum or maraschino and replace half the cream with mascarpone. For an even more gourmet dessert, you can add around 60 g of chocolate chips to the mixture.
It is important to use very fresh and preferably organic eggs. We used a loaf pan to cut the semifreddo into slices right on the table, but you can also do it in elegant individual portions.
Learn how to prepare semifreddo amaretti with a step-by-step procedure and tips. Also try the coffee semifreddo and the one with mascarpone and hazelnut cream.
How to prepare an amaretti semifreddo
Step 1
First separate the egg whites from the yolks 1.
Step 2
Add the sugar to the latter 2.
Step 3
Whisk egg yolks and sugar for about 7-8 minutes until light and fluffy 3.
Step 4
Put the amaretti cookies in a bowl and coarsely crumble them 4.
Step 5
Then mix them with the whipped yolks 5.
Step 6
Mix and also add the amaretto 6.
Step 7
Put the dessert cream in a bowl and whip it with an electric whisk 7.
Step 8
Add it to egg yolks and amaretti cookies 8.
Step 9
Mix gently with a spatula 9.
Step 10
Line a cake tin 10 with cling film.
Step 11
Pour the amaretti cream into mold 11.
Step 12
Level with a spatula 12 and place the amaretti semifreddo in the freezer for 5 hours.
Step 13
After the cooling time in the freezer, gently unmold your semifreddo amaretti by placing it on a serving platter.
Step 14
Then whip the cream and decorate with amaretti biscuits
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