Chocolate-Amaretto Semifreddo

Name: Chocolate-Amaretto Semifreddo
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 79 milliliters amaretto; 177 milliliters coarsely chopped sweet dark cherries (canned or frozen); 591 milliliters chilled Chocolate Crème Anglaise; 12 servings Semisweet chocolate shavings (see Notes); 237 milliliters finely chopped bittersweet or semisweet chocolate; 177 milliliters raw slivered almonds, toasted (see Notes); 355 milliliters whipping cream

The recipe Chocolate-Amaretto Semifreddo could satisfy your Southern craving in approximately 35 minutes. This recipe serves 12. This side dish has 442 calories, 5g of protein, and 33g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have whipping cream, cherries, semisweet chocolate, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet.

Instructions

Whisk amaretto into crme anglaise. In a cold bowl with an electric mixer on high speed, beat whipping cream until medium peaks form (they should hold their shape, but not be stiff). Gently fold in about a third of crme anglaise mixture until no white streaks remain. Fold in remaining crme anglaise until blended.

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Whipping Cream

Amaretto Liqueur

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Hand Mixer

Whisk

Bowl

Line a 9- by 5-in. loaf pan (holds 8 cups) with plastic wrap, leaving overhang on all sides. Gently fold chopped chocolate, almonds, and cherries into crme anglaise mixture. Spoon into pan and cover with overhanging plastic wrap. Freeze until firm, at least 7 1/2 hours and up to 1 week.

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Chocolate

Cherries

Almonds

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Loaf Pan

To serve, invert dessert over a platter and remove pan and plastic wrap.

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Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Frying Pan

Let stand 15 minutes at room temperature to soften. Smooth top and sides with a warm knife if needed.

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Knife

Garnish with shaved chocolate.

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Chocolate

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Servings:

79milliliters

amaretto 177milliliters

coarsely chopped sweet dark cherries (canned or frozen)591milliliters

chilled Chocolate Crème Anglaise 12servings

Semisweet chocolate shavings (see Notes)237milliliters

finely chopped bittersweet or semisweet chocolate 177milliliters

raw slivered almonds, toasted (see Notes)355milliliters

whipping cream

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel are great choices for Southern. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. You could try Forge Cellars Classique Riesling. Reviewers quite like it with a 4 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 21 dollars per bottle.