Double cherry semi-freddo

Name: Double cherry semi-freddo
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 kg cherries, stones removed; 400 milliliters double cream; 100 grams icing sugar; 4 eggs, separated

Double cherry semi-freddo is a side dish that serves 8. This recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains approximately 5g of protein, 21g of fat, and a total of 331 calories. A mixture of cherries, eggs, icing sugar, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 35 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and lacto ovo vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Set aside a handful (about 50g) of the pitted cherries.

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Cherries

Place the remainder in a large pan set over a medium heat with the cream and 50g icing sugar. Bring up to the boil, then gently simmer for 5 mins until the cherries start to soften. Carefully whizz in a blender, then pass through a sieve.

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Powdered Sugar

Cherries

Cream

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Blender

Sieve

Frying Pan

Pour a little of the hot cherry cream over the egg yolks, whisk well, then pour back into the pan. Cook for about 5 mins more or until the mixture has thickened a little and will coat the back of a wooden spoon.

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Egg Yolk

Cherries

Cream

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Wooden Spoon

Whisk

Frying Pan

Pour through a sieve into a bowl, cover the surface with cling film, then leave to cool completely.

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Sieve

Bowl

Whisk the egg whites until stiff peaks form, then whisk in the remaining 50g sugar, 1 tbsp at a time. Keep whisking until the mixture is stiff and resembles shaving foam. Stir a third of the mixture into the cooled cream, mix until it is well incorporated, then gently fold through the remaining mixture in 2 goes.

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Egg Whites

Cream

Sugar

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Whisk

Line a 900g loaf tin with cling film.

Pour the mixture into the tin, then cover with cling film and place in the freezer for about 3 hrs until just starting to freeze. Stir the whole cherries into the semi-frozen mixture, then return to the freezer for at least 8 hrs or preferably overnight.

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Cherries

Serve cut into slices with some berries, or sandwiched between wafers.

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Berries