Hazelnut Semifreddo

Name: Hazelnut Semifreddo
Prep time: 38 min
Cook time: 38 min
Total time: 38 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 28 grams bittersweet chocolate, thinly shaved with a vegetable peeler; 2 Tbsps confectioners sugar; 237 milliliters good-quality espresso, hot; 59 milliliters hazelnut liqueur, such as Frangelico; 237 milliliters hazelnuts; 355 milliliters heavy cream; 1 pint hazelnut or coffee ice cream; 1 pinch Pinch salt; 1 pint vanilla ice cream

Hazelnut Semifreddo might be just the main course you are searching for. This gluten free recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains about 15g of protein, 80g of fat, and a total of 1077 calories. 1 person found this recipe to be delicious and satisfying. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 38 minutes. Head to the store and pick up bittersweet chocolate, confectioners' sugar, hazelnuts, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the bittersweet chocolate you could follow this main course with the Bittersweet Chocolate Brownies as a dessert.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

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Oven

Put the hazelnuts in a single layer on a small sheet pan. Toast the nuts for 8 minutes, until they are lightly golden.

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Hazelnuts

Toast

Nuts

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Frying Pan

Pour the nuts onto a clean kitchen towel and rub them to remove the peels.

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Nuts

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Kitchen Towels

Put the hazelnuts in a large sealable plastic bag, seal the bag, and pound the nuts with a rolling pin until roughly crushed. Set aside.

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Hazelnuts

Nuts

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Ziploc Bags

Rolling Pin

Using a small ice cream scoop, scoop the ice cream into 16 equal-size balls (8 of each flavor) and arrange in a single layer on a cold plate lined with plastic wrap. Cover the ice cream balls with more plastic wrap and freeze again until firm.

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Ice Cream

Wrap

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Ice Cream Scoop

Plastic Wrap

In a medium bowl, whip the cream, a pinch of salt, sugar and 2 tablespoons hazelnut liqueur to stiff peaks, but do not over beat.

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Hazelnut Liqueur

Cream

Sugar

Salt

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Bowl

To serve, put 2 scoops each of hazelnut (or coffee) and vanilla ice creams into each glass.

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Hazelnuts

Vanilla

Coffee

Ice

Add to the top of each 1 tablespoon hazelnut liqueur and 2 tablespoons crushed hazelnuts.

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Hazelnut Liqueur

Hazelnuts

Pour 1/4 cup espresso into each bowl. Top the ice cream with a dollop of whipped cream and shaved chocolate.

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Whipped Cream

Chocolate

Ice Cream

Espresso

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Bowl

Serve immediately.

Entertaining Notes: If you are doing this for a larger party you can pre-scoop the ice cream right into the glasses and store, covered, in the freezer.

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Ice Cream