Ingredients
FRESH WHIPPING CREAM
400 gr
AMARETTI BISCUITS
160 gr
3 LARGE YOLKS
SUGAR
80 gr
AMARETTO
1 shot glass
TO DECORATE
FRESH WHIPPING CREAM
100 gr
AMARETTI BISCUITS
q.b.
The amaretti semifreddo is a delicious spoon dessert perfect for the hottest summer days. Easy and very quick, it is prepared without turning on a fire or oven: first, the egg yolks are mixed with the sugar, until the mixture is light and frothy. Add the crumbled amaretti biscuits, the amaretto liqueur and finally the fresh whipped cream is added, mixing delicately and with movements from the bottom up to avoid disassembling the mixture. After resting for a few hours in the freezer, the result is a fresh, elegant dessert with a slightly retro flavour, ideal for serving at the end of a meal for a family lunch or a dinner with friends.

The amaretti semifreddo 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 biscuits, as in our version, or add the ingredients of your choice, such as flakes of dark chocolate or flaked almonds, for example. Instead of amaretto, you can use rum or maraschino and replace half the cream with mascarpone. For an even more delicious dessert, you can add about 60 g of chocolate chips to the mixture.

It is important to use very fresh and preferably organic eggs. We used a loaf pan mold , so as to cut the semifreddo into slices directly on the table, but you can also make it in elegant single portions.

Find out how to prepare amaretti semifreddo by following the procedure and advice step by step. Also try the coffee semifreddo and the one with mascarpone and hazelnut cream .

How to prepare amaretti semifreddo

Step 1
First separate the egg whites from the yolks
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Step 2
Add sugar to the latter
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Step 3
Whip the egg yolks and sugar for about 7-8 minutes until they are light and frothy
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Step 4
Put the amaretti biscuits in a bowl and crumble them coarsely
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Step 5
Then combine them with the whipped yolks
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Step 6
Stir and add the amaretto as well
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Step 7
Put the cream for desserts in a bowl and then whip it with an electric whisk
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Step 8
Add it to the egg yolks and amaretti biscuits
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Step 9
Gently mix with a spatula
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Step 10
Line a loaf pan with cling film
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Step 11
Pour the amaretti cream into the mould
eleven
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Step 12
Level with a spatula
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and place the amaretti semifreddo in the freezer for 5 hours.

Step 13
After the cooling time in the freezer, gently unmold your amaretti semifreddo by placing it on a serving plate
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Step 14
Then whip the cream and decorate with amaretti biscuits
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storage
The amaretti semifreddo will keep for 2 days once removed from the freezer, or if left in the freezer for 1 month.