Semifreddo - Half cold
Coffee Semifreddo
For 6 cups
Ingredients:
Coffee 60ml
Yolks 5
Sugar 50 gr
Heavy Cream 350ml
Mascarpone 100g
For decoration:
Cocoa
Dark chocolate
Instructions:
Grab a small pot and add coffee and sugar. Bring to a boil while mixing the 2 ingredients
In the meantime, beat the eggs until they get creamy
When the coffee and sugar mixture is hot, add it to the yolks while continuing to mix
Whip the cream until half stiff
Add the mascarpone to the cream with circular movements from the bottom to the top
When coffee, sugar and yolks are cold, add them to the cream and keep mixing with the same motion
Divide the cream in 6 bowls and let them rest 5 hours in the refrigerator
Take them out 10 minutes before serving the dessert
Decorate with cocoa and chocolate flakes
Kids (or not ;) version, lighter and with chocolate
For 6 cups
Ingredients:
Dark chocolate 150gr
Yolks 6
Sugar 75gr
Water 40ml
Heavy Cream 375ml
Instruction:
Cut, and melt down the chocolate over low heat
In the meantime, add sugar and water in a small pot. Bring to a boil while mixing them
While waiting, beat the eggs until they get creamy
When sugar and water mixture is hot, add it slowly to the yolks and beat together
Same process for adding the chocolate
Whip the cream until stiff
Add the cream to the rest with circular movements from the bottom to the top
Transfer everything to 6 small bowls
Let them rest for 12 hours in the freezer
When it’s time to serve, decorate with chocolate flakes.