“Torroncino Semifreddo” with chocolate sauce

“Torroncino Semifreddo” with chocolate sauce

This is a classic dessert, perfect for autumn and winter periods.

This Italian semifreddo with a torrone sweet flavour served with a chocolate sauce and an orange wafer, knows how to impress your guests.

Recipe

Chocolate biscuit (flourless)

• 6 egg whites
• 190 g sugar
• 6 whisked yolks
• 60 g sifted bitter cocoa

beat until egg whites are stiff with sugar, add whisked yolks and the cocoa.

Bake for about 6-7 minutes (190°C) and cut disks of the same size of the mould.

Custard

• 250 g milk
• 125 g sugar
• 60 g yolk
• 30 g cornstarch

Make a normal custard.

Semifreddo

• 225 g custard
• 90 g Italian meringue
• 300 g whipped crem
• 70 g torrone

Add the crushed torrone to the cold custard, the Italian merimgue and the whipped cream.

Pour the mix into the moulds and close them with biscuit. Chill.

Chocolate Sauce

• 125 g dark chocolate 70%
• 125 g fresh cream 35%

Heat the cream, pour it a bit at a time into chocolate, mix.

Orange wafer

• 25 g orange juice
• 30 g icing sugar
• 12 g flour
• 25 g brown sugar
• 30 g melted butter

Mix all the ingredients and let it rest for 30 minutes in the fridge. Bake 5-6 minutes, 200°C.

Assembly

Demould the semifreddo and serve with the chocolate sauce and the orange wafer

Have a nice dessert!