Coffee Semifreddo With Chocolate Curls & Peanuts Brittle

Food is never just food I believe lt's story telling,It brings people together and It speaks a universal language..l love to play around in My kitchen and the thrill of being able to recreate a Something new and sharing it with friends and family is my passion for cooking.....Today i am sharing a Italian dessert....Something new,Out of my comfort zone and Something that showcase the sublime beauty of Italian cuisine.'Semifreddo' is a melt in mouth velvety textured Italian frozen dessert and it is often served as a sliced like cake.Basically this dessert is somewhere in between mousse and ice cream and made from combing a custard with whipped cream and baking then freezing until firm....The word Semifreddo means in Italian ' half cold' & it marries the reachness of ice cream with ethereal texture of frozen mousse.I am sure there are very people on this earth who don't swear by this dessert.My only regret is that I didn't make it sooner.
My version of Semifreddo is different because it is eggless & has crunchy taste of peanuts brittle ......So what's great about this dessert- Easy to make,Crowd pleasure, Makes people ( Husband) take you seriously as a cook and Big smile.....If you never experienced  Semifreddo before,you are in for a right royal treat.......So if you'd like to try making eggless Italian Semifreddo ,here's the recipe....

Ingredients:

  1. Milk -2 cup
  2. Sugar-1/4 cup
  3. Coffee-1/4 cup
  4. Custard powder-3 ts
  5. Heavy cream -20 ml
  6. Vanilla essence-1 ts
  7. Broken peanuts brittle-1/2 cup
  8. Chocolate curls-1/4 cup

Procedure:

  • In a bowl whip the heavy cream until thick.Combine with sugar & vanilla essence and fold gently.
  • Beat the coffee powder with cold milk .
  • Heat milk in a pan and add sugar & bring it to a boil.
  • Mix custard powder with 2 ts milk and pour this mixture into the pan and also add beaten coffee powder and stir till the mixture thickens.Turn off the flame and let it cool completely.
  • Combine this cooled mixture with whipped cream mixture and fold gently.
  • Pour this batter into prepared tin and refrigerate for5to 6 hours and till it sets.
  • Demould the Semifreddo and garnish with broken peanuts brittle and chocolate curls & enjoy the yummy Semifreddo!!!!

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