Chocolate Coffee Semifreddo (Ice Cream)

Recipe Rating:	1 Rating5
Categories:	Cakes, Ice Cream & Ices, Chocolate, Other Desserts, Other Snacks
Keywords:	Cream, powder, coffee, rum, cocoa, Ice, brandy, liqueur, semifreddo
Serves:	8-10
Prep Time:	25 Min

Ingredients

1	egg
4	egg yolks
1/2 c	sugar
1 1/4 c	double cream
1 Tbsp	instant coffee powder
1 Tbsp	coffee liqueur, chocolate liqueur, brandy, rum etc. (alcohol of your choice, optional)
1	chocolate bar of your choice (snicker's, mars, toblerone etc.)
1 Tbsp	cocoa powder (to decorate, optional)
	dark chocolate curls (to decorate, optional)

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Cosette Khoryati

Lightly Salted

Beirut, Lebanon

CosetteKR

Member Since Feb 2013

Cosette's Notes:

I made this dessert for a dinner party.. it was a hit! I was actually surprised with myself that I made Semifreddo, you know ice cream at home without an ice cream maker.. I thought it was almost impossible to achieve such great texture and taste.. beautiful and versatile dessert.

Directions

-Line a loaf tin with clingfilm.
-Chop the chocolate bar into small-medium size chunks, set aside.
-Put the coffee, liqueur, egg, egg yolks and sugar in a heat proof bowl and mix to dissolve.
-Beat the mixture over a saucepan of gently simmering water, until it is pale and thick. (I use a whisk for this, but you can use a hand-held electric whisk)

-In a bowl, whip the double cream until thick.
-Gently fold in the egg and sugar mixture.
-Add the chopped chocolate bar to the mixture.
-Pour into the prepared loaf tin, and cover carefully with clingfilm before putting it in the freezer for at least 2-3 hours (I always make it the night before)

-When ready to serve, turn out the semifreddo on to a suitably sized CHILLED plate. (better to put the plate in the freezer for few minutes or else the semifreddo will start melting the minute it hits the plate)
-Decorate with cocoa powder, chocolate shavings, nuts, chocolate chunks, coffee beans etc. whatever you like.

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Linda Rupp herby

Mar 1, 2013

Question. What is double cream ? I've never heard of it.

Cosette Khoryati CosetteKR

Mar 1, 2013

Linda, double cream is a bit thicker than whipping cream or heavy cream, it's 48% fat (whips easily and turns out thicker)... but I know that some countries don't have it, so you can either use heavy cream or whipping cream (35% fat) it will be just fine, I already used whipping cream with this recipe and it turned out beautifully, just whip it well.

Linda Rupp herby

Mar 1, 2013

Oh, thanks. I love coffee desserts. This is one I'll be trying soo.

Cosette Khoryati CosetteKR

Mar 1, 2013

You're welcome Linda! This recipe is versatile, if you want you can substitute coffee and chocolate with berries and nuts maybe, whatever you want. Hope you will like it.

Pat Morris AugustgaPat

Mar 1, 2013

Cosette, this sounds delicious! I like ice cream recipes, and especially ones that don't require an ice cream maker (as you can tell by recipes that I have posted). I will make this soon! Thanks for posting.