Christmas Star Torrone Semifreddo

Name: Christmas Star Torrone Semifreddo
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 200 g of Torrone; 200 ml of Cream; 100 ml of Water; 2 Eggs; 2 tablespoons of Sugar; Dark Chocolate; Unsweetened Cocoa Powder

Christmas Star Torrone Semifreddo is a rich Christmas dessert to make for the holidays or to use up leftover torrone.

Recipe Christmas Star Torrone Semifreddo

Difficulty Medium
Preparation 30 minutes
Cooking 10 minutes
Servings for 8 people

Christmas Star Torrone Semifreddo is a rich, show-stopping Christmas dessert that will win over every lover of torrone, the Italian nougat, and torroncino, its bite-size version. Made with a few simple ingredients, this Torroncino Semifreddo is an original dessert that you can also make ahead and serve when guests drop by unexpectedly or when you simply have no time to make dessert.

Shaped like a Christmas star, this White Nougat and Dark Chocolate Semifreddo is the perfect dessert to impress your guests over the holidays, and it is also ideal if you have lots of torrone at home and don’t know how to use it.

If you are looking for more Torrone Dessert Recipes, don’t miss the Torrone Semifreddo and the Torrone Cream. And now, here is the recipe for Christmas Star Torrone Semifreddo.

Ingredients for 8 people

200 g of Torrone hard almond nougat
200 ml of Cream
100 ml of Water
2 Eggs
2 tablespoons of Sugar
Dark Chocolate to taste
Unsweetened Cocoa Powder to taste

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Method

To make the Christmas Star Torrone Semifreddo, start by coarsely chopping the torrone with a knife. In a bowl, whip the cream and set it aside; you will need it later. Make a syrup by cooking the sugar with the water in a small saucepan for about 10 minutes, or until the mixture comes to a boil.
Separate the egg yolks from the whites and place them in two medium bowls. Beat the whites with an electric mixer and, when they form stiff peaks, slowly drizzle in half of the sugar syrup, letting it run down the side of the bowl so the mixture doesn’t deflate. Keep beating until everything is combined and the bowl has cooled completely.
Put the remaining sugar syrup back on the heat and, when it starts to boil, pour it into the bowl with the yolks. Beat everything with the electric mixer, again working until the bowl has cooled completely.
Add the torrone to the bowl with the yolk mixture and stir to combine well. Add the whites as well and fold them in gently from the bottom up with a spatula so the mixture doesn’t deflate. Finally, add the whipped cream and fold it in, again from the bottom up, until everything is combined.
Pour the mixture into the star-shaped molds, level the surface well and place them in the freezer for about 3 hours, or until the mixture has set completely.
Once the semifreddo has set, before taking it out of the freezer, melt the dark chocolate in a water bath. Take the semifreddos out of the freezer and unmold them. Pick them up gently, dip them halfway into the chocolate with a quick movement and let the chocolate set on a cooling rack.
When the chocolate has set completely, place the semifreddos on serving plates, dust them with unsweetened cocoa powder and serve your Christmas Star Torrone Semifreddo. Finally, remember to download our App with exclusive content and fewer ads!

Variations and Alternatives

If you like, you can replace the dark chocolate with milk chocolate. If you love spiced flavors, you can dust the Christmas Star Torrone Semifreddo with cinnamon sugar.

Of course, you can make this Torrone Semifreddo in any shape you like.

Tips

To make your Christmas Star Torrone Semifreddo even richer, we recommend making it with Homemade Torrone.

Storage

You can store the Christmas Star Torrone Semifreddo in the freezer for a couple of months, but add the chocolate coating only just before serving.