Three Chocolate Semifreddo

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    6–8

    • Difficulty

      Medium

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By Neil Perry

Published 2005

  • About

The Italian semifreddo is a flavoured mousse that sets in the freezer. It has a texture that is icier than ice cream or sorbet, but is at the same time very light. The best thing is that you need no special equipment to make it. It tastes delicious and, if you don’t have an ice-cream machine (which, by the way, is a reasonably inexpensive purchase these days), is the best thing to make at home, along with granitas. The French also make a version called parfait, so if you see a recipe, dive