Vanilla Bean Semifreddo

Name: Vanilla Bean Semifreddo
Yield: Serves 8 to 10
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: ¼ teaspoon salt; 3 large eggs, separated, plus 1 large egg white; 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract; 2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste; 1¾ cups heavy cream, chilled; ¾ cup granulated sugar, divided

Preparation info

Serves
8 to 10

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Pure Vanilla

By Shauna Sever

Published 2012

About

Semifreddo is Italian for “half cold,” but what it really means is a reason to eat an entire hunk of something that resembles softened ice cream. Because it’s not overwhelmingly chilled, it makes for the most wonderful vehicle for vanilla, melting quickly over your tongue as soon as you take a bite.

Ingredients

1¾ cups heavy cream, chilled
¾ cup granulated sugar, divided
2

Europe
Italy
Mediterranean
ice cream
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Line a 9-by-5-by-3-inch loaf pan with two perpendicular sheets of plastic wrap, leaving at least 3 inches of overhang on all sides.
Pour cream into a large bowl