Creamy Gianduiotto
A creamy, delicious, and super chocolaty semifreddo that can be made in a flash.
Ideal for chocolate lovers, I highly recommend it, both for its deliciousness and convenience: it can also be prepared a few days in advance, before serving.
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- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Economical
- Rest time: 1 Day
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 6
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients for Creamy Gianduiotto
- 3.5 oz 50% dark chocolate
- 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 tbsp hot water
- 1 cup whole milk
- 3/4 cup fresh cream
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1.8 oz Nestlé condensed milk
- 0.3 oz gelatin sheets
- 2 tbsp water (to dissolve the gelatin)
- as needed ice
- as needed unsweetened cocoa powder (for garnish)
Tools
- Bowl
- Chopper
- Saucepan
- Sieve
- Hand whisk
- Mold
Preparation of Creamy Gianduiotto
Chop the chocolate with the chopper (or manually with a suitable knife).
Take a bowl and pour in the cocoa powder and about two tablespoons of boiling water, and dissolve everything well with a hand whisk.
Take a saucepan and pour in the whole milk, cream, condensed milk, and sugar, and heat over medium until it almost reaches boiling point.
Add the previously dissolved cocoa to the saucepan and mix well with a hand whisk.
Also add the dark chocolate (previously chopped) to the mixture and let it melt completely.
Dissolve the gelatin with the 2 tablespoons of cold water, squeeze the sheets well after a few minutes of soaking, and add it to the chocolate mixture.
Mix well and then pour the entire mixture through a sieve into a bowl.
Place the bowl in another container with ice and mix until the chocolate mixture becomes thick.
Take a cylindrical mold (you can also use a loaf pan) and line it with parchment paper.
Pour the mixture into the mold, covered with parchment paper, and place it in the fridge overnight.
After the indicated time, unmold the semifreddo, sprinkle with unsweetened cocoa powder, and serve cold in slices.
Shopping Tips !!!
To chop the chocolate, I used the very handy mini chopper accessory of my Minipimer Braun MultiQick 9. You can purchase it at a special price on Amazon by clicking HERE.
For the gianduiotto, I used this handy semispherical semifreddo mold, you can find it on Amazon.
