Banana Semifreddo
- Ready In:
- 1hr 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup whole almond
- 1 lb banana, peeled and sliced
- 1⁄4 cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed
- 2 tablespoons dark rum
- 2 teaspoons lime juice
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1 pinch salt
directions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Toast almonds on baking sheet in oven for 7 to 10 minutes or until fragrant and crisp. Cool. Coarsely chop.
- Combine bananas, brown sugar, rum and lime juice in food processor and whirl until pureed.
- Transfer puree to large bowl.
- Beat cream in small bowl until frothy. Gradually beat in granulated sugar and salt until soft peaks form. Gently fold cream into banana mixture.
- Reserve 2 tablespoons nuts for garnish and fold remaining nuts into banana mixture.
- Spoon into 8 individual ramekins or dessert cups then cover with plastic wrap and freeze 1 1/2 hours or up to 3 days. (The longer the mixture is frozen the longer it will need to warm up slightly before serving.).
- To serve: Remove from freezer and let stand for 30 minutes or until softened to smooth and creamy consistency. Sprinkle with reserved nuts.
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I'm a med school student that loves to cook. You might have guessed though that being a college student doesn't give me a whole lot of money to spend on ingredients and such. So instead, whenever I go home, I try to cook something new for parents.