Recipes

Budino Freddo Macadamia

A delicious Italian dessert sweetmeat from Piedmont, perfect to serve with coffee after an Italian meal, made local with the use of roasted macadamias.

INGREDIENTS
2 eggs
2 egg yolks
250g (1 cup) caster sugar
150g dark chocolate, grated
150g unsalted butter
125g (1 cup) macadamias, roasted and chopped
250g Granita biscuits or similar, crushed

METHOD
Place the eggs, egg yolks and sugar in a medium size mixing bowl and beat with an electric beater until creamy in colour and light in texture.
Add the grated chocolate and mix until evenly combined.
Melt the butter in a microwave or in the top of a double boiler.
Add the butter to the egg mixture and beat until the mixture starts to thicken.
Fold in the macadamias and crushed biscuits and mix in evenly.
Line a square or rectangular cake tin with non-stick baking paper.
Place the mixture in the tin, cover with clear plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator until firm.
Turn out of the tin and cut into neat slices or squares.

Serve with whipped cream for a rich dessert or with coffee as a petit four.