Almond Tortoni

Name: Almond Tortoni
Prep time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 1 egg white 1 egg white; ¼ cup confectioners' sugar ¼ cup confectioners' sugar; 1 cup heavy cream 1 cup heavy cream; 1 teaspoon sherry wine or Marsala 1 teaspoon sherry wine or marsala; 1 teaspoon almond extract 1 teaspoon almond extract; 1 cup almond macaroon crumbs 1 cup almond macaroon crumbs; ½ cup ground almonds ½ cup ground almonds; 6 red maraschino cherries, chopped 6 red maraschino cherries, chopped; 6 green maraschino cherries, chopped 6 green maraschino cherries, chopped; ¼ cup slivered almonds ¼ cup slivered almonds; 4 maraschino cherries, halved for garnish 4 maraschino cherries, halved for garnish

Prep: 35 minsCook: 0 mins

Prep

35 mins

Cook

0 mins

Servings

Difficulty

Medium

Vegetarian

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Ingredients

Servings:

11 egg white
¼ cup confectioners' sugar¼ cup confectioners' sugar
11 cup heavy cream
11 teaspoon sherry wine or marsala
11 teaspoon almond extract
11 cup almond macaroon crumbs
½ cup ground almonds½ cup ground almonds
66 red maraschino cherries, chopped
66 green maraschino cherries, chopped
¼ cup slivered almonds¼ cup slivered almonds
44 maraschino cherries, halved for garnish

Instructions

1
In a small bowl, beat egg white until foamy. Gradually beat in sugar, and continue beating until thick and glossy; set aside.
2
Whip cream in a large bowl. Carefully fold in sherry, almond extract, macaroon crumbs, ground almonds, and chopped red and green cherries. Gently fold egg white into cream mixture.
3
Spoon into 8 paper baking cups placed in medium size muffin tray. Sprinkle with slivered almonds. Cover muffin tray with clear plastic wrap, then wrap with aluminum foil. Freeze overnight.
4
To serve: Let sit for 5 minutes at room temperature, then garnish with maraschino cherry halves.

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