Strawberry Semifreddo – Semi-Amazing

I used to say my students to never crusade making classic desserts “healthier,” since your guests volition ever compare it to the unhealthy, together with undoubtedly far superior master version. 

And withal that’s just what I’ve done alongside this strawberry semifreddo, although, inward fairness, that happened accidentally spell I was trying to brand the recipe easier.

Traditionally, we’d brand an egg custard for the base, every bit good every bit develop downward our strawberry puree to concentrate the flavors; together with spell that does hit a fine, together with much richer semifreddo, I wanted something simpler, that didn’t require whatsoever cooking. Besides saving time, together with eggs, I intend nosotros every bit good give-up the ghost a footling cleaner, to a greater extent than distinct berry flavor.

However, the cost nosotros pay for those skipped steps, together with the modest total of sugar, is a less smoothen together with creamy texture. An extra rich, classically made semifreddo tin hold upward quite like to H2O ice cream, whereas this volition hold upward much firmer when frozen. That's why yous actually hit postulate to permit these warm upward for at to the lowest degree 10 or xv minutes earlier serving.

In the video, I described the texture every bit something inward betwixt strawberry H2O ice cream together with a strawberry popsicle, which reminds me, if yous hit accept the molds, this mixture would hold upward perfect frozen on a stick. Regardless of your delivery system, I actually hit promise yous laissez passer on this a crusade soon. Enjoy!

Makes 10 Ramekins (mine were 5.5 ounces each):

1 pound fresh strawberries, rinsed together with hulled

1/2 loving cup white sugar

3/4 loving cup manifestly Greek yogurt

zest from 1 lemon

2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice

1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 teaspoon aged balsamic vinegar, optional

1 3/4 cups mutual depression temperature heavy cream, whipped to soft peaks

For the crust:

1 1/2 cups cookie crumbs

3 tablespoons melted butter

For the garnish:

1 1/2 loving cup diced or sliced strawberries

2 or three tablespoons white sugar, or every bit needed

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