Citrus Semifreddo

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Made this for my Mother's birthday last summer, because it was so very hot. It was a huge hit. Very cool and refreshing, not a bit was left over. I highly recommend this!

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I have made this several times and everyone loves it!! I make my own amaretti cookies because I can't find any in the store. Cookies very fast and easy to make. But I did like a reviewer's suggestion of almond biscotti or almond cookies.

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Yummy! This was a big hit at my Father's day dinner. I'm not a big fan of amaretti cookies so I used ginger snaps instead.......HUGE hit with my family. The ginger and tart lemon flavor went beautifully together. I also served with fresh raspberries!

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Absolutely delicious. Served it on XMAS eve and again last night...not a bit leftover. I will have to start making several batches. And it is really easy to make. Highly recommended. I just used stella d'oro almond cookies and crushed them myself In a paper bag...

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It was success. Very-very good. I was very happy with the result.
I used small portion cups to put semifreddo in. I like this solution better. Got 8 cups. Easy to serve. Everyone gets own cup. I had though tough time with reaching 160F-70C temperature for the mixture. I managed to get as high as 45C. Still mixture was fluffy and looked very good nd it was on the steam bath for like 40 minutes.
Another change i would do next time is instead of amarettu cookies to use digestives. Amaretti have strong almond flavour and it seemed to me conflicting with lime-lemon taste of semifreddo.
But otherwise it isvery nice recipe. I'm definitely going to make it again.

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I love Giada!!! Made a few changes- I had no limoncello available and I put in a little fruity white wine instead, with citrusy notes and some extra lemon juice. I accidentally added the zest before whisking instead of after, and I thought the custard looked like it should at 140 degrees. I used almond biscotti for the crust.
This is like eating cold sunshine. I like that it doesn't have excessive sugar in it. I will definitely make it again.

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My mom makes this, and it's so amazing! The only thing she does differently is to make the crust with graham crackers instead of the cookies because she can't always find the cookies. But it's so delicious no matter what. The egg yolks make it sort of sinful, but isn't that really the point of dessert anyway?

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The recipe from the show comes from her "Giada's Kitchen" cookbook. The only difference between the recipes is the cookie part. The book/show have you crumble the cookies on top before serving (no butter. I made the book/show version and it was FABULOUS! Didn't change a thing. The flavor was more tart than sweet but my entire family loved it that way.

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Outstanding!!! However, my thermometer never got above 140 degrees and, I used vanilla wafers instead of the amaretti. Worked just fine.

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This was so outstanding I had to rush across the street and share it with neighbors I was so ecstatic. They just ewed and ah'd - everyone was ga ga for this dessert, huge hit and easy.