Three Italian Desserts
- Yield: 1 serving
- Total: 5 min
- Prep: 5 min
Ingredients
Italian Dessert No. 1:
Vanilla ice cream
Freshly brewed hot espresso
Frangelico, hazelnut liqueur
Shavings of dark chocolate
Toasted hazelnuts, chopped
Biscotti
Italian Dessert No. 2:
Pound cake, store-bought or homemade
Amaretto, almond-flavored liqueur
Swiss Chocolate ice cream
Toasted sliced almonds
Italian Dessert No. 3:
Vin Santo, sweet Italian dessert wine, chilled, for dipping
Biscotti
Clementines
Chocolate covered salted caramels
Directions
- Place one scoop of ice cream in a glass dish and drown the ice cream in espresso. Add a generous splash of Frangelico and scatter shavings of dark chocolate over the top. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of the hazelnuts over the chocolate and garnish with a Biscotti. Serve immediately.
Italian Dessert No. 2:
- Place a thick slice of cake on a dessert plate and drizzle generously with Amaretto. Place a scoop of ice cream on top of the cake and sprinkle the almonds over the ice cream. Serve immediately.
Italian Dessert No. 3:
- Pour the Vin Santo in a glass placed in the middle of a large serving plate. Arrange the Biscotti, Clementines and caramels decoratively around the glass.