Pumpkin Sformato and Anise Cream
User Reviews
4.9
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Prep Time
5 mins
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Cook Time
1 hr 10 mins
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Total Time
1 hr 15 mins
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Servings
12 servings
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Course
Dessert
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Cuisine
International
Pumpkin Sformato and Anise Cream
Description
This recipe starts by cooking Queensland Blue pumpkin with milk, sugar, and vanilla bean until soft, infusing the mixture with sweet and fragrant notes. Amaretto liqueur and eggs are whisked in to enrich the custard base. The mixture is poured into molds and baked in a water bath at 120°C for 50 minutes to ensure gentle cooking that results in a smooth, delicate texture.
The accompanying anise cream is prepared by simmering cream, milk, anise seeds, and sugar to extract spice flavors, then mixing with beaten egg yolks and cooking in a double boiler until thickened. After straining and chilling, this cream is served alongside the pumpkin sformato, offering a creamy, spiced contrast to the subtle sweetness and dense texture of the baked custard.
Presented together, the sformato with its custard-like texture pairs with the aromatic, slightly licorice-flavored anise cream to create a nuanced dessert experience. Adding a slice of liquorice enhances the anise flavor theme.
Ingredients
- 300 grams pumpkin Queensland Blue variety
- 500 millilitres milk
- 1 millilitres Amaretto liqueur
- 1 vanilla bean
- 100 grams sugar
- 2 egg
Anise cream:
- 250 grams double cream 35% fat
- 750 millilitres milk
- 1 vanilla bean
- 1.25 cups caster sugar
- 12 egg yolk, free range
- 20 grams anise seed
Instructions
Sformato:
- Simmer the pumpkin till soft in the milk with sugar and vanilla bean.
- Add the amaretto and the eggs and whisk well.
- Put into moulds and cook in a water bath in a preheated 120 °C/ 248 °F oven for 50 minutes.
- Cool and unmould onto serving plates.
- Serve with anise cream and a slice of liquorice.
Anise Cream:
- Place the milk, cream, anise seed and 1 cup of sugar in a saucepan and bring to the simmer, then remove from the heat.
- Meanwhile beat the egg yolks and remaining sugar in a bowl until thick and pale.
- Pour in the milk mixture and mix to combine.
- Cook in a double boiler, stirring, until thick.
- Strain and cool in the fridge.
Notes
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.9
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