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Zabaglione Italian Sweet Custard
This custard recipe is so very tasty and easy to prepare, it's basically just egg yolks and sugar and some Marsala or other sweet wine.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 151 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 5 5 egg yolks
- 50 50 grams granulated sugar
- 75 75 ml Sweet Sicilian Marsala wine
- freshly grated nutmeg optional
Instructions
- Prepare a bowl with ice and place it in the freezer for later.
- Poor the Marsala wine into a sauce pan and add half the sugar. Cook over low heat just until the sugar melts.
- Heat water in the lower half of the bain-marie (without the top portion) until boiling.
- In the top portion, before you place it over the bottom, add the egg yolks and the remaining sugar and mix together well with a whisk. Now add a ladle of the hot sweet wine and mix again.
- Now place the top portion over the bottom portion (so it is over simmering water) and add the remaining wine, while whisking continuously.
- Continue whisking and the cream will begin to thicken and start to look smooth instead of frothy. If desired, you can add a tiny pinch of freshly grated nutmeg at this point.
- Keep whisking until the mixture is a pale yellow and has doubled in volume (or more!) and the egg cream remains in the whisk when lifted. Remove from heat.
- Remove the bowl with ice from the freezer and place another clean bowl inside. Pour the egg cream into the empty bowl and stir gently with a spatula for several minutes until the egg cream cools a little so that a film will not form on top.
- Pour the mixture into four martini glasses or other fun single-serving dishes and serve with fresh fruit (like fresh strawberries or other fresh berries) or cookies (like amaretti cookies or ladyfingers) and serve immediately while still warm.
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Notes
- Serve your zabaglione classic Italian dessert with crushed amaretti cookies on top to match the style of the picture above. Some do recommend this dessert be served cold, and while this isn't our preference you can try it and see what you prefer.
- Top with whipped cream, or fresh fruit.
Nutrition Information
Serving
100g
Calories
151kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
16g
(5%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
6g
(9%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Cholesterol
243mg
(81%)
Sodium
13mg
(1%)
Potassium
42mg
(1%)
Sugar
14g
(28%)
Vitamin A
324IU
(6%)
Calcium
31mg
(3%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 151
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 100g | |
| Calories | 151kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 16g | 5% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 243mg | 81% |
| Sodium | 13mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 42mg | 1% |
| Sugar | 14g | 28% |
| Vitamin A | 324IU | 6% |
| Calcium | 31mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.