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Zuppa Inglese (English Soup)
A tiramisù-style Italian dessert made with cookies and two flavors of pastry cream, which is often served at Christmastime.
Prep Time
20 mins
Additional Time
4 hrs
Total Time
4 hrs 20 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 362 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 8 oz whipping cream
- 1 cup Crema pasticcera (using ½ quantities of my recipe below)
- 3 Tbsp chocolate hazelnut spread (without palm oil, preferably)
- 15 tea biscuits rectangular (like Nice tea biscuits)
- 6 oz marsala wine sweet (preferably Marsala all'Uovo)
- 1 Tbsp chocolate sprinkles (or flakes or curls)
Instructions
- Whip the cream until stiff and fold half into the crema pasticcera. (Reserve 1 tablespoonful, and set aside.)
- Put the chocolate hazelnut spread into the other half and fold until evenly blended.
- Pour some Marsala into a shallow bowl and begin dipping the biscuits/cookies into the liqueur.
- Place three in a row on a serving plate, then spread half of the plain crema pasticcera over the top.
- Continue dipping biscuits in the Marsala (adding more wine to the dish as needed), but place the biscuits in the opposite direction (cutting the biscuits to fill out the layer, after they've been dipped).
- Next, spread a layer of the chocolate whipped cream, and repeat the process two more times, using half of the cream for each layer.
- Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours, or overnight.
- To finish the top, spread the reserved tablespoonful of cream thinly over the top and sprinkle with chocolate sprinkles, or chocolate curls just before serving.
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Notes
- Use a liqueur or spirit, like rum, if you can't find sweet Marsala.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1slice
Calories
362kcal
(18%)
Carbohydrates
28g
(9%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
23g
(35%)
Saturated Fat
13g
(65%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
Cholesterol
43mg
(14%)
Sodium
105mg
(4%)
Potassium
123mg
(4%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
15g
(30%)
Vitamin A
577IU
(12%)
Vitamin C
0.2mg
(0%)
Calcium
41mg
(4%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 362
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1slice | |
| Calories | 362kcal | 18% |
| Carbohydrates | 28g | 9% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 23g | 35% |
| Saturated Fat | 13g | 65% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 43mg | 14% |
| Sodium | 105mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 123mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 15g | 30% |
| Vitamin A | 577IU | 12% |
| Vitamin C | 0.2mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 41mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.