Chocolate Tortoni

Total Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 unsweetened chocolate squares
• 6 ounces semisweet chocolate
• 1/2 cup almonds, chopped
• 4 egg whites
• 1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 1/2 cups whipping cream
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 6 ounces candied red cherries, chopped

Recipe

• 1 in a microwave oven or over boiling water, melt both kinds of chocolate.
• 2 set aside to cool.
• 3 toast the almonds in a shallow pan in a moderate oven (350 degrees) for about 10 minutes.
• 4 beat egg whites with cream of tartar and salt until foamy .
• 5 gradually beat in 1/4 cup of sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, until soft peaks form.
• 6 beat two cups of cream in a bowl until stiff.
• 7 beat in two teaspoons of sugar, the vanilla and melted chocolate, blend well.
• 8 fold the beaten egg whites, the chopped cherries, toasted almonds and the melted semi-sweet chocolate into the whipped cream mixture.
• 9 small chunks of chocolate may remain.
• 10 place paper baking cups in 24 muffin-pan cups (about 2 inches diameter).
• 11 freeze until firm. four hours or overnight.
• 12 beat remaining 1/2 cup of cream in a small bowl until stiff.
• 13 garnish each tortoni with a rosette of cream and a candied cherry.