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Italian Monte Bianco

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Italy

Known as an Italian recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.

Ingredients 7 ingredients

  1. Whipped cream
  2. Cream
  3. Maraschino liqueur
  4. Chestnuts
  5. Vanilla extract
  6. Kirsch
  7. 2 tablespoons of golden rum
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Cook safely

Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.

  • Oven and hot trays. Use dry oven gloves for trays and dishes: a hot tray looks just like a cold one. Open the oven door away from your face and let the first rush of heat out.

Method

  1. Monte Bianco, Mont Blanc, or White Mountain—whichever name you use—is a classic Continental dessert that will be a source of pride to you when you serve it.
  2. The purée of chestnuts can be bought in cans at quality grocery stores and is worth keeping on hand for those times when you want a quick and glamorous dessert.
  3. canned puréed chestnuts ready-whipped cream sweetened whipped cream meringues (optional) golden rum, vanilla extract, kirsch, or maraschino liqueur Combine equal quantities sweetened whipped cream and canned purée of chestnuts.
  4. Flavor to taste with 1 or 2 tablespoons of golden rum, vanilla extract, kirsch, or maraschino liqueur.
  5. Add flavoring bit by bit to make certain that it does not overpower the taste of the chestnuts.
  6. Pile lightly in a pyramid on a serving dish.
  7. Decorate with readywhipped cream so that it will look like a snow-capped mountain.
  8. If you like, you may buy from the bakeshop already-baked meringues and set these in a circle around the mountain.
  9. Meringues usually come in pairs—get three pairs—set halves around pyramid.
  10. One cup or an 8-ounce can of chestnuts should make 6 servings, for it is very rich.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Whisk
  • Blender