We are very proud to announce that this video of Giuliano’s Chocolate Custard with an Italian twist won the coveted Telly Award. The video was created by Caputo Creative for Safest Choice Pasteurized Eggs, a company for which Giuliano acts as spokesperson.
The recipe is a luscious chocolate dessert with Amaretti cookies that is a wonderful ending to the perfect Italian meal. The recipe is a favorite with our family and we sometimes teach it at our cooking school in Italy. It is a satisfying dessert that will keep for several days in the refrigerator.
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The only hard part in this recipe is waiting for it to cool. If we aren’t careful, we often will see smudge marks on the top where our youngest daughter has “checked” to see if it was ready yet. However, this is not just a children’s dessert, it is an elegant ending to an adult meal. The semisweet chocolate and the amaretti cookies make for a dish that is for a sophisticated palate. Although our youngest would correctly say that her palate has been educated enough to enjoy anything with dark chocolate.
CHOCOLATE CUSTARD WITH AN ITALIAN TWIST OF AMARETTI COOKIES
Chill for 3 hours
Prep Time: 20 minutes
6-8 people
Ingredients
- 4 cups Whole Milk
- 4 Safest Choice Pasteurized egg yolk (s)
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 4 oz dry Amaretti cookies
- 8 oz semi-sweet chocolate
Cooking Directions
- Put the milk in a saucepan over medium heat. When the milk begins to steam when stirred, but before it comes to a boil, remove it from the heat.
- While the milk is heating, whip the egg yolks and the sugar until they form pale yellow ribbons. Add the flour and mix it in until it is completely incorporated into the mixture. Transfer the milk to a pitcher and pour it into the mixing bowl very slowly while running the mixer at a low speed. After about one third of the milk has been poured in, and you can feel the mixing bowl begin to warm up, you can pour the rest of the milk in at a faster rate. When all the milk has been mixed in, pour the mixture back into the saucepan and place it over medium low heat. Cook and stir with a whisk until the custard thickens, about 10 minutes, then remove it from the heat.
- Put the Amaretti cookies in a food processor and chop finely. Cut the chocolate into coarse shavings and add it to the Amaretti in the food processor. Pulse the processor a few more times until the chocolate is uniformly chopped in small pieces.
- Transfer the hot custard from the sauce pan to a mixing bowl and stir in the chocolate Amaretti mixture. The chocolate should melt and you should get a fairly smooth consistency. Pour the custard into individual goblets or dessert cups. Once they have cooled down to room temperature, cover with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for at least 2-3 hours before serving.
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Looks great! We get fresh eggs from our daughter’s chickens but there are never enough so we would be glad to try Safest Choice, let alone the wonderful custard. We are Ameretto fans!
Even with my bout of you know what I could really manage some of this right now. The combination of the custard and Amaretti cookies sounds so good. So comforting. And so good.
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Giuliano can bake for me anytime! He makes it look easy! I can taste it now….:)
I vote for your cooking and my eating, it looks delicious. Love, Karen Taranto
Really appealing recipe. I can’t wait to try it. Can you get Safest Choice eggs anywhere in California?
Hi ,
I thought the video was just great, but I have a very old computer and the video kept rewinding every 6 seconds. Even with all of that it was great.
Leah Ezray
Mmmmm. Can’t wait to try to make it. Great video Giuliano!!!
Oh, what a treat! Luscious chocolate custard with those wonderful amaretti cookies. I only wish I could find the real amaretti cookies in my area. I have enjoyed the real thing just once and must say there’s really no substitute.
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Lovely chocolate custard recipe with one of my favorite Amaretti cookies! Bravo Giuliano!
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Mmmmmmm . . . chocolate custard . . . why don’t i make it more often???? and oh my SWOON with the addition of those lovely amaretti cookies – which i completely adore!! they are incredibly difficult (if not impossible) to find here; in fact, I’ve only come across them once and paid a small fortune for them
really do love watching Giuliano’s videos – the perfect instructor!
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Great recipe!
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Thanks
Courtney
Chocolate custard is one of the most satisfying desserts I know. I loved it as a kid and now my son can never get enough of it. Love the flavors with the Amaretti. Congrats on the Awards Lael – well deserved!
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Wow! What a dessert and I am definitely making this! Gorgeous custard and the Amaretti surely give it a fabulous flavor. I love the video and a huge congratulations on the Telly Award! I love watching Giuliano’s videos, they are so well done that I learn something every time.
A delicious dessert! I love Amaretti cookies.
Lovely video. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers,
Rosa