Name: Monte bianco
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 500 gm cooked and peeled chestnuts (see note); 500 ml (2 cups) milk; 75 gm (1/3 cup) caster sugar; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 200 ml thickened cream, whisked to soft peaks, refrigerated until required; To serve: finely grated dark chocolate (65% cocoa solids)

Monte bianco

Australian Gourmet Traveller Italian dessert recipe for monte bianco

Serves 4

Prep

15M

Cook

30M

Total

45M

This dish is named after Mont Blanc in Europe for its snow-capped-mountain appearance.

Ingredients

500 gm cooked and peeled chestnuts (see note)

500 ml (2 cups) milk

75 gm (1/3 cup) caster sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

200 ml thickened cream, whisked to soft peaks, refrigerated until required

To serve: finely grated dark chocolate (65% cocoa solids)

Method

Main

1.Combine chestnuts with milk, sugar and vanilla in a saucepan and cook over low heat until chestnuts are soft (20-30 minutes). Cool, then process in a food processor until puréed, pass through a potato ricer into 4 serving dishes, forming mountain-like piles. Top each with cream and grated chocolate and serve immediately.

Cooked and peeled chestnuts are available in vacuum-sealed packs from select delicatessens.
Notes

By Gourmet Food Team

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Styling by Megan Morton