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15 must-try semifreddo recipes

Half-frozen, all-round goodness.
three cheesecake semifreddo squares stacked on top of eachother on white plate with yellow background

JoyBird's cheesecake semifreddo

Mark Roper

Semifreddo is the lesser-known sibling to the Italian gelato. Whereas gelato is made with milk, cream and sugar, semifreddo is made with whipped meringue, combined with cream, then frozen to produce a mousse-like texture, and traditionally served by the slice. Though its name translates to “semi-frozen”, we can only taste all-round goodness with these semifreddo recipes.

Frozen spiced chocolate pavlova
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Frozen spiced chocolate pavlova

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Chocolate-torrone semifreddo

Passionfruit-white chocolate semifreddo sandwiches
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Passionfruit-white chocolate semifreddo sandwiches

Photo: Chris Chen

Fig, honey and ricotta semifreddo

Photo: William Meppem

Chocolate and roasted almond semifreddo

Passionfruit semifreddo
Photo: Chris Court

Passionfruit semifreddo

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Strawberries and cream semifreddo

Photo: Chris Chen

Pavlova semifreddo with banana and passionfruit

Christmas pudding semifreddo
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Christmas pudding semifreddo

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Salted caramel semifreddo

Nougat and chocolate semifreddo

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Agrumi semifreddo

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Semifreddo al Punch

Photo: William Meppem

Chocolate, fig and hazelnut semifreddo

three cheesecake semifreddo squares stacked on top of eachother on white plate with yellow background
Photo: Mark Roper

JoyBird’s cheesecake semifreddo

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