Amaretti With Chocolate Mascarpone

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup amaretti cookie, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup rum
• 4 egg yolks
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 1/4 cup cocoa
• 8 ounces mascarpone cheese
• 1/4 cup marsala wine (real wine, not cooking wine)
• 1/2 cup whipped cream
• 3/4 cup toasted almond, sliced

Recipe

• 1 spread out the chopped amaretti cookies on wax paper.
• 2 sprinkle the rum over cookies to evenly coat.
• 3 set aside.
• 4 in a large bowl, beat egg yolks and sugar until light and fluffy.
• 5 pour into small saucepan and place in larger saucepan half filled with boiling water.
• 6 (or double boiler if you have one).
• 7 whisk mixture, adding almond extract, cocoa and mascarpone.
• 8 whisk until ribbons form when you pull up the whisk.
• 9 beat until smooth.
• 10 slowly add wine and whisk until mixture thickens.
• 11 remove from heat and chill at least 30 minutes.
• 12 when ready, put a tablespoon of cookie mixture on the bottom of a serving bowl.
• 13 spoon in mascarpone mixture.
• 14 add another tablespoon of cookie mixture.
• 15 top with a dollop of whipped cream and sliced almonds.
• 16 serve.