Amaretto Creams (candy)

Total Time: 6 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 4 egg yolks
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup water
• 3 cups almonds, toasted and ground
• 3 -4 tablespoons amaretto liqueur
• 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
• 1/2 cup amaretto liqueur

Recipe

• 1 beat egg yolks with electric mixer until thick and pale in color, about 5 minutes.
• 2 combine the sugar and water in 1 quart saucepan and cook over low heat until sugar is dissolved, stirring constantly. increase heat and cook until syrup reaches 238 degrees ( soft ball stage) on candy thermometer.
• 3 beat hot syrup into yolks, continue beating until thick and fluffy, about 15 minutes. cool in refrigerator.
• 4 grind 3 cups of toasted almonds. moisten almonds with 3-4 tablespoons amaretto. press into the bottoms of small muffin tins.
• 5 whip 1 1/2 cups heavy cream until soft peaks form. fold into yolk mixture and add 1/2 cup of amaretto.
• 6 pour mixture into the muffin tins and freeze until firm, about 6 hours.