Almond Tortoni

6 Servings
100% would make this recipe for Almond Tortoni again.

Tortoni are a wonderful Italian frozen dessert I remember Grandma making when I was a child and I LOVE them!

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Almond Tortoni Ingredients

1 tbsp Butter	1 cup Heavy cream whipped
2 tbsps Almonds chopped	2 tbsps Powdered sugar
1/2 cup Vanilla wafers crushed	2 tbsps Rum light
1/4 tsp Almond extract	3 Maraschino cherries halved

Instructions for Almond Tortoni

In sauce pan melt butter, add almonds and cook until lightly browned. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla wafer crumbs and almond extract. Reserve 2 tbsps for topping. Fold sugar and rum into whipped cream, add crumb mixture and make sure everything is well blended without collapsing cream. Line mini-muffin tin with paper cups and spoon Tortoni mixture into cups. Sprinkle with reserved crumb topping and top with a cherry half. Place in freezer until firm and cover. Let Tortoni stand at room temperature to soften slightly before serving. Makes 12 mini-cups.

Main Ingredient: CreamCuisine: Italian

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