Saturnine Peach Semifreddo (semifreddo alle pesche tabacchiere)

The saturnine peach semifreddo is an amazing spoon dessert.

It combines all the goodness of a classic pastry dish with the delicious taste of fresh summer fruit.

The origins of the Saturnine Peaches are Chinese.

In Italy, it is grown on the slopes of the Etna in Sicily.

This type of peach, much sweeter and more fragrant than the classic peach varieties, is suitable for fresh consumption, but it is still very suitable for processing.

Its pinkish and watery pulp gives off scents of rose and violet; its sweet and intense flavor recalls the taste of strawberry and vanilla.

The semifreddo is similar to ice creams but they mainly differ from the presence of whipped cream which is in the semifreddo. The fatty part gives structure to the preparation and gives the palate the feeling that these desserts are less cold than the ice creams themselves, despite being stored in the freezer: that’s why they define themselves, precisely, “semifreddo”, and they are easily consumed even in winter, unlike real ice creams.

In all these recipes, semi-whipped cream is always present, for a nice and aroma fresh fruit, dried fruit paste, or liqueur are used; they can also include the use of meringue, pâte à bomb, pastry cream (crema pasticcera), or also a mixture of them.