Name: White Chocolate Raspberry Semifreddo with Chambord
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 390 min
Ingredients: 1 ½ cups fresh or frozen/thawed Raspberries; 2 teaspoons plus ½ cup Granulated Sugar; 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoons Chambord liqueur; 4 Large Eggs (, separated); 1 1/2 cups Heavy Whipping Cream; 4 ounces White Chocolate (, broken into small pieces); Suggested Garnish: 1-2 bars of White Chocolate to make chocolate curls (, extra raspberries)

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While planning menus for New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, I find something elegant begs to be chosen for New Year’s Eve. It’s a party like none other of the year. After all it’s both ending and beginning a year, and that’s call for celebration.

One of my favorite recipes has been a delicious Lobster Risotto my husband made that I shared with you. This year we are going in a completely different direction. I was over the moon about my Christmas gift though it’s not what most girls would be wishing for. I received a Pit Barrel Cooker that I fell in love with this past June when attending Barbecue University with grilling luminary Steven Raichlen.

Of all the grills and smokers (over 40 types) at BBQU I’m not sure why this one captured my heart. I think the simplicity of the design and the attractive price point were at the top of the list. I’ve convinced friends to buy them after using it myself and now I have one too. We’ll be christening it on New Year’s Eve by making Tea Smoked Duck, which ironically was the first assignment I had at BBQU and using a Pit Barrel Cooker.

Just because I’ll be smelling like a campfire after that doesn’t mean I won’t be drinking Champagne or eating an elegant dessert. In fact, I’m sharing a recipe today I think you’ll love along with a tip: it’s super easy to make. White Chocolate Raspberry Semifreddo with Chambord. It sounds like something you shouldn’t even utter without high heels on, doesn’t it?

A semifreddo is an Italian dessert translated to be ‘semi frozen’. I’m not sure why ‘semi’ comes into the picture because it is frozen. But it’s not a dense, heavy type of frozen as with an ice cream dessert. It’s a mixture of whipped cream, a meringue and egg yolks all folded together with whatever flavoring is being used, and frozen into loaf. The end result is light, yet still rich and not overly sweet making it perfect after a richer or heavier meal. It’s elegant and pretty too, making it a great choice to make an occasion into a celebration.

Recipes for semifreddo are divided on using raw egg and lightly cooking the egg over steaming water before incorporating them into the recipe. My recipe is simple and does use raw eggs. My recommendation is to use pasteurized eggs. The ingredients are prepared in three parts and folded together for a light, airy mixture layered with melted white chocolate and a simple raspberry sauce with Chambord liqueur. It’s truly divine and to be extra sure I’ve eaten two servings while writing this!