Recipe: Coconut rose semifreddo

Is it a cake? Is it an ice-cream? Who cares? It tastes amazing – and it’s super-easy to make!

Semifreddo is arguably the ultimate summer dessert. Part ice-cream, part whipped cream it has the blissfully light texture of a frozen mousse.

Perfect for impressing guests at an al fresco lunch or dinner party, this fresh flower version from Aube at Kitchen Vignettes looks as exquisite as it tastes.

What you’ll need…

  • For the rose syrup:
  • 185ml water
  • 185g sugar
  • Two large handfuls of rose petals*

For the semifreddo:

  1. 90ml cold double cream
  2. 45ml rose syrup
  3. A large handful of rose petals*
  4. 6 egg yolks
  5. 90g sugar
  6. 185ml coconut cream
  7. 150g unsweetened, desiccated coconut

*Please note: It is important to only use edible flowers which are specifically for consumption

For the crispy topping:

  • A handful of roughly chopped pistachios
  • A handful of desiccated coconut
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 2 tbsp honey

For full instructions see Kitchen Vignettes