Ingredients

How to make it

  • CHILL TIME 3 HOURS
  • Cook the chestnuts in a pan of boiling water for about 20 minutes, then drain and peel off the skins.
  • Put them in a saucepan, add the milk and vanilla and season with a pinch of salt.
  • Cover and cook over a medium heat for about 35 minutes until tender.
  • Press the chestnuts and their cooking liquid through a sieve into another saucepan.
  • Toast the almonds in the oven or under the grill, then chop.
  • Gently heat the chestnut puree and stir in the sugar and almonds, then remove from the heat and stir in the cream.
  • Pour the mixture into a mould, leave to cool and then chill in the refrigerator for 3 hours.
  • Just before serving, turn out on to a dish and garnish with almonds.

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    " It was excellent "
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    hits the spot for me.
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  • 22566 15 years ago
    Excellent!!

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    trigger ate it and said...
    This Budino De Castagne will be the desert everyone will talk about it sounds so good.
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