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Sabayon Cream

Italian Zabaglione (Sabayon) Cream

Wonderfully tender, fragrant, and very tasty! Zabaglione (sabayon) is the famous whipped egg custard, a traditional Italian dessert made with sweet wine. It's served in individual portions with sponge cookies, fruit, or berries. The perfect way to end a romantic dinner!

Irisha

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Egg yolks

Sugar

Vanilla sugar

Dessert wine

120

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 10 % 4 g

Fats 18 % 7 g

Carbohydrates 73 % 29 g

223 kcal

GI: 14 / 7 / 79

Cooking method

Cooking time: 15 min

Step 1:

How do you make zabaglione? Gather the ingredients. For zabaglione cream you'll need egg yolks, regular and vanilla sugar, and wine.
Step 2:

In a heatproof bowl, lightly beat the egg yolks.
Step 3:

Next, add the granulated sugar and vanilla sugar to the yolks.
Step 4:

Whisk thoroughly for 1 minute. There's no need to whip the mixture until fluffy.
Step 5:

Pour in the wine and mix everything well again.
Step 6:

You'll cook the cream over a water bath. Take a pot slightly wider than your bowl of cream, pour a little water into it, and bring it to a boil. Set the bowl of cream on top of the pot. Note: the bottom of the bowl must not touch the boiling water! By the way, if you use a glass bowl to cook the cream, be careful not to run the heat too high, or the bowl may crack from the high temperature!
Step 7:

Heat the cream over the water bath for 7–10 minutes, whisking it thoroughly with a whisk or mixer the whole time. As it cooks, the cream should turn into a fluffy, thick foam.
Step 8:

Pour the cream into glasses or dessert cups and leave it until completely cooled.
Step 9:

Serve the zabaglione with your favorite berries. Enjoy!

Zabaglione is made with wine as its base. Traditionally the wine is Marsala — a Sicilian dessert wine — but you can use any other wine you like best. The finished zabaglione has a rich wine aroma and flavor, so if you're not fond of alcohol, this dessert probably won't be to your taste.
How do you tell if an egg is fresh? Crack it into a separate container. First of all, there should be no off smell. The white of a fresh egg is clear and clean. The yolk shouldn't spread and will be glossy, domed, and uniform.
Always wash eggs before using them, since even a shell that looks clean can carry harmful bacteria. It's best to use a food-safe wash and a brush.