Amaretti mousse

Serves 10

INGREDIENTS
4 egg yolks
½ cup (65g) caster sugar
1 cup (250ml) cream, double
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
150g amaretti biscuits, crushed
½ cup prunes, softened and chopped
½ cup walnuts, chopped
4 egg whites
½ cup (65g) caster sugar

PREPARATION
Beat egg yolks and sugar until light and fluffy.
In another bowl, whip cream until thick and stir in vanilla essence.

Fold cream into egg yolk- mixture, together with the crushed amaretti biscuits, prunes and walnuts.

Whisk egg whites with sugar until stiff and fold gently into the mixture.
Spoon into a deep container and chill well before serving.

Serving suggestion: Spoon into individual serving bowls or glasses, sprinkled with chocolate chips or shavings.

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