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Mont Blanc ice-cream squares
Photo: Sara Cervera

Mont Blanc ice-cream squares

8 ingredients 40 min Cuts into 9 squares openrecipes
Mont Blanc ice-cream squares

This Christmas dessert, based on the French classic, can be made several weeks ahead, saving you from the usual stress of the season

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

216
Calories
7g
Protein
13g
Fat
15g
Carbs

Counts 5 of 6 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 5 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Chestnut not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 50g walnuts
  • 4 egg whites
  • 250g golden caster sugar
  • 435g can chestnut purée (we used Merchant Gourmet)
  • 250g golden caster sugar
  • 2 x 1-litre tubs good-quality vanilla icecream (we used Waitrose Seriously Creamy)
  • 50ml double cream
  • 5 marrons glaces or candied chestnuts , halved

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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