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Parfaits and bombes

7 recipes · Ice cream

7 parfaits and bombes recipes from the “Big Cookbook,” in the ice cream category. From Henriette Schønberg Erken's original text to a modernized version for today's kitchen.

  • [Parfait with Macaroons and Vanilla]

    Simple parfait from 1914: stiffly whipped cream mixed with powdered sugar, crushed macaroons, and vanilla powder, frozen in a sugar-coated mold.

  • Orange Parfait

    Orange parfait from 1914: a cold parfait cream tinted with carmine and flavored with grated orange zest and strained orange juice, frozen in a mold.

  • Gourmet ice cream (glace des gourmets)

    Gourmet ice cream from Erken 1914: a bombe mold lined with nougat ice cream, filled with walnut ice cream and chantilly cream, frozen, rolled in almonds.

  • Bombe Glacée Cream

    Bombe glacée cream from Erken 1914: sugar syrup whisked with egg yolks and mixed with whipped cream, frozen in an ice-lined mold. With a table of fillings.

  • Parfait Tutti-Frutti

    Parfait tutti-frutti from Erken 1914: egg yolks, powdered sugar, whipped cream, crushed macaroons and jam or preserved fruit, frozen in a sugared mold.

  • Parfait Cream

    Erken's base recipe for parfait cream (1914): sugar syrup cooked with egg yolks into a custard, whipped cold, mixed with whipped cream, frozen 4–5 hours.

  • Walnut Parfait

    Walnut parfait from 1914: parfait cream mixed with ground almonds and walnuts, frozen in a mold and served with curaçao sauce.