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Velvety texture, sweet palate and a glimpse that is worth adding to your Instagram feed. Here we bring to you an exceptional dessert recipe that you will not get enough of - Raspberry Pistachio Parfait. This recipe for a parfait is easy to prepare, delicious, and far better than a scoop of ice cream. It's the ideal dessert to prepare ahead of time.

This recipe for a raspberry parfait is simple to prepare, delicious, and far more responsible than ice cream. It's the ideal dessert to prepare ahead of time.

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Ingredients

• 2 large eggs (egg white and yolk separated)
• 50 grams caster sugar
• ½ tsp vanilla bean paste
• 200ml or 1 ½ cup double cream
• Chopped unsalted pistachios
• Fresh raspberries
• For the raspberry sauce:
• 100 grams caster sugar
• 200 grams raspberries

Method

For the raspberry sauce, take 100 grams of sugar and a little bit of water in a heavy pot and boil until the sugar dissolves. Bring it to a boil and then let it simmer for five to ten minutes to achieve a syrupy consistency. The raspberries should nearly totally break up after a few minutes of stirring and cooking. Remove the skillet from the heat, strain the sauce into a mixing dish. Set aside and allow it to cool completely with cling film on the surface.

With a little overlap, line a loaf pan with two layers of cling film. Take egg yolks, caster sugar, and vanilla bean paste in a bowl. Use an electric mixer or a balloon whisk to stir until thick. Using the whisk, whip the cream to soft peaks before gently folding it into the egg yolk mixture. Stiff the egg whites in a separate basin using beaters and gently fold them into a creamy yolk mixture.

Gently incorporate the pistachios into the mixture before spooning one-third of it into the prepared pan and topping it with part of the chilled raspberry sauce. Repeat three more times, then carefully cover with the excess cling film and freeze for up to two weeks.

When ready to serve, take the parfait out of the freezer and let it soften a bit. Remove the top cling paper and take the parfait out of the tin.

Now, invert the dish onto a serving plate and remove the cling. Use the flat of a palette knife to smooth away the cling film markings

Serve with more pistachios, fresh raspberries, and the leftover sauce.

From the May 2024 issue of FHM India.