Strawberries with Zabaglione

On a recent vacation to visit dear friends in Georgia, we were served a delightful and refreshing dessert by our hostess. My friend had recently taken a cooking class from a local chef with the proceeds going to charity. One of the things she learned how to make was a wonderful zabaglione which she served over strawberries. This delicious custard-like dessert is known by many different names in many different countries and the wine or liqueur used can vary to compliment the type of fruit you use. This would be wonderful over pound cake too! It's a wonderfully versatile dessert sauce and I'm excited to try other variations this summer.

My friend and I have shared many recipes over the years (she and her husband used to be in our gourmet group before they moved to Georgia) and she was kind enough to share this one with me. It's such a simple recipe but it makes a big impression! We invited a few friends over for dessert last night and everyone loved it.

For this recipe, Grand Marnier was used and it is the perfect flavor to compliment strawberries.



My friend said the chef used a heat-resistant glass bowl over simmering water to thicken the egg yolks rather than using a traditional double boiler. That way, the zabaglione can cool in the same bowl in which it was prepared - I loved that idea - no additional pan to clean



Zabaglione
Serves 8
Printable Recipe

6 egg yolks at room temperature
3/4 cup extra-fine sugar
1/4 cup Grand Marnier

1 cup heavy cream
1 tablespoon sugar

Beat egg yolks until light in the top of a double boiler. Beat in 3/4 cup extra fine sugar and place over simmering water, stirring constantly until thickened, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat and beat until cool. Add Grand Marnier and refrigerate until chilled.

Whip cream just until it begins to thicken and then add 1 tablespoon sugar. Continue beating until cream is medium thick but will still pour. Fold into egg sauce and pour into a serving dish. Chill until serving time, or freeze.

Serve over fresh fruit.

Enjoy!