Well, I’m sure you’ve already decided that while spumoni might as well make a delicious Italian dessert, it’s TOO much work. I wanted to provide a reasonably authentic recipe for this delicious dessert for those who wanted to hone their culinary skills. However, the tedious and time consuming recipe listed in the previous post is not one that everyone is interested in trying.

With this in mind, I searched for a simpler, more user-friendly recipe that would allow more people to try spumoni without the huge investment of time, energy, and skill. The recipe I bring you today will be easier and faster to prepare and offers the opportunity to be selective in the ingredients for those who are conscious of fat, calories and carbohydrates.

easy foam

• Divide a half gallon of vanilla ice cream into 2 parts, 1 quart each.
• I need 1 liter of chocolate ice cream
• 1 bottle of maraschino cherries
• rum flavoring
• 1 package of instant pistachio pudding
• almond flavoring
• sliced ​​almonds

for the first layer:

• Cut the maraschino cherries into thin slices and cover the bottom of a square mold with them.
• Add rum flavoring to your personal taste to one serving of the softened vanilla ice cream.
• Spread this mixture over the thinly sliced ​​cherries in the square pan.
• Freeze this mixture.

For the second layer:

• After the first layer has been frozen for several hours, take the remaining portion of the vanilla ice cream and allow it to soften.
• Mix half of the pistachio pudding packet into the softened ice cream.
• Spread this mixture over the cherry-vanilla mixture and let it freeze for several hours.

For the third layer:

• Add almond flavoring to the taste of the softened chocolate ice cream.
• Spread this chocolate mixture over the two vanilla mixtures.
• Place the sliced ​​almonds on top of the chocolate ice cream.
• Let the entire mixture freeze for several hours.
• Serve as you would regular ice cream.

Enjoy this easiest recipe for this delicious Italian Dessert. Feel free to substitute reduced-fat or no-sugar-added ice cream if you like to meet the dietary needs of your friends and family…or if you’re feeling brave…if you’re feeling REALLY brave…try the REAL recipe. …either way, you will amaze your guests when you serve this beautiful and tasty Italian Dessert. Have fun with this recipe and create your own variations and add your own twist. The fun of cooking lies in large part in your ability to use your imagination to make it “your own.” I found that once you start “jamming” you’ll be hooked for life!

One note: Spumoni usually has claret sauce drizzled on top. I found the following recipe:

Boil 1 cup of sugar and 1/4 cup of water for 8 minutes; cool slightly and add 1/3 cup claret or light red wine.

Enjoy!