Cups of amaretti, chestnuts, and mascarpone

Here is the recipe for delicious Cups of amaretti, chestnuts, and mascarpone, an autumnal dessert that expertly combines the sweetness of chestnuts with the creaminess of mascarpone and the crunchiness of amaretti.

Ingredients

• 250 g of peeled and cooked chestnuts (you can use vacuum-packed or canned for convenience)
• 200 g of mascarpone
• 100 g of amaretti biscuits
• 4 tablespoons of sugar
• 1 small glass of rum or liquor of choice (optional)
• Cocoa powder as needed for decoration
• Milk as needed (if necessary to soften the chestnuts)

Preparation

1. Start by pureeing the chestnuts with a vegetable mill or a mixer. If the chestnuts are too compact, add a little milk to get a soft and spreadable consistency.
2. In a bowl, work the mascarpone with the sugar until you get a smooth and homogeneous cream. If you want, you can add a little rum or another liquor of your choice to flavor it.
3. Crumble the amaretti, leaving a few whole for the final decoration.
4. Proceed now to the composition of the cups: start with a layer of chestnut cream, then one of mascarpone, and one of crumbled amaretti. Repeat the layers until the cups are full.
5. Complete with a dusting of cocoa powder and decorate with some whole amaretti on top.
6. Let it rest in the refrigerator for at least one hour before serving to allow the flavors to blend well together.

Curiosity

This dessert is an autumnal variant of the more classic tiramisu and as such can be customized in various ways. For example, you can enrich it with a dash of cinnamon or replace part of the mascarpone with ricotta for a lighter version. The addition of liquor contributes to giving it a more adult and complex touch.