Recipes · Italian · Desserts

Zuccotto

One serving has 663 kcal and 11 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of copper (76%), manganese (74%), vitamin A (45%), riboflavin (39%), phosphorus (35%) and magnesium (32%). Ready in 250 minutes.

Zuccotto
Photo: Pietro & Silvia from Italy, CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
  • Preparation: 250 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (165 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Vegetarian
  • Contains: alcohol, dairy, egg, gluten, nut

Ingredients

  • 40 g Ladyfingers
  • 15 g Spirits
  • 60 g Cream, heavy
  • 10 g Sugar, powdered
  • 20 g Chocolate, dark
  • 10 g Hazelnuts
  • 10 g Almonds

Method

  1. Line a small bowl with plastic wrap, then line it with the ladyfingers, brushing each one with the spirits as you go.
  2. Whip the cream with the powdered sugar to soft peaks and divide it into two portions.
  3. Melt the chocolate and fold it into one portion of cream; toast and chop the hazelnuts and almonds and fold them into the other.
  4. Spoon the nutty cream into the lined bowl first, then the chocolate cream on top, smoothing each layer.
  5. Fold any overhanging ladyfingers over the top to enclose the filling, trimming or patching as needed.
  6. Chill for at least 4 hours, then unmould onto a plate to serve.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy663 kcal31%
Carbohydrates48.6 g
Water53.7 mL
Fiber4.8 g16%
Protein11.1 g23%
Tryptophan0.13 g
Threonine0.37 g
Isoleucine0.42 g
Leucine0.74 g
Lysine0.44 g
Methionine0.18 g
Cystine0.15 g
Phenylalanine0.46 g
Tyrosine0.32 g
Valine0.49 g
Histidine0.24 g
Fat44.9 g
Monounsaturated17.2 g
Polyunsaturated3.8 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.01 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0.01 g
Omega-63.5 g
Saturated20.8 g
Trans-Fats0.75 g
Cholesterol157 mg
Calcium111 mg11%
Copper0.68 mg76%
Iron4.7 mg26%
Magnesium97.9 mg32%
Manganese1.3 mg74%
Phosphorus243 mg35%
Potassium387 mg8%
Selenium3.9 µg7%
Sodium79.5 mg
Zinc1.8 mg23%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.22 mg20%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.43 mg39%
Niacin (vitamin B3)1.6 mg12%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.97 mg19%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.15 mg12%
Folate (vitamin B9)48.9 µg12%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.45 µg19%
Choline19.9 mg5%
Vitamin A314 µg45%
Vitamin C0.99 mg1%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)37.8 IU6%
Vitamin E4.7 mg32%
Vitamin K4.8 µg5%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.8 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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