Olive Garden Zuppa Inglese is a classic Italian dessert that combines layers of creamy custard, moist sponge cake, and a sweet liqueur-flavored syrup. This delightful treat is a perfect blend of textures and flavors, making it a popular choice for special occasions or as a comforting dessert after a hearty meal. Whether you're a fan of traditional Italian desserts or simply looking for a new and exciting recipe to try, Olive Garden Zuppa Inglese is sure to satisfy your cravings.
Here are our top 6 tried and tested recipes!
COPYCAT ZUPPA TOSCANA
We were so smitten with Olive Garden's most popular soup, we decided to crack the code so that we could make it ourselves on those days that we just can't get there.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Time 1h10m
Yield 12 cups
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Cook the bacon in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until crisp, about 6 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate with a slotted spoon; set aside to drain. Add the Italian sausage to the drippings and cook, breaking it up with a wooden spoon, until browned and no longer pink, about 6 minutes. Transfer to the paper towel-lined plate to drain.
- Add the potatoes, garlic and onion to the drippings and cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly softened, 6 to 8 minutes. Season with the crushed red pepper flakes and salt and pepper. Add the chicken broth, increase the heat to high and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer until the potatoes are tender and cooked through, 12 to 15 minutes.
- Add the kale, heavy cream, bacon and sausage and cook over medium heat until the kale is tender, another 5 minutes. Stir in the vinegar just before serving.
EASY OLIVE GARDEN ZUPPA TOSCANA SOUP
This Easy Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana Soup is a super quick and simple copycat recipe with rich, creamy flavor you can't resist!
Provided by Tiffany
Categories Soup
Time 40m
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a large pot saute sausage 5-6 minutes until browned. Use a slotted spoon to transfer sausage to a plate and set aside.
- In the same pot, add butter and saute onions over medium heat until translucent. Add garlic and saute for another minute until fragrant.
- Add chicken broth, water, potatoes, salt, and pepper and bring to a boil. Boil until potatoes are tender. Stir in kale, and heavy cream. Add sausage. Taste and add salt and pepper if needed. Serve garnished with grated parmesan cheese if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 833 kcal, Carbohydrate 16 g, Protein 25 g, Fat 76 g, SaturatedFat 38 g, TransFat 1 g, Cholesterol 246 mg, Sodium 3849 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 2 g, ServingSize 1 serving
OLIVE GARDEN ZUPPA INGLESE
This is a copycat recipe of Olive Garden's Zuppa Inglese which is not a soup but a dessert. The directions may seem daunting but this wonderful recipe is worth the effort. Just take it in steps.
Provided by Member 610488
Categories Dessert
Time 2h15m
Yield 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 30
Steps:
- Make Cremes and chill.
- Vanilla Creme - Combine sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a saucepan. Gradually add cold milk, stirring well. Slowly stir in the scalded milk. Stirring gently and constantly, rapidly bring mixture to boiling over direct heat and cook 3 minute
- Pour into top of double boiler and place over simmering water. Cover and cook about 12 min, stirring 3 or 4 times. Vigorously stir about 3 Tbsp hot mixture into the eggs. Immediately blend into mixture in double boiler. Cook over simmering water 3 to 5 minute Stir slowly so mixture cooks evenly. Remove from heat and cool. Stir in vanilla extract and chill.
- Chocolate Creme - Add unsweetened chocolate to 1 1/2 cups of milk and scald. Combine sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a saucepan. Gradually add cold milk, stirring well. Slowly stir in the scalded milk. Stirring gently and constantly, rapidly bring mixture to boiling over direct heat and cook 3 minutes.
- Pour into top of double boiler and place over simmering water. Cover and cook about 12 min, stirring 3 or 4 times. Vigorously stir about 3 Tbsp hot mixture into eggs. Immediately blend into mixture in double boiler. Cook over simmering water 3 to 5 minute Stir slowly so mixture cooks evenly. Remove from heat and cool. Stir in vanilla extract. Chill.
- Whipped Creme - Beat whipping cream, 1 cup at a time, in a chilled 1-quart bowl using chilled beaters. Beat until cream stands in peaks. Put whipped cream into a large chilled bowl. Fold or beat confectioner's sugar and vanilla extract into whipped cream until blended.
- Sponge Cake - Combine egg yolks, 1/2 cup sugar, lemon juice, lemon peel, and vanilla extract. Beat 3 - 4 minutes with an electric mixer on medium-high speed; set aside. Add salt to egg white and beat until frothy. Gradually add 1/2 cup sugar, beating constantly until stiff peaks are formed. Gently fold egg yolk mixture into beaten egg whites. Sift flour over the egg mixture, 1/4 cup at a time, gently folding until just blended after each addition.
- Pour batter into three 11 x 7 x 1 1/2 inch baking pans. Bake at 325F for 30 to 35 minutes, or until cake springs back when lightly touched or when a cake tester inserted comes out clean. Invert and leave cake in pan until completely cooled.
- Assemble - Place one layer of the cake on serving dish and sprinkle with the Italian Brandy. Spread half the vanilla creme. Place the second layer of cake crust side down and sprinkle with Lemoncello. Spread half the chocolate creme. Place the third layer of cake crust side down and sprinkle with Rum. Cover the top of the cake with the remaining vanilla creme. Cover the sides of the cake with the remaining chocolate creme. Decorate the top and bottom edges with the whipped creme using a pastry bag and tip. Sprinkle the top of the cake with grated unsweetened chocolate. Store dessert in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 480.6, Fat 22.3, SaturatedFat 12.7, Cholesterol 227.9, Sodium 263, Carbohydrate 57.5, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 40.6, Protein 10.2
ZUPPA INGLESE
This Zuppa Inglese recipe is an Italian cream rum cake that requires no baking. It is sooo rich and delicious...My Mom made it for special occasions. For a slightly different taste use almond sponge cookies and almond flavoring in place of the rum.
Provided by donnamaria
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian
Time 2h25m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a small bowl, drain cherry juice and add rum; set aside. Prepare vanilla and chocolate puddings in separate bowls, according to package directions. Allow to set up 5 minutes.
- In a 9x13 inch baking dish, place a layer of cookies on the bottom of the dish; cut a few of the cookies in order to create a tight fit, if needed.
- Sprinkle cookie layer with 1/3 of the cherry juice mixture and spoon vanilla pudding over the cookies, spreading to the edge of the pan. Repeat steps with cookies, cherry juice and chocolate pudding. Make final layer with cookies and remaining juice.
- In a medium bowl, whip cream and sugar together until soft peaks form. Top dessert with whipped cream, sprinkle with almonds, and garnish with whole cherries. Refrigerate for 2 hours or more before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 309 calories, Carbohydrate 33 g, Cholesterol 85.3 mg, Fat 18.7 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 3.6 g, SaturatedFat 9.9 g, Sodium 280.3 mg, Sugar 12.7 g
OLIVE GARDEN COPYCAT ZUPPA TOSCANA
This is a clone of the Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana. Tried and true, approved by former Olive Garden chefs.
Provided by Cycle Michael
Categories Pork
Time 1h
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Chop or slice uncooked sausage into small pieces and cook until browned and meat is ground in bottom of your soup pan over med-high heat.
- Add onions, garlic, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes to Sausage and cook until onions are clear and aromatics of the seasonings blend together.
- Reduce heat back to medium and place, potatoes, in the pot. and slowly add the Chicken Stock and water and stir. (use Chicken Bouillon envelope for extra flavor is Chicken Stock is weak).
- Cook on medium heat until potatoes are done and stir occasionally. Once Potatoes are done, Add flour or cornstarch and simmer for another 15 minutes.
- Reduce heat to lowest setting and sprinkle in your kale and cooked bacon and slowly pour cream while stirring.
- Check for taste and then serve.
QUICK SUPER-DELICIOUS ZUPPA TOSCANA
If you love the Zuppa Toscana at your local chain Italian restaurant, you will adore this soup. The rich soup is made with Italian sausage, potatoes, cream, and crushed red pepper. It is truly satisfying and irresistible. Tuck into this on a cold day and you are sure to be warmed all the way down to your toes.
Provided by Rosemary Baker
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes
Time 1h
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Cook and stir Italian sausage and red pepper flakes in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat until sausage is browned and crumbly, 10 to 15 minutes. Transfer sausage mixture to a bowl.
- Stir bacon into the same Dutch oven and cook over medium heat until bacon is crisp, about 10 minutes. Drain fat, leaving a few tablespoons of drippings in the Dutch oven.
- Stir onion and garlic into bacon; cook and stir until onions are soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Pour chicken broth into bacon mixture; bring to a boil. Stir potatoes and kale into broth; cook until potatoes are tender and soup is flavorful, about 15 minutes.
- Stir sausage and heavy whipping cream into soup, reduce heat to medium, and cook until soup is heated through, about 5 minutes more.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 560.3 calories, Carbohydrate 50.5 g, Cholesterol 90.7 mg, Fat 32.2 g, Fiber 6.7 g, Protein 20 g, SaturatedFat 15.1 g, Sodium 826.3 mg, Sugar 3.3 g
Tips:
- Use high-quality ingredients for the best flavor. Fresh eggs, real butter, and pure vanilla extract will make a big difference.
- Make sure your custard is cooked slowly and gently. Overheating can cause the custard to curdle.
- Chill the custard thoroughly before assembling the trifle. This will help to set the custard and make it easier to slice.
- Use a variety of fruits and nuts in your trifle. This will add color, flavor, and texture.
- Be creative with your trifle decoration. You can use whipped cream, chocolate shavings, or fresh berries.
Conclusion:
Zuppa inglese is a classic Italian dessert that is easy to make and always a hit with a crowd. With its layers of creamy custard, ladyfingers, and fruit, it's the perfect dessert for any special occasion. So next time you're looking for a delicious and impressive dessert, give zuppa inglese a try. You won't be disappointed!
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