Almond Panettone Trifle with Fresh Berries and Compote
SERVINGS: 8 servings
PREP TIME: 25 minutes
TOTAL TIME: 50 minutes
COURSE: Dessert
Our imported Italian panettone is one of our favorite Christmastime traditions. Here, our Almond flavor shines in a holiday trifle—toasted, and paired with pillowy mascarpone whipped cream, fresh berries, and a bright berry compote. The result? Colorful, elegant, and full of festive flavor...all in under an hour.
Ingredients
For the Trifle
- ½ Citarella Almond Panettone, cut into 2-inch cubes
- 2 (288 g) containers of mascarpone cheese
- 1 pint heavy cream
- 1 ½ cups confectioner's sugar, sifted
- 3 packages Citarella Cut Strawberries
- 3 pints fresh raspberries
- 2 pints fresh blueberries
- 1 serving Berry Compote Recipe (see below)
- 1 ½ cups chopped or sliced almonds
- Fresh mint, for garnish (optional)
For the Berry Compote
- 4 cups of clean berries—strawberries (hulled and sliced), raspberries, blueberries, and black berries (feel free to vary to your preference)
- ¼ cup of water
- 1/2 cup of sugar
- Zest and juice of one lemon
- ¼ tsp. sea salt
Instructions
For the Trifle
- Preheat the oven to 325ºF.
- Place the cubed panettone on a parchment-lined sheet-pan and toast in the oven until light brown, about 7-10 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool.
- Place the mascarpone, heavy cream, and confectioner’s sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer and whip until firm, about 4-6 minutes.
- Place the washed berries in a bowl and mix.
- To assemble the trifle, arrange 1/3 of the compote on the bottom of a 10-12 cup trifle dish. Top the compote with a layer of fresh berries; then, the cubed panettone, almonds, and a layer of the cream. Continue with this layering process 2 more times, or until the bowl is full. Garnish the top layer of the trifle with the almonds, fresh berries, and mint.
For the Berry Compote
- Place half of the berries in a medium saucepan with the water, sugar, lemon, and salt. Simmer on low heat 10-12 minutes until the fruit becomes syrupy in consistency. Stir in the remaining berries and cook an additional 3 minutes until slightly softened. Remove from the heat, cool, and refrigerate before serving.
Begin Each Recipe with the Finest Seafood
Citarella owner, Joe Gurrera has 7 rules when it comes to cooking seafood. The first rule is to begin with the freshest, highest quality ingredients. And at Citarella, we have been bringing in the best for over a century. Whether it’s right out of the Atlantic, fresh from the Pacific, or sourced from one of the world’s most principled seafood farms, if it’s sold at Citarella, it’s the finest seafood available on the market today. Period.
