Taste Magazine
Login/Register
Menu
  • Home
  • Recipes
    • Breakfast
    • Lunch
    • Dinner
    • Starters
    • Mains
    • Desserts
    • Drinks
    • View all
  • Ingredients
    • Asparagus
    • Avocado
    • Beetroot
    • Berries
    • Cheese
    • Chicken
    • Mielies
    • Potatoes
    • Spinach
    • View all
  • Dishes
    • Chakalaka
    • Braai
    • Fridge desserts
    • Mediterranean
    • Sandwiches
    • Plant-based
    • Potjies
    • View all
  • Occasions
    • Birthdays
    • Ramadan
    • Eid
    • Easter
    • Pesach
    • Diwali
    • Hanukkah
    • Christmas
    • New Year’s Eve
  • Popular
    • South African
    • Air fryer
    • Braai
    • Five-ingredients or less
    • 30 minutes or less
    • Great Value
  • Win
    • Competitions
    • Competition Winners
  • Culture
    • Articles
    • How To
    • Columns
    • Glossary
  • WList™ great value hub
  • WCellar
  • Login
  • Contact Us
  • Newsletter sign up
Editor’s picks
Abi's nori risotto
Italian recipes

Abi’s nori risotto

30 minutes
Ricotta flapjacks
Cheese recipes

Ricotta flapjacks

20 minutes
Crispy Szechuan pepper tofu
Stir-fry recipes

Crispy Szechuan pepper tofu

15 minutes
  • Home
  • Recipes
  • Desserts & Baking
Samsa

Samsa

1 hour, 15 minutes
Plum cobbler

Plum cobbler

20 minutes
Cranberry and orange hot cross buns with milk chocolate drizzle
Easter recipes

Cranberry and orange hot cross buns with milk chocolate drizzle

15 minutes
White chocolate florentines

White chocolate florentines

10 minutes
Chocolate-studded bread

Chocolate-studded bread

10 minutes
Tart au chocolat
Chocolate recipes

Tart au chocolat

Dark salted chocolate ganache

Dark salted chocolate ganache

Milk chocolate ganache

Milk chocolate ganache

Chocolate hot milk sponge
Cake recipes

Chocolate hot milk sponge

18 minutes
Chocolate drizzle icing

Chocolate drizzle icing

Carrot cake with cream cheese-and-lemon icing
Carrot recipes

Carrot cake with cream cheese-and-lemon icing

50 minutes
Plum semifreddo
Fruity dessert

Plum semifreddo

Load more
  • Taste Magazine
  • shop online at woolworths. Shop Now
© 2026 Woolworths holdings limited. All rights strictly reserved.
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Media24
Please login or register to favourite a recipe.
Login/Register

Plum semifreddo

By Abigail Donnelly
8
Easy
25 minutes, plus 4 - 6 hours freezing time

Ingredients

  • 6 free-range eggs
  • 4 free-range egg yolks
  • 1 t vanilla extract
  • 550 g caster sugar
  • 940 ml cream (3 3/4 cups)
  • 450 g plums, stoned and halved
  • 2 T water

Method

Combine the eggs, egg yolks, vanilla extract and 440 g caster sugar in a heatproof bowl and place over a saucepan of simmering water.

Whisk for 4 to 5 minutes, or until warm and thick. Continue whisking until cool.

Whisk the cream until soft peaks form, then gently fold into the egg mixture until combined. Remove from the heat.

Place the plums, remaining caster sugar and water into a saucepan and simmer gently until the plums are soft. Set aside to cool.

Swirl the plums into the semifreddo, creating a marbled effect. Freeze for 4 to 6 hours.