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Piedmontese bunet with chocolate and amaretti

Piedmontese bunet with chocolate and amaretti

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Piedmontese cream, cooked in a bain-marie, made with eggs, milk, cocoa, amaretti biscuits, and rum. A rich and delicious dessert, best served very cold.

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Recipe from Giulyfree, Aangelo, Xaura and 3 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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Bunet is a Piedmontese cream that is served with a spoon. The amaretti biscuits and cocoa give it a sweet and slightly bitter flavor.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time1 hr
  • Resting2 hr
  • Total3 hr 20 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodCooking in a water bath
  • Estimated cost$3.85 $0.64 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

6 people
  • $1.60
  • $0.09
  • $0.20
  • $1.92
  • $0.04

Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 5 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Whisk the whole eggs with 8 tablespoons of sugar, dissolved in a little milk. ≈ 4 min
  2. Add the amaretti biscuits, cocoa powder, and rum. ≈ 3 min
  3. Pour the 4 tablespoons of sugar dissolved in a little water into the bottom of the mold, then heat it until the sugar turns a light golden color without becoming too caramelized. ≈ 3 min
  4. Let the mold cool, then pour in the mixture and bake in a water bath for approximately one hour.

The bill

Piedmontese bunet with chocolate and amaretti

  • 4 eggs$1.60
  • 8 tablespoons of sugar$0.09
  • One glass of lukewarm milk$0.20
  • One small glass of rum$1.92
  • 4 tablespoons of sugar for the caramel$0.04

Total$3.85

that's $0.64 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 4 eggs
  • 8 tablespoons of sugar
  • One glass of lukewarm milk
  • a handful of crushed amaretti biscuits
  • 2 tablespoons of unsweetened black cocoa powder
  • One small glass of rum
  • 4 tablespoons of sugar for the caramel

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