Mont-Blanc a Delicious Dessert

Mont-Blanc, dessert by LadyDuck
By Anna
@LadyDuck (470445)
Switzerland
October 16, 2015 9:35am CST
In Switzerland chestnuts are pretty popular. Most people like to roast chestnuts on a wooden fire and eat them hot accompanied by mulled wine. If you prefer, you can use chestnuts to make an easy, but delicious dessert, the Mont-Blanc (White Mountain). You need to boil the peeled chestnuts until they are soft enough to be puréed. Then you mix the purée with sugar syrup and a teaspoon of vanilla extract. When ready to serve the dessert, put a meringue on a small dessert dish, top the meringue with the purée and add some whipped cream. Have you ever tried this dessert?
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43 responses
Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
16 Oct 15
If you made an extremely large one would it become an Everest?
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Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
16 Oct 15
@LadyDuck Surely Mont Blanc is partly in France as well?
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Anna
@LadyDuck (470445)
• Switzerland
16 Oct 15
@Asylum Yes, it is on the border, part is in France and part in Italy.
Anna
@LadyDuck (470445)
• Switzerland
16 Oct 15
I do not believe, the dessert was invented in Italy around 1400 and they gave the name of an Italian mountain, the highest in Europe.
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M.-L.
@MALUSE (69373)
• Germany
16 Oct 15
I don't know this speciality. My husband loves roasted chestnut. I'm not so keen on them.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (470445)
• Switzerland
16 Oct 15
I like them but my stomach does not, so I avoid roasted chestnuts. The dessert is also called "Vermicelles" in France and French Switzerland.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (112732)
• El Paso, Texas
16 Oct 15
I've never tasted chestnuts, trees here are rare and the ones we do have need to be drought and heat tolerant.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (112732)
• El Paso, Texas
17 Oct 15
I think there might be chestnut trees up in the northeastern states of the US but I'm not sure as I've never been there @LadyDuck
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Anna
@LadyDuck (470445)
• Switzerland
17 Oct 15
I cannot remember to have seen chestnuts trees in the United States. Here in southern Switzerland and North of Italy we have many.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (470445)
• Switzerland
18 Oct 15
@rebelann I have made a search, no this kind of chestnut trees do not grow in the United States, there are another variety, but the chestnuts are not so big and sweet. The biggest producer is China, followed by Turkey and then Italy.
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (139309)
• Roseburg, Oregon
16 Oct 15
that dessert sounds really good. not sure if I have ever had it or not.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (470445)
• Switzerland
17 Oct 15
I do not know if fresh chestnuts are really popular in the United States.
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Alfredo Rossi
@amadeo (111938)
• United States
16 Oct 15
I do love roasted chestnut.But never try this.It has been awhile having some.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (470445)
• Switzerland
16 Oct 15
I like the dessert, but it is full of calories, so I prepare it only a few times in Autumn.
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amnabas
@amnabas (13742)
• Karachi, Pakistan
16 Oct 15
I never herd of it but I would love to try it looking yumm
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Anna
@LadyDuck (470445)
• Switzerland
16 Oct 15
It is very good, I like the texture and taste of the pureed chestnuts.
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Always smiling
@allknowing (134944)
• India
17 Oct 15
It sure looks appetising. I like the idea of making a paste. I suppose we could do that with any other nuts too.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (470445)
• Switzerland
17 Oct 15
I have no idea, but almonds and hazelnuts have a different texture.
rebel_woman06
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
19 Oct 15
I haven't tasted a Mont-Blanc yet so i enlarged the picture and drooled over it . That mocca colored cream is what made me crave for one now , because it's the flavor that i love in icings .
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rebel_woman06
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
19 Oct 15
@LadyDuck Really - pureed chestnuts ! The more that i craved for that !
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Anna
@LadyDuck (470445)
• Switzerland
19 Oct 15
The mocca colored cream are the pureed chestnuts, the taste is very good.
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Marlina
@marlina (154131)
• Canada
17 Oct 15
No, never tried that dessert.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (470445)
• Switzerland
19 Oct 15
In France, especially in Paris, it is very popular and also here in Switzerland, more than in Italy.
AbbyGreenhill
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
16 Oct 15
My husband is the chestnut eater - he steams the or does them in the microwave.I can't eat nuts of any kind.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (470445)
• Switzerland
16 Oct 15
Even if I like chestnuts I cannot eat them roasted because I cannot digest them, while I can eat this dessert, in moderation.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (470445)
• Switzerland
17 Oct 15
@AbbyGreenhill I wonder if the fact to boil them remove some starch, I do not know the reason.
AbbyGreenhill
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
16 Oct 15
@LadyDuck Maybe because they are ground finely.
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Sharon
@simone10 (54187)
• Louisville, Kentucky
17 Oct 15
I've never tried this before but it does sound really good. I love most kinds of nuts, especially chestnuts.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (470445)
• Switzerland
17 Oct 15
I also like desserts that have a mix of nuts, whipped cream and other ingredients. This one is delicious.
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Fleur
@Fleura (30085)
• United Kingdom
16 Oct 15
No I haven't but I love chestnuts and I have made a chestnut dessert with raspberry sauce which is lovely. We also often use chestnuts in recipes instead of mushrooms as my partner hates any sort of mushroom. Here you can buy pre-cooked, vacuum-packed chestnuts which are very handy!
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Anna
@LadyDuck (470445)
• Switzerland
16 Oct 15
I have bought the packages you mention, of course they are not as good as the fresh chestnuts, but so easy to use.
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Nelda Hoxie
@NeldaHoxie (1381)
• United States
16 Oct 15
I have never eaten anything made with chestnuts, so this might be a good way to try them. I love all the other ingredients you listed.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (470445)
• Switzerland
16 Oct 15
It is not too sweet and I like the taste of the chestnuts. I should freeze the puree for the coming months.
Anna
@LadyDuck (470445)
• Switzerland
16 Oct 15
@NeldaHoxie So true, now it is pumpkin season, I will also prepare pumpkin puree to use later.
Nelda Hoxie
@NeldaHoxie (1381)
• United States
16 Oct 15
@LadyDuck I like things that I can make and freeze for future use. It's such a timesaver.
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ElizabethWallace
@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
18 Oct 15
No, not served here. I don't remember every having it while in Europe either.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (470445)
• Switzerland
19 Oct 15
In Europe it is only served in France (especially Paris), north of Italy and Switzerland.
Artemeis
@artemeis (4194)
• China
21 Oct 15
I love chestnuts and from your description I'm sure it is a fragrant and nice dessert. I hope that it will be served in China from the Western Food Restaurant soon.
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Artemeis
@artemeis (4194)
• China
21 Oct 15
@LadyDuck I am already yearning with relish for the experience. Please don't tempt me further.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (470445)
• Switzerland
21 Oct 15
I wish you can try this dessert, because the taste is delicious.
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Hope
@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
18 Oct 15
No, I never tried this. How healthy do you think it is? I'm really working heard on improving my health these days as I don't like being sick.
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Hope
@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
19 Oct 15
@LadyDuck You are so right, so we should only occasionally have them and enjoy them.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (470445)
• Switzerland
19 Oct 15
Desserts are never really healthy, but this one is healthier than many cakes. After all it's only cream of chestnuts, a little meringue and whipped cream.
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vathsala
@vathsala30 (3732)
• India
7 Dec 15
So far i did not taste it but the way you told , made me feel like i should definitely taste it at the earliest. . The dessert seems to be easy to prepare. I will try to get all the ingredients you have mentioned and prepare it. Thanks for sharing such a wonderful recipe and uploading the picture
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vathsala
@vathsala30 (3732)
• India
7 Dec 15
@LadyDuck I will definitely give it a try . I think it is tasty, filling and easy to prepare too. Once i prepare it i will inform you about how it came out .
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Anna
@LadyDuck (470445)
• Switzerland
7 Dec 15
I hope you will like this dessert, you are right, it's easy to made, but the taste is very good.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (470445)
• Switzerland
7 Dec 15
@vathsala30 Thank you I will be pleased to hear from you.
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Redva Kaurvaki
@redvakaurvaki (4216)
• Indonesia
19 Oct 15
This delicious dessert is not really popular i my country, but surely it really looks so delicious. Perhaps I can get one looking like this, but this one really looking good
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Redva Kaurvaki
@redvakaurvaki (4216)
• Indonesia
22 Oct 15
@LadyDuck I miss so many good stuff that you have in your country, Ana. Yes, we don't have chestnuts sadly
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Anna
@LadyDuck (470445)
• Switzerland
22 Oct 15
@redvakaurvaki But you have other delicious fruits and other stuff that we co not have in our country my dear.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (470445)
• Switzerland
19 Oct 15
I am not sure you have chestnuts in your country, but I can assure you that this dessert is delicious.
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Arthur Chappell
@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
16 Oct 15
looks delicious - reminds me of chocolates called Walnut whips
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Arthur Chappell
@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
17 Oct 15
@LadyDuck I saw some recently but in an expensive box of ten - not individually sold or I would have got one.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (470445)
• Switzerland
17 Oct 15
I remember the chocolates you mention, I loved them, it's a long time I do not see them on the shelves.
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wiLLmaH
@wiLLmaH (8802)
• Singapore, Singapore
19 Oct 15
Never tasted it but your description of ingredients of it makes me drool!
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wiLLmaH
@wiLLmaH (8802)
• Singapore, Singapore
19 Oct 15
@LadyDuck I think some of the finest grocery have, but of course it will come with a price.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (470445)
• Switzerland
19 Oct 15
I am not sure you have chestnuts in Singapore, it's a shame, this dessert is delicious.
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