Sugar Free Plum Cardamom Semifreddo - Low Carb

Adapted from a Bon Appetit recipe to add no sugar (the only sugar is natural from the plums) and be low carb. The plum sauce is tangy and fresh-tasting and the perfect compliment to the ice cream which is sweet and luscious.

You will need:

Nonstick cooking spray

1 1/2 pounds red plums, pitted and cut into chunks

1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom

1 cup Splenda for Baking, divided

Ground sea salt

3 large egg whites

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup chilled heavy cream

Combine plums, cardamom, 1/3 cup Splenda, and a pinch of salt in a medium saucepan. Cover and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until plums release their juices, about 5 minutes. Uncover and cook until plums soften and start to fall apart, 8-10 minutes longer. Let cool slightly. Your home will smell amazing while this cooks and for quite a while after!

Purée plum mixture in a blender until very smooth. Let cool. Set aside 1 cup purée for serving. I placed mine in a gravy boat for easy serving later. Coat a 9x5-inch loaf pan with nonstick spray and line with plastic wrap, leaving a generous overhang on all sides.

Whisk egg whites, a pinch of salt, and remaining 2/3 cup Splenda in a medium bowl. Add vanilla and, using an electric mixer on high speed, beat until mixture is tripled in volume, glossy, and completely cool, about 10 minutes.

Using clean beaters, whip cream in another medium bowl until soft peaks form. Fold 1/3 of whipped cream into egg-white mixture until just combined. Fold in remaining whipped cream until just combined. Fold in plum purée just until large streaks appear throughout mixture.

Transfer mixture to prepared pan and smooth top. Fold plastic wrap overhang over top and freeze until firm, at least 8 hours.

Unwrap semifreddo and, using plastic overhang, gently lift from pan. Invert semifreddo onto a large platter and let sit 5-10 minutes, remove plastic wrap, and slice. Transfer to plates and let sit at 5 more or so minutes to soften slightly. Serve with reserved plum purée.

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Nutrition facts provided by My Fitness Pal: 60 calories, 7 carbs, 3g fat, 1g protein per serving!