Tiramisu
Tiramisu is a popular no-bake Italian dessert meant to feed a crowd. Ladyfinger cookies are dipped in coffee then layered with a sweetened mascarpone cheese filling.
Servings: 9 servings
Ingredients
- 1 cup room temperature strong coffee or espresso
- ¼ cup dark rum, divided
- 3 large egg yolks
- ½ cup granulated sugar, divided
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 8 ounces chilled mascarpone cheese
- ¾ cup heavy cream
- 24 ladyfinger cookies, 7-ounce package
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder for dusting
Instructions
- In a shallow bowl, combine 1 cup coffee or espresso and 2 tablespoons dark rum.
- In a separate, heat-proof bowl, add egg yolks, 2 tablespoons rum, ¼ cup of sugar, and vanilla.
- Set the bowl with the egg yolk mixture on top of a saucepan filled with about 1 inch of water. Bring the water to barely a simmer, making sure that the bottom of the bowl does not touch the water.
- Vigorously whisk the egg mixture until it is light and foamy, and nearly triples in volume, about 5 minutes.
- Add the mascarpone cheese to the egg mixture and whisk until the mixture is smooth.
- In a separate bowl, whisk the heavy cream and ¼ cup sugar on medium speed until medium peaks form.
- Gently fold ⅓ of the whipped cream mixture into the mascarpone mixture. Add the remaining whipped cream, and fold until just combined.
- Quickly dip enough ladyfingers (about 2 seconds per side) in the coffee mixture to cover the bottom of an 8-inch square dish. Feel free to arrange the cookies anyway they best fit in the dish.
- Add half of the mascarpone mixture to the dish and evenly spread it over the dipped ladyfingers.
- Dip the remaining ladyfingers in the coffee, arrange them on top of the cheese mixture.
- Spread the remaining mascarpone cheese over the ladyfingers in an even layer.
- Sprinkle some of the cocoa powder evenly over the tiramisu. Clean the edges of the dish. Cover with foil and refrigerate for at least 8 hours or up to 2 days.
- Allow tiramisu to sit at room temperature for 20 minutes before cutting. Sprinkle with more cocoa powder right before serving.
Nutrition
Calories: 369kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 177mg | Sodium: 66mg | Potassium: 89mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 894IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 72mg | Iron: 1mg
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