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Tiramisu

HB-4099 · Hand-built original · Italian

Tiramisu — the dish itself.
Served with its “pairs well with” suggestions: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone, coffee.

Tiramisu is a Italian dessert centred on mascarpone, prepared in a straightforward home style. Serve it as directed in the method.

ItalianDessert3 hrServes 9304 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticRenal

Main ingredient: mascarpone

Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone, coffee

Servings:9quantities adjust to match

Ingredients

  • Cream: 11/2 cups heavy whipping cream
  • 3 Tbsp granulated sugar
  • 21/2 tsp vanilla bean paste, or vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp fine sea salt
  • 11/2 cups mascarpone cheese, at room temperature
  • 1/3 cup sweetened condensed milk
  • Assembly: 2 cups espresso or very strong coffee, at room temperature
  • 1 Tbsp bourbon, *optional
  • 2 (7-oz/7 oz) packages ladyfingers
  • Cocoa powder, for dusting

Method

  1. Whisk the cream and sugar to soft peaks, then whisk in the vanilla, salt, mascarpone and condensed milk to smooth stiff peaks without overwhipping.
  2. Stir the espresso and bourbon, if using, in a shallow bowl.
  3. Dip each ladyfinger in the coffee for 1 second and line the base of an 8-by-8-inch pan.
  4. Spread half the cream over the layer, add a second layer of dipped ladyfingers, and spread the remaining cream over the top.
  5. Dust with cocoa powder.
  6. Chill, covered, for 2-3 hours or overnight until the ladyfingers soften, and serve.

Total: 3h 0m

Nutrition (per serving, where published)

304 kcalCalories
18.6 gProtein
5.9 gCarbs
21.4 gFat
13 gSaturates
0 gFibre
0.7 gSugars
258 mgSodium
64 mgCholesterol
58 mgPotassium
615 mgCalcium
0.1 mgIron
1 servingServing

Estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data

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