Easy Italian Tiramisu Recipe Step by Step

mascarpone cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess.

ladyfingers

🥗Healthier: sponge cake

💰Cheaper: homemade sponge

Homemade sponge is often more economical.

dark rum

🥗Healthier: coffee extract

💰Cheaper: vanilla extract

Coffee extract adds flavor without alcohol.

Start by making espresso using a mocha machine with hot water, which takes less than 10 minutes.

In a mixing bowl, add 4 egg yolks and 1 tablespoon of sugar, then whisk until combined.

In another bowl, whip about 3 cups of heavy cream with 2 tablespoons of sugar until fluffy, then refrigerate until needed.

Add the mascarpone cheese to the egg yolk mixture and mix well.

Prepare the coffee mixture by adding 2 tablespoons of sugar to the espresso and mixing until dissolved.

Set the bowl with the coffee mixture in ice and water to cool it faster.

Fold the whipped cream into the mascarpone and egg yolk mixture until well combined.

Assemble the tiramisu by spreading some of the mascarpone mixture at the bottom of a serving dish.

Dip ladyfingers briefly in the coffee mixture, then layer them in the dish, ensuring not to soak them too long.

Add another layer of the mascarpone mixture over the ladyfingers.

Dust with cocoa powder, using semi-sweet cocoa, and repeat the layering process with another set of ladyfingers and mascarpone mixture.

Finish with a final layer of cocoa powder and garnish with shaved milk chocolate on top.

Clean the edges of the dish for presentation, then refrigerate for about 2 hours before serving.

Cut and serve the tiramisu.

Cooking Techniques

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