Tiramisu

Tiramisu Recipe

PREP TIME4 HOURS 30 MINUTES COOK TIME0 MINUTES TOTAL TIME4 HRS 30 MINS

Ingredients

3 egg whites*

6 egg yolks*

3+3 tbsp sugar

8 oz mascarpone cheese, at room temperature

1 cup freshly pulled espresso, cooled to room temperature

2 tbsp amaretto or spiced rum

3-4 dozen ladyfingers, storebought or homemade**

cocoa powder, for dusting

Instructions

In a clean bowl, whip the egg whites and 3 tbsp of sugar together with a hand mixer, for about 3-5 minutes until the egg whites hold stiff peaks.

In a separate bowl, whip the egg yolks with the remaining 3 tbsp sugar for 2-3 minutes until the egg yolks are thick and pale yellow in color.

Add the mascarpone to the egg yolks and whip until combined.

Gently fold the stiff egg whites into the egg yolk mixture and set aside.

In a small flat dish or bowl, combine the espresso and amaretto.

Dunk each ladyfinger into the espresso mixture for 1-2 seconds and place into the bottom of a 8x8 dish, or into individual ramekins. Don’t let the ladyfinger soak so much that it falls apart, just a quick dunk to let it absorb a little bit of espresso.

Once the ladyfingers have formed a single layer in the bottom of the dish, spread 1/2 of the mascarpone mixture over the ladyfingers.

Arrange another layer of espresso soaked ladyfingers on top, and spread over the remaining mascarpone cream.

Cover the top of the dish with plastic wrap and let the tiramisu refrigerate for 4-6 hours.

Serve cold. Enjoy!

by Joanne Ozug

Recipe Notes

*This recipe contains raw eggs, consume at your own risk. You can use pasteurized eggs if there's concern.

**You want two layers of ladyfingers total, so it's whatever amount fits in a 8x8 dish. Some brands of ladyfingers are twice the size of others, so 3-4 dozen would be the smaller ones.

Nutrition InformationServes8 ADJUST SERVINGS

Amount per serving:Calories379kcal Calories from fat160 Total Fat18g Saturated Fat8g Cholesterol268mg Sodium214mg Carbohydrate43g Dietary Fiber1g Sugars7g Protein11g