You can enjoy this classic Italian dessert without the added alcohol with this tasty Tiramisu recipe. I will show you how to make this classic Italian dessert at home so you can impress your friends and family.
In a large bowl with a hand mixer, whip the mascarpone on medium speed until fluffy.
8 ounces mascarpone
In a separate large bowl, whip the egg yolks and sugar until creamy and pale yellow.
5 large eggs, ½ cup Granulated sugar
Combine the whipped mascarpone and the whipped egg yolks then set aside.
In a separate large bowl, using an electric mixer whip your egg whites and salt until it starts to form stiff peaks.
⅛ teaspoon Kosher salt
Now fold the egg whites into the mascarpone egg mixture and then set aside.
Add your espresso to a shallow small bowl.
½ cup Espresso
Grab your 8x8 dish or 8 inch shallow bowl.
Dip your ladyfingers into the espresso quickly making sure to turn them over while dipping.
14 ounces Italian Ladyfingers
Add the ladyfingers to the baking dish laying them flat and side by side with each other. Continue doing this until your lady fingers are nicely arranged in one tight layer in your pan making sure not to overlap them.
Now, add ½ of your cream mixture over the top of the first layer of ladyfingers.
After this layer, you're going to add another layer of ladyfingers dipped in your espresso mixture like above.
Add the remaining cream mixture over the ladyfingers.
Dust the entire top with cocoa powder.
unsweetened cocoa for dusting
Cover with plastic wrap and let sit in the fridge for at least 12 hours but preferably over night.
Notes
If you want to cook the tiramisu cream mixture
Combine egg yolks and sugar in the top of a double boiler, over boiling water. Reduce heat to low, and cook for about 10 minutes, stirring constantly the entire time.
After 10 minutes over the double boiler, remove from the heat and whip yolks until thick and yellow, about 2 minutes.
Allow to cool and proceed with the rest of the recipe.