Easy tiramisu recipe
This easy tiramisu is a classic Italian coffee-flavored dessert with ladyfingers and delicious mascarpone. Homemade tiramisu is the perfect no-bake dessert.
Servings: 5 portions
Calories: 629kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup strong coffee or espresso
- 2 tablespoons marsala wine
- 20-25 ladyfingers
- 1 cup mascarpone
- 1 cup heavy cream
- ⅓ cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons cacao powder
- 3 egg yolks
- ½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
The filling
- Add the coffee and the masala to a shallow bowl and set aside to cool.
- Whisk the egg yolks and sugar in a double boiler until the eggs are pale yellow and thickened. This takes about 5 minutes. Set aside to cool.
- Whisk the mascarpone until soft, and stir in the egg yolks.
- Whip up the heavy cream and fold it into the mascarpone.
Assembling the tiramisu
- Dip the ladyfingers into the coffee and line the bottom of your baking pan.
- Spread half of the mascarpone mixture over the ladyfingers.
- Sprinkle a thin layer of cocoa powder over the mascarpone.
- Repeat steps 1 & 2, cover the tiramisu with cling film, and set it in the fridge for at least 5 hours.
- Give your tiramisu another dust of cocoa powder before serving.
Notes
- Heating the eggs to 60C (140F) should kill salmonella, but if you're uncomfortable, you can use pasteurized egg yolks.
- If you want to make this tiramisu alcohol-free, you can leave out the marsala.
- You can make this recipe the day before.
- Replace the Marsala wine with coffee liqueur, rum, or brandy if you want to try something else.
- You can freeze tiramisu for up to 3 months.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 629kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 45g | Saturated Fat: 26g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 313mg | Sodium: 348mg | Potassium: 197mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 1730IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 133mg | Iron: 2mg