I first discovered tiramisu when we went to an unschooling home school event at a waterpark. Mark had pointed out a desert that he thought looked good, it looked like pudding in a chocolate bowl.
Later that day, Allan asked me what special treat I wanted. So many looked good, but I decided to try Mark’s suggestion. I have been hooked ever since.
We have tried different recipes, but this is our favorite version of it. It works with either regular or gluten free lady fingers.
Ingredients
- 6 egg yolks
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 16 oz cream cheese softened to room tempurature
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream will use twice
- 24 oz lady fingers
- 1/3 cup coffee flavored liqueur *
- Semi sweet chocolate for shavings
Servings: people
Instructions
- Combine cream cheese with 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream.
- Mix well and set aside.
- Combine egg yolks and sugar in top of double broiler, over boiling water.
- Reduce heat to low and cook about 10 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Remove from heat and whip yolks until thick and lemon colored.
- Add cream cheese mixture to whipped yolks.
- Beat until combined.
- In a separate bowl pour remaining 1 3/4 cup of whipped cream.
- With electric mixer on low, start whipping cream, slowly increase speed over 10 minutes until stiff peaks form.
- Gently fold whipped cream into yolk mixture and set aside.
- Pour liquer into a bowl.
- Quickly dunk each lady finger in liquer and line the bottom of glass square pan or a 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 pan.
- Spoon half the filling over cookies.
- Repeat with remaining lady fingers and filling.
- Garnish with chocolate curls if desired.
- Refrigerate overnight for best taste.
- This freezes well if wrapped with plastic wrap and then tin foil.
Recipe Notes
Instead of cream cheese and 1/4 cup whipping cream mixture, replace with 1 1/4 cups mascarpone cheese.
* Use this recipe for coffee flavored liqueur.
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