Make Ahead
Tiramisu
8 servings | Prep Time: 35 Minutes | Start to Finish: 5 Hours 35 Minutes
- 6 egg yolks
- ¾ cup sugar
- ⅔ cup milk
- 2 containers (8 oz each) mascarpone cheese or 2 packages (8 oz each) cream cheese, softened
- 1¼ cups whipping cream
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- ¼ cup cold brewed espresso or very strong coffee
- 2 tablespoons rum
- 2 packages (3 oz each) ladyfingers (24 ladyfingers)
- 1½ teaspoons unsweetened baking cocoa
1 In 2-quart saucepan, beat egg yolks and sugar with whisk until well mixed. Beat in milk. Heat to boiling over medium heat, stirring constantly; reduce heat to low. Boil and stir 1 minute; remove from heat. Pour into medium bowl. Press plastic wrap onto surface of custard mixture. Refrigerate about 1 hour or until chilled.
2 Add cheese to custard mixture. Beat with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth; set aside. Wash and dry beaters. In chilled large, deep bowl, beat whipping cream and vanilla with electric mixer on low speed until mixture begins to thicken. Gradually increase speed to high and beat until stiff peaks form; set aside.
3 In small bowl, mix espresso and rum. Split ladyfingers horizontally.
4 In ungreased 11 × 7-inch (2-quart) glass baking dish, arrange half of the ladyfingers in single layer. Brush with espresso mixture (do not soak). Spread half of the cheese mixture over ladyfingers; spread with half of the whipped cream. Repeat layers with remaining ladyfingers, espresso mixture, cheese mixture and whipped cream. Sprinkle with cocoa. Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours to develop flavors but no longer than 24 hours. Store covered in refrigerator.
1 Serving: Calories 540; Total Fat 38g (Saturated Fat 22g, Trans Fat 1.5g); Cholesterol 270mg; Sodium 260mg; Total Carbohydrate 39g (Dietary Fiber 0g); Protein 9g Exchanges: 2 Starch, ½ Other Carbohydrate, 7½ Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 2½
Sweet Secret Mascarpone has a delicate, buttery flavor with just a hint of sweetness. Look for it in the cheese case in large supermarkets, specialty cheese shops or gourmet food stores.
Sweet Secret If you prefer, ⅛ teaspoon rum extract mixed with 2 tablespoons water can be substituted for the rum.
Sweet Secret You can substitute 2 packages (10.75 ounces each) frozen (thawed) pound cake for the ladyfingers. Place each pound cake on its side; carefully cut each cake into 3 slices. Brush each slice with espresso mixture. Arrange 3 slices crosswise in baking dish. Spread half of the cheese mixture over cake; spread with half of the whipped cream. Repeat layers with remaining pound cake, espresso mixture, cheese mixture and whipped cream.
