Tiramisu Recipes can be found all over the internet... but as a mother of two children I look for recipes that are fast and easy, and also very affordable. I was very happy to find this great recipe of one of my favorite desserts...Tiramisu!!! I use to enjoy this dessert, until one day I realized that it was made with raw eggs!! So I can't begin to express how excited I was when I found this recipe for this great dessert without the eggs...and without the alcohol. I will share this recipe and give you different variations so you can make this for your family...the best thing is that it has no alcohol and of course no raw eggs!!!! Yaaaay!! my favorite part.. :) Ok here we go, it is so easy and so delicious that I know this will become one of your favorite desserts to make for special occasions, parties, get together, and "just because" kind of day.....
Ok wait before we start ..here is a fun fact about what "Tiramisu" means .... Well Tiramisu(tirami sù) is an Italian dessert and the word means " pick me up". Believe me this dessert will definitely be a great " pick me up"
This what you will need
2 (8 oz.) pkgs. cream cheese ( make sure it is softened or room temperature, you will need 2 of the packages pictured above)
2/3 cup confectioners' sugar ( also known as powdered sugar) 1 1/2 cup of your favorite coffeee or expresso (make sure it is not hot..needs to be cool, you can sweeten it to your liking , but if the less sweet it is the better) 3 squares semi-sweet chocolate (grate each square seperately) 1 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream 2 (3 - 4 1/2 oz.) pkgs. ladyfingers 1 tsp. vanilla extract unsweetened cocoa powder (to sprinkle over for garnishing) Preperation Instructions
You will need to make sure you have 2 big bowls, 1 medium bowl ready and a7x11 inch dish (rectangle), rubber spatula, and whisks or electric beater.
On one of your big bowls you will beat the cream cheese, the sugar, 3 tablespoons of the coffee mixture ( don't add all of the coffee please ) vanilla, and only 2 of the already grated semi sweet chocolate squares... all of theseingredients are beat in one of your bowls.. when done beating and mixing you can set aside this bowl.
In your second big mixing bowl beat the heavy whipping cream ...beat until it peaks...or it looks like whipping cream..fluffy. Once it gets to this point you will combine it with the cheese mixture you have set aside on your first mixing bowl... make sure you fold it into the mixture... don't beat it ...gently fold it into the first bowl with the cream cheese mixture...
***folding is better with a rubber spatula ... and just bringing the spatula to the side of the bowl and then going in as if you were going to scoop it out but then you fold the ingredients on top of each other... make sure you fold the ingredients so it does not take the fluffy texture away... put mixture aside when done***
In your small bowl or rectangle container pour your liquid coffee, make sure it is not hot , this is very important , you then will get your lady fingers and individually soak each ladyfinger for 2 seconds on each side 4 secs total.. make sure you don't over soak them ok... we don't want them to be soggy... immediately after soaking one ladyfinger you will place it in the 7x11 rectangle dish , creating a layer or bed of soaked ladyfingers, continue to do so until you completely cover the bottom of the dish..
Then you will add a layer of the cream mixture covering the ladyfingers, you will then add another layer of soaked lady fingers , as if you were making a lasagna... keep layering ... your last layer should be of your cream mixture. You then will sprinkle with the cocoa powder and the remaining grated chocolate square for garnish. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 6 hours before serving... this recipe is for about 16 medium servings.
**** here is the great things about this recipe , it has so many variations.. instead of a rectangle dish you can use individual cups and layer them the same way. You can use pound cake or angel cake if you like, instead of the ladyfingers... you can also use decaf coffee for you to soak the ladyfingers in....... when you use cake for this recipe , please remember it needs to be cool, and not warm , or it will melt your cream mixture.... and don't soak the cake , you will drizzle the coffee mixture over the cake , with a spoon... if you soak it , you will make it soggy and it will break apart.... for children instead of coffee ... you can use chocolate milk or hot cocoa mix, but remember it needs to be cold...can't emphasize this enough***
I hope you enjoy this delicious recipe... be creative and I am sure you can come up with so many different ways of making this even better.... if you make it please let me know how it turns out... enjoy!!!!!
