Barefoot Contessa's Tiramisu
This Tiramisu recipe is a classic Italian dessert that effortlessly combines the flavors of espresso, rum, and mascarpone cheese to create a luscious and indulgent treat. The layers of espresso-soaked ladyfingers and creamy mascarpone creme come together to form a harmonious balance of textures and flavors, all topped off with a sprinkle of dark chocolate shavings. Perfect for entertaining or simply treating yourself to a special sweet delight, this Tiramisu is sure to become a favorite in your dessert repertoire.
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- 6 extra large egg yolks, at room temperature (or 7 large egg yolks)
- 1/4 cup sugar
- Mascarpone Creme
- 1/4 cup dark rum
- 1/4 cup espresso or strong coffee - cooled to room temperature
- 16 oz mascarpone cheese - softened to room temperature
- Espresso Syrup for dipping
- 1/3 cup dark rum
- 1 1/2 cups espresso or strong coffee - cooled to room temperature
- 30-40 Italian lady fingers
- Dark chocolate bar, shaved with vegetable peeler
- 8.5 x 8.5 x 2.5 pan or 6 individual dessert cups (my dessert cups pictured above hold 1.5 cup capacity). If you have a slightly larger or smaller pan, thats ok too.
Instructions
- Spoon out the mascarpone into a bowl – with fork or whisk, whisk the mascarpone just a bit to soften and make it easier to mix in later. In your mixer with whisk attachment,whisk yolks and sugar on high for 5 minutes.
- It should be creamy and light yellow. Lower speed to medium. Add the cooled espresso, rum and marscapone.
- In a bowl, mix all of the ingredients of the Espresso Syrup together. Set up your assembly line - from left to right:
- Ladyfingers - Espresso Syrup - Pan/Indiv Cups - mascarpone Creme
- Quickly dip the ladyfinger in the Espresso Syrup - a 2-second dip is all that you need. If you dip too long, too much of the syrup gets absorbed and the ladyfinger will get too soggy to lift out of the bowl.
- The ladyfinger should still be a little hard - don't worry, they will all soften up in the refrigerator.
- Line the dipped ladyfingers on the bottom of the pan/cups).
- Follow this with another layer of dipped ladyfingers. Finish with remaining mascarpone Cream.
- Sprinkle chocolate shavings on top. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
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Yield
(serves 6-8)
Nutrition
- Calories: 821 kcal
- Carbohydrate Content: 54 g
- Protein Content: 16 g
- Fat Content: 53 g
- Saturated Fat Content: 30 g
- Cholesterol Content: 402 mg
- Sodium Content: 141 mg
- Fiber Content: 2 g
- Sugar Content: 15 g
- Serving Size: 1 serving
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