Barefoot Contessa's Tiramisu
Prepare yourself for a delightful culinary journey as you dive into making this classic and irresistible Italian dessert. Rich, creamy mascarpone cheese blended with espresso and rum creates a luscious tiramisu filling that's layered between soft and soaked ladyfingers. Each bite offers a perfect balance of flavors and textures that will have you dreaming of Italy with every decadent spoonful. This recipe is sure to become a favorite at your next gathering or special occasion. Enjoy the process of creating this exquisite dessert and anticipate the joy of savoring each heavenly bite after it has been patiently chilled to perfection.
— 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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