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Easy No-Egg Tiramisu

Coffee-soaked ladyfingers layered with a light mascarpone and whipped cream filling, chilled until sliceable and dusted with cocoa. No raw eggs and no baking.

Chef's note My mother made it with raw eggs. I use whipped cream instead, so it's safe for the little ones and the nonni.

Serves99
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Ingredients

  • 1½ cups strong brewed coffee or espresso cooled
  • 3 tbsp coffee liqueur or dark rum optional
  • 1½ cups heavy cream cold
  • 16 oz mascarpone cold
  • ¾ cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 7 oz crisp ladyfingers (savoiardi) about 24
  • 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
About 300 calories a serving
Calories
300
Protein
2.5 g
Carbs
26 g
Fat
20 g
Fiber
1 g
Sugar
18 g
Sodium
80 mg

Not counting mascarpone. An estimate from each ingredient's USDA values (USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 2018-04), not a lab measurement.

Steps

  1. Stir 1½ cups strong brewed coffee or espresso and 3 tbsp coffee liqueur or dark rum together in a shallow dish.

  2. In a large bowl, whip 1½ cups heavy cream to soft peaks. In another bowl, stir 16 oz mascarpone, ¾ cup powdered sugar and 1 tsp vanilla extract with a spatula just until smooth; overbeaten mascarpone turns grainy. Fold the whipped cream into the mascarpone in two additions.

  3. Dip 3½ oz crisp ladyfingers (savoiardi) into the coffee one at a time, 1 to 2 seconds per side. Any longer and they fall apart. Lay them in a single layer in an 8x8-inch dish.

  4. Spread half of the cream over them. Dip the remaining ladyfingers (3½ oz crisp ladyfingers (savoiardi)), lay them on top, then cover with the rest of the cream and smooth it out.

  5. Cover and refrigerate at least 6 hours, or overnight, so the ladyfingers soften and the tiramisu firms up enough to slice.

  6. Just before serving, dust the top with 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder through a fine sieve.

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