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amarula, chocolate, dessert, egg yolks, fiesta friday, italy, mascarpone, rum, tiramisu
Here is a dessert that not only is absolutely delicious, can be made in advance and requires no cooking!
Tiramisu (from Italian, meaning “pick me up”, “cheer me up”,”wake me up” or “lift me up”) is a popular coffee-flavored Italian dessert. It is made of lady’s fingers dipped in coffee, layered with a whipped mixture of eggs, sugar, and mascarpone cheese, flavoured with cocoa. The recipe has been adapted into many varieties of cakes and other desserts. Its origins are often disputed among Italian regions such as Veneto, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Piedmont, and others. Most accounts of the origin of tiramisu date its invention to the 1960s in the region of Veneto, Italy, at the restaurant “Le Beccherie” in Treviso, Italy, so as you can see it is a very modern dessert. It is now one of the most popular desserts on restaurant menus around the world.
It is so easy to make at home that you might never want to order it again, just whip up a batch.
It is best to use eggs at room temperature, for this and most baking recipes actually, take them out of the refrigerator about an hour before you plan to use them. You only need yolks for this recipe so keep the whites to make meringues. I use French boudoir biscuits but any kind of ladyfinger or Italian savoiardi will do. You will need to break them to fit into the ramekins, do not worry about how they look or if you have several small pieces, it will all be covered by the mascarpone cream at the end of the day anyhow. The traditional recipe, which is the one I have given below, uses a good dark rum but I decided to try something different and used Amarula, a South African liqueur, instead for fun. Any of the following can be substituted: dark rum, Madeira, port, brandy, Malibu, or Irish cream and especially coffee-flavored liqueurs such as Tia Maria and Kahlúa. The Amarula was in my opinion, delicious. To shave chocolate you can use a vegetable peeler on a bar of chocolate or cut with a sharp knife.
Serves 4
Ingredients:
3 egg yolks at room temperature
30 g / 1 tablespoon sugar
1/4 cup dark rum
3/4 cup brewed espresso or strong coffee, cooled
About 15 boudoir biscuits
225 g / 8 oz mascarpone cheese
Dark chocolate, shaved or grated for garnish
Preparation:
Whisk the egg yolks and the sugar in the bowl of a mixer with a whisk attachment until light yellow and very thick and creamy – about 5 minutes on high speed
Lower speed to medium and add 1/2 the rum, the mascarpone and 1/4 cup of coffee
Whisk till smooth
Pour the remaining coffee and the remaining rum into a shallow bowl
Dip each boudoir biscuit into the coffee and place them into the base of your 4 ramekins
Pour half the mascarpone mixture on top
Dip more boudoir biscuits and place them in a second layer in each dish
Pour the rest of the mascarpone cream over the top
Smooth the top and cover with plastic wrap
Place in the refrigerator overnight or for at least 12 hours
Before serving, sprinkle with the shaved chocolate
Enjoy!
I am taking this great dessert to Fiesta Friday #111 hosted by two super talented foodies: Naina @ Spice in the City and Julianna @ Foodie On Board.
Temple Travel said:
Always a favourite of mine…and I love that everyone has an individual take on the recipe. I’m on a roll with desserts at the moment so it’ll be on my list!
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sherry said:
Yum…this will be on the menu soon. Thanks for sharing.
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Nadia said:
Hope you enjoy it as much as we did.
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Nadia said:
It is quite a classic, even if a fairly modern one.
It is the second most popular dessert in France after dark chocolate mousse.
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Mad Dog said:
Delicious! According to Giorgio Locatelli, it was invented as a mid-morning pick me up, hence tira mi su 🙂
On Fri, Mar 25, 2016 at 4:08 AM, Maison Travers wrote:
> Nadia posted: “Here is a dessert that not only is absolutely delicious, > can be made in advance and requires no cooking! Tiramisu (from Italian, > meaning “pick me up”, “cheer me up”,”wake me up” or “lift me up”) is a > popular coffee-flavored Italian dessert. It is made o” >
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Nadia said:
My kind of mid morning snack!
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Mad Dog said:
It definitely gives you a buzz with an espresso!
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nancyruth said:
Sounds and looks good!
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Nadia said:
Thank you. It was rich and creamy and all those good things.
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Debbie Graves said:
What sweet torture I’m going to have to make it! My favourite dessert.
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Nadia said:
Better go shopping and get all the ingredients then. We had it two nights ago with French friends and they loved the Amarula.
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Hilda said:
One of my favourites too! The rum is an interesting variation I would love to try.
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Nadia said:
Most alcohols work but that is one of the Italian classics and good too. Make sure to use a dark rum.
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Jhuls said:
Ahhh! I love Tiramisu or any coffee-flavored dessert. This is so divine! Happy FF, Nadia and I am happy to see you here. 🙂
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Nadia said:
Glad to be there. I love the idea of finding so many great bloggers.
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camparigirl said:
It really is a beloved dessert. I think, together with panna cotta, it has become one of Italy’s biggest food exports, in terms of dessert recipes. Unfortunately, in the US, no restaurant will make it using raw eggs, for fear of salmonella, so the end product ends up being a concoction of mascarpone and whipped cream. I wonder if I can get hold of Amarula over here.
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Nadia said:
It is a pity, isn’t it? There is no more salmonella here than in the US, maybe much less – makes you think. Yes, you can buy it online and I even ordered it through the Wine House in Cotner in west LA once. Do try, it is rather nice.
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camparigirl said:
I hardly ever make it – you know, no sugar. But my friend Paola, owner of Pasta Sisters in LA, makes it and sells it the proper way. And it’s delicious!
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Nadia said:
Sounds wonderful!
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Cecilia Mary Gunther said:
I can make this – I have wonderful fresh eggs.. but I am not sure about the lady fingers/boudoir – do you buy them? c
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Nadia said:
Yes, I buy them in boxes in the cookie section. You could make them but I have never done that as they are very good and cheap when bought. I used to buy them at Ralps in Los Angeles. Hope you can find them.
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Edible Reflections said:
I love tiramisu and I’m loving this version of it. 🙂
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Nadia said:
Merci. Hope you try it.
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recyclersa said:
I looooovve tiramisu …. and I would have to eat all 4 portions 🙂 Poor me. Laura
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Nadia said:
That would be pure torture:)
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Raymund said:
Wow, I love this dessert! one of my favourites
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Nadia said:
I think it must be one of the most popular desserts out there.
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sarahgiebens said:
It looks great! I LOVE Tiramisu. Can you believe I used to dislike it?! 😮 What the hell was I thinking xD It’s delicious and so does yours!
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Nadia said:
Thanks. Funny how tastes change. Luckily for the better this time:)
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