Tiramisu

Name: Tiramisu
Cook time: 390 min
Total time: 390 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Italiana
Ingredients: 4 u Egg; 1 pinch Salt; 100 g Sugar; 500 g Mascarpone; 2 tablespoons Cocoa Powder; 300 ml Coffee; 300 g Sunflower biscuits

Tiramisú

Easy

Contains allergens

HuevosCereales con gluten

Incomplete allergen information: some ingredients have not been reviewed yet. Always check the labels before cooking.

Author: Equipo Cocinoa
Preparation time: 7 hr
Servings: 8

Summary

The no-bake spoon dessert from the Veneto: layers of ladyfingers dipped in coffee and a mascarpone and egg cream, finished with bitter cocoa. No oven needed, just a few hours in the fridge.

Ingredients

8 servings

Add to Bring!

4 u Egg (very fresh, separated)
1 pinch Salt (for the egg whites)
100 g Sugar
500 g Mascarpone (chilled)
2 tablespoons Cocoa Powder (unsweetened, for dusting)
300 ml Coffee (strong espresso, cooled)
300 g Sunflower biscuits

Instructions

Make the coffee and let it cool completely in a shallow dish. If it is hot, the biscuits will fall apart.
10 min
Whisk the yolks with the sugar until pale and foamy. Add the cold mascarpone and whisk on low speed just until smooth; overbeat it and it will split.
5 min
In a clean bowl, whisk the egg whites with the pinch of salt to stiff peaks. Fold them into the cream in two batches with a spatula so they keep their air.
5 min
Dip the ladyfingers one at a time into the coffee, just a moment on each side, and use them to cover the base of a dish of about 20 × 30 cm.
5 min
Spread half the cream over the top. Repeat with another layer of dipped biscuits and finish with the rest of the cream, smoothing the surface.
5 min
Cover the dish and chill for at least six hours, ideally overnight. Just before serving, dust with the cocoa through a fine sieve.
6 hr

Notes

As the recipe uses raw egg, use very fresh or pasteurised eggs. If you prefer, cook the yolks with the sugar in a bowl over simmering water, whisking until they reach 70 °C, before adding the mascarpone. The classic version contains no alcohol, though many families add a splash of Marsala, rum or amaretto to the coffee. Don't soak the biscuits: a second on each side is enough. It keeps for two days in the fridge, well covered.