How To Make Homemade Tiramisu

Coffee is the “star” of many desserts, such as many cakes, pies, and mousses. This time it’s tiramisu!

Here are two easy ways to conjure up this dessert – so keep reading and try one of these recipes that best suits your taste.

Tiramisu is a dessert worth making, as the end result is a delicacy that is digestible in the mouth of heaven! We will also tell you a little bit about the history of this traditional Italian dish and the choice of its ingredients.

What exactly is tiramisu?

Tiramisu is familiar to many: this dessert is a cold, layered cake, usually made with coffee and liqueur.  Some variations of this recipe are those that use chocolate or fruit.

Often, “finger-like” savoiardi biscuits (called “ladyfingers” in English), which have first been soaked in coffee, are used in the manufacture.

Tiramisu is a very traditional dessert, dating back to the 1950s in Italy, more specifically in Venice. Its name comes from the Italian words Tira mi su , which can be roughly translated as “lift me up” (this expression is, of course, due to the coffee and sugar contained in the cake!).

Let’s move on to the presentation of two great tiramisu recipes without further ado. Choose the one that is more attractive to you and start experimenting, because the end result is worth the effort!

Tiramisu: a traditional Italian cake

Although tiramisu was once made without liqueur, this is worth using, as this will make your cake really delicious when the liqueur combines with the taste of the coffee.

Also note that the cheese selection should be mascarpone, which is usually the ingredient in tiramisu and has been for a long time. You can also add other ingredients that you think are a good fit for your taste.

Ingredients

• 480 g of mascarpone cheese
• 360 g savoiardi biscuits
• 6 eggs
• 240 g icing sugar
• 125 ml of amaretto liqueur
• 120 g of cocoa powder
• ½ teaspoon of salt
• 240 ml of very strong coffee
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• Plastic wrap

1. Preparation of filling for tiramisu

• First, put some water to a boil on the stove.
• At the same time, separate the egg yolks from the proteins and place them in a bowl. Then make them wait.
• Put the yolks in a metal bowl, and add half the icing sugar and vanilla extract. Beat the ingredients until they foam.
• Place the bowl over the boiling water pot, and continue beating.

• Gradually add the liqueur so that it mixes well with the mixture.
• Remove the mixture from the heat and beat a little more, and then let it wait.
• Cover the bowl with a plastic wrap.

2. Tiramisu making: assembling a cake

• Whisk the cheese in the mixture you made earlier to make a fluffy filling for your cake.
• Then beat the egg whites until you get soft peaks, and add salt and the rest of the icing sugar as you beat.
• Gently mix in the egg whites and filling.
• Make strong coffee and let it cool down a bit.
• Soak savoiardi biscuits in coffee.
• Place a layer of biscuits and then the filling on a serving plate, and continue doing so until you have used up the ingredients.

• Finally, sprinkle a little more cocoa powder on the cake and leave it in the fridge for 1-2 hours.
• Now you can finally enjoy mouth-watering tiramisu and share this pleasure with friends or family!

Lower calorie tiramisu

We know that desserts produce a bad conscience for many. It is true that often their high caloric content easily causes weight management problems. That’s why we also want to give you a lighter option so you can make tiramisu healthier and enjoy it more calmly.

Ingredients

• 360 g of savoiardi biscuits soaked in coffee
• 1.2 dl oatmeal
• 2 eggs
• 45 ml of milk
• 60 g of stevia
• 1 tablespoon yeast
• 240 g of light spreadable cheese
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 125 ml of milk
• Cocoa powder to sprinkle on tiramisu

This results in a lighter tiramisu

• Beat the eggs with the milk, cornstarch and sweetener of your choice. Put the mixture in the microwave for three minutes to make it smooth.
• Then pour the mixture into a metal bowl and place this in a saucepan of water that boils gently to make the mixture thicken.
• Mix the remaining ingredients in a separate bowl (except savoiardi biscuits) and place the mixture in the microwave for about three minutes.
• Take a suitable container for the cake and place several layers of biscuits and filling mixture until the ingredients are done.
• Finally, sprinkle a little cocoa powder on top of the cake and put the tiramisu in the fridge for two hours.
• Then you can serve tiramisu and enjoy this great dessert with fewer calories!