An Easy Tiramisu Recipe - smooth, soft and sweet, a taste of heaven on earth. This recipe is quick, easy and so delicious, the whole family will love it! So, it is time to indulge!
Tiramisu has to be one of my favorite dessert of all times! Smooth, soft and sweet! Therefore, I have to say, Tiramisu is probably best described as a taste of heaven on earth!
During our travels throughout Italy, tiramisu was always my dessert of choice! Most of all, I enjoyed trying the local version of the popular dessert. And, I must say, a few tasted like the frozen versions sold in the local grocery store. Again, nothing beats the homemade version!
When we lived in Switzerland, John worked with a woman whose husband was Italian. Discovering my love of tirmaisu, she brought a dish of the delightful dessert to work for John to bring home to me.
Needless to say, it was love at first bite - not just for me but for the whole family! The challenge was translating the Italian recipe from her mother-in-law into English! Thankfully, my German tutor was also fluent in Italian! As a result, the following recipe is the translated version of the original, authentic Italian tiramisu recipe and boy, is it good!
When possible, I use homemade cream cheese from my Simple Cheesemaking book. I know there is controversy about whether or not cream cheese can make a good tiramisu. But, it can be difficult to find mascarpone.
Since mascarpone is not available in my area, I have found that cream cheese yields a delicious dessert when used in this recipe.
Now, you may be worried that tiramisu is not the most healthy dessert. While that may be true, we do eat healthy most of the time therefore, I don't worry about it! This falls into the 20% of the 80/20 rule. And, I allow this indulgence ;)
Easy Tiramisu Recipe Step by Step
Tips For Making This Easy Tiramisu Recipe
The recipe for homemade lady fingers follows this Easy Tiramisu recipe. I use sprouted flour or almond flour from my affiliate partners (where to buy sprouted flour) / (where to buy almond flour) for the homemade lady fingers. While they are not as light as the store bought version, they are more healthy.
Extra Tips:
- You can swap the liqueurs I've used in this recipe for marsala, coffee liqueur or brandy
- Try sprinkling some grated dark chocolate on top
- You can use store bought lady fingers if short on time (but remember the health benefits of making homemade)
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Now, for the recipe....
📋 Recipe
Easy Tiramisu Recipe
Ingredients
- 6 oz espresso
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 3 tablespoon Amaretto
- 2 tablespoon Cointreau
- 2 cups marscapone (cream cheese may be used)
- 2 egg yolks beaten
- ¼ cups sugar
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- 1 tablespoon lemon peel
- 2 egg whites
- 6 oz lady fingers
Instructions
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Mix together the espresso, 1 tablespoon honey, Amaretto and Cointreau - set aside and allow to cool completely.
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Mix the ricotta cheese, egg yolks, ¾ c honey, salt and lemon juice together thoroughly.
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Beat egg whites until stiff.
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Fold the egg whites into the ricotta cheese mixture.
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In a deep dish, place a layer of lady fingers in the bottom. Spoon the coffee mixture over the lady fingers to saturate them. Cover with the marscapone or cream cheese mixture on top and continue layer ending with the cheese mixture.
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Refrigerate overnight.
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Enjoy!
Notes
Some Notes For Making This Easy Tiramisu Recipe
The recipe for homemade lady fingers follows this Easy Tiramisu recipe. I use sprouted flour or almond flour from my affiliate partners (where to buy sprouted flour) / (where to buy almond flour) for the homemade lady fingers. While they are not as light as the store bought version, they are more healthy.
Extra Tips;
- You can swap the liqueurs I've used in this recipe for marsala, coffee liqueur or brandy
- Try sprinkling some grated dark chocolate on top
- You can use store bought lady fingers if short on time (but remember the health benefits of making homemade)
Nutrition
KimH says
Yummm... this is one of our most favorite desserts too! Oftentimes when we go out to dinner we'll share a piece since they usually give us a nice large piece.. Even one of our favorite pizza places sells it.. and we always buy one or two when we go there.. Thanks so much for sharing the recipe.. Cant wait to give it a try!
Lisa @ HappyinDoleValley says
Oh my! Thank you, Dina Marie!! Love the 80/20 rule. :)
Emily Kemp says
As far as desserts go, Tiramisu is pretty hard to beat. I absolutely love it!