Two things worth celebrating. First, I can finally make a tiramisu without alcohol nor heavy whipping cream. The result was still creamy and luscious. Second thing that makes me happy is there's no leftover mascarpone.
Most of the time when I'm working with recipe using mascarpone, I always ended with some unused portion. However, this time I was able to find just the right package and a perfect recipe calling for the exact amount, so I get to used every last bits of mascarpone. No more leftover mascarpone.
No alcohol no heavy cream tiramisu -
Ingredients?
- 4 medium or 3 large eggs
- 500 grams mascarpone
- 16 to 20 lady fingers
- 1 cup strong coffee
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Some cocoa powder
How?
Remove the eggs and mascarpone from the fridge and rest under room temperature for 5 to 10 minutes before using them.
Brew the coffee first then pour into a wider surfaced container, at least wide enough that you can dip in the whole lady finger.
Separate the egg yolk and the egg white. For the yolks, also add in 500 grams of mascarpone and 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Mix till blended.
As for the egg white, beat till frothy. I used stand mixer with medium high speed, took about 4 minutes to achieve that consistency.
Gradually add in the sugar while mixing/beating the egg white at the same time. Once all the sugar has been added, keep mixing/beating till the egg white can keep a soft peak form, should take few more minutes.
Introduce the yolk mixture to the white. Gently fold them together till evenly blended.
Have your tiramisu container ready. I used glass container just so I can see the layers from the side, kind of amusing and satisfying doing so.
Dip the lady fingers in coffee till semi-soaked, it'll happen really quickly, shouldn't need to soak more than three seconds on each side. You'll know when the lady fingers turn all soggy and start to fall apart. Lay down one single layer of coffee dipped lady fingers on the bottom of the chosen container.
Spread half of the mascarpone mixture on top, also slightly even it out.
Do another layer of coffee-dipped lady fingers on top of the mascarpone then spread the remaining mascarpone all over. Even out and cover with lid or foil. Into the fridge for few hours, preferably overnight.
Just right before serving, sift some cocoa powder on top, then the no alcohol no heavy cream tiramisu will be ready to serve.
I'm never a fan of tiramisu with coffee liqueur in it, so this no alcohol recipe just fits my need. And the no heavy cream part kind of make the whole process easier too.
And look at that creamy layer! Even without heavy whipping cream, this tiramisu still turned out quite nice.
By the way, it's normal if you see some liquid on the bottom of the remaining tiramisu. I simply treated it as extra sauce when enjoying the tiramisu, still luscious and satisfying.
Extra recipe using mascarpone: