May 25
2013

Tiramisu

Healthy Tiramisu

After making Homemade Ladyfingers you HAD to know this was coming, right?

Here it is guys, Tiramisu…  healthy Tiramisu!

Healthy Tiramisu

This Tiramisu is 100% homemade, from the Ladyfingers to the mascarpone cream filling!

Healthy Tiramisu

This Tiramisu has the perfect ratio of Ladyfingers:Mascarpone Cream Filling.  And the hint of coffee and rum?  Oh yeah, that makes this dessert about 372,001x better  ;)

My taste testers said this was my “BEST DESSERT YET!”  The creamy filling was rich and flavorful, the softened ladyfingers added texture and unique quality to the dish and the cocoa provided balance and warmth.  So slice a big serving onto a plate and share with a couple of friends (or keep it to yourself, because you’ll definitely want to…)

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Tiramisu

Yield: 12 servings

Ingredients

    Homemade Vanilla Bean Pastry Cream:
  • 4 Large Eggs, room temperature (preferably organic)
  • 32g (1/4 cup) Corn Starch (preferably non-GMO)
  • 1 tbs Vanilla Paste
  • 1 tsp Stevia Extract
  • 490g (2 cups) Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk
    • Mascarpone Filling:
  • 1 lb Mascarpone Cheese, room temperature (preferably organic or all natural) (437g)
  • 2 cups Homemade Vanilla Bean Pastry Cream (recipe above)
    • Ladyfingers:
  • ~21 Homemade Ladyfingers (don't use storebought!)
  • 1/2 cup Strong Coffee, room temperature
  • 1/2 cup Rum (I used Vanilla Rum)
    • Dutch Process Cocoa Powder, for dusting

Instructions

    For the Pastry Cream: (recipe makes 3 cups but you'll only need 2 cups for the Tiramisu)
  1. Fill a pot with water and place over medium heat.
  2. In a large heat-proof bowl, whisk together the eggs and corn starch.
  3. Whisk in the vanilla paste and stevia, then whisk in the almond milk.
  4. Place the bowl over the simmering water and whisk constantly until thickened and pudding-like (it takes a while, maybe 10-15 minutes?). DO NOT overcook or overheat... you don't want the eggs to smell like hard-boiled eggs.
  5. Pour the mixture into a heat-proof dish and let cool to room temperature on the counter.
    6. For the Mascarpone Filling:
  6. In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the mascarpone cheese and pastry cream.
    7. For the Ladyfingers:
  7. Make the Homemade Ladyfingers and let cool completely.
  8. Line an 8x5" loaf pan with plastic wrap so that there is an overhang and the entire pan is covered with the plastic.
  9. In a shallow dish, stir together the coffee and rum.
  10. Dunk both sides of a ladyfinger in the coffee/rum mixture and line the bottom of the loaf pan (for me, 7 ladyfingers created one layer)
  11. Scoop 1/3 of the mascarpone filling over the lady fingers and spread/flatten it out.
  12. Dunk the ladyfingers in the coffee/rum and line over the mascarpone filling.
  13. Scoop 1/3 of the mascarpone filling over the lady fingers and spread/flatten.
  14. Repeat the previous two steps one last time.
  15. Cover with plastic wrap touching the surface and refrigerate 24 hours or overnight.
  16. The next day, remove the plastic wrap cover and place a serving dish face down over the loaf pan. Carefully flip the two so that the loaf pan is now on top and face down. Gently remove the loaf pan and slowly peel off the plastic wrap. Slice and serve!

Notes

This tiramisu lasts for a few days in the fridge if covered well!

This recipe is: no bake, sugar free, high protein, gluten free!

http://dessertswithbenefits.com/tiramisu/

Healthy Tiramisu  Healthy Tiramisu

Healthy Tiramisu?  I know it’s hard to believe, I don’t think those two words have ever been in the same sentence before today.  I’ll prove it here (the AllRecipes nutrition label is on the left,  the DWB nutrition label is on the right):

Healthy Dessert Blog  Healthy Dessert Blog

(AllRecipes label made using these ladyfingers,  DWB label made using Homemade Ladyfingers [the egg version],  both labels do not include the cocoa powder toppings)

Wow, what a difference.  Compared to the AllRecipes version, the Desserts with Benefits recipe has:

  • 110 less calories
  • 10g less fat (and 7g less unhealthy saturated fat)
  • nearly half the cholesterol
  • less carbs
  • more fiber
  • NO refined sugar
  • more protein

Make this {secretly healthy} Tiramisu ASAP.  Indulge in healthfully, naturally, sinlessly!

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