Description
Luscious lazy man’s tiramisu delivers Italian dessert magic without complex preparation. Coffee-soaked ladyfingers layered with creamy mascarpone create a simple yet indulgent sweet that delights without extensive kitchen effort.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb (450 g) cantuccini cookies
- 1 lb (450 g) mascarpone cheese
- 1 cup (225 ml) Vin Santo
- 2 tbsps (30 ml) sugar
- 3.5 oz (100 g) bittersweet chocolate, chopped
Instructions
- Prepare Base: Pulverize ladyfinger cookies into rustic fragments using a rolling pin or heavy pan, creating a textural foundation across the entire baking dish.
- Infuse Cookies: Delicately drizzle Vin Santo or selected liqueur over cookie crumbs, allowing gentle moisture without completely saturating the base layer.
- Craft Cream Mixture: Whip mascarpone cheese until velvety smooth, gradually integrating granulated sugar and remaining liqueur to develop a luxurious, harmonious cream with consistent texture.
- Enhance Flavor: Optionally incorporate finely chopped dark chocolate into mascarpone cream for nuanced depth and sophisticated flavor profile.
- Layer Assembly: Meticulously spread mascarpone cream over liqueur-kissed cookie base, ensuring comprehensive and uniform coverage across the entire surface.
- Garnish and Chill: Elegantly dust top layer with additional chocolate fragments and reserved cookie crumbs, then refrigerate for 30 minutes to allow flavors to harmonize and cream to slightly firm before serving.
Notes
- Crush Cookies Strategically: Break ladyfingers into coarse fragments for optimal texture, using a rolling pin or heavy pan to create consistent crumbs.
- Drizzle Liqueur with Precision: Apply just enough Vin Santo or selected liqueur to enhance flavor without oversaturating the cookie base.
- Whip Mascarpone Carefully: Beat cheese until ultra-smooth, gradually adding sugar to create a perfectly balanced, creamy consistency.
- Chill for Maximum Flavor: Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes to allow ingredients to meld and cream to set, intensifying the dessert’s rich taste profile.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 359
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 12 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 32 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 75 mg