This easy Tiramisu recipe is made with a traditional mascarpone custard filling, coffee soaked ladyfingers, and a fine dusting of cocoa powder and chocolate shavings. It’s an easy no bake dessert!

Just two weeks until school starts up here again and I’m enjoying as much of summer as I can!

This includes my most recent addiction — an afternoon pick-me-up in the form of this easy Tiramisu recipe

It’s cool, creamy, make ahead deliciousness with a kick! (or you can skip the kick — more on that later )

Traditional Tiramisu has a few steps, and though it is no bake, you do need the stove for a bit.

This recipe is a little easier than most because we are heating the egg mixture in a pan and not a double boiler — do it gently and stir constantly and you will have no issues!

How to make Tiramisu:

1. Grab some ladyfingers from the store or make your own — I made my own for this recipe only because I couldn’t find any at any of our grocery stores! I used this ladyfinger recipe from Baking a Moment and they turned out great! If you are making your own, it’s best to make them a few days in advance and let them get hard and slightly stale, or make them one day in advance and leave on the counter without being covered.
2. Make your custard filling — this has to cool to room temperature before you can start assembling so it’s a good idea to make it a couple hours before you need it.
3. Whip some cream and fold it into your custard filling carefully, once it has cooled. You don’t want to add it to hot custard!
4. Layer: dunk your ladyfingers in the coffee and Kahlua mixture, turning them over a couple times to coat all sides. Place them in the pan, then top with half of the custard filling, and repeat your layers one more time.
5. Let chill for at least 6 hours to set up, then dust with unsweetened cocoa powder and top with chocolate shavings if desired just before serving.

How to make this easy Tiramisu even easier:

If you’re anything like me, you love a good shortcut.

And while I wanted to prepare a traditional custard-based Tiramisu for the downright fanatics, there are a few of us around here who just generally prefer the “much easier, still very delicious” method.

So here we are — options!

If you want to skip the egg yolks and the pots and the tempering, simply whip together:

1. 8oz/225 grams mascarpone
2. ½ cup powdered sugar
3. 1 ½ cups cream
4. 1 teaspoon vanilla

Whip it with an electric mixer on low speed, then on high speed until it’s thickened and fluffy.

Continue with the rest of the recipe as written, and you’ll have an easy no bake, no heat summer dessert recipe, and I promise most people won’t know the difference

How to make Tiramisu in advance:

Tiramisu is a great dessert for making in advance because it does require a certain amount of time to sit and chill so the flavors come together and the ladyfingers soften.

This Tiramisu recipe needs at least 6 hours to chill in the fridge before serving, but you can make it up to 2 or 3 days in advance.

It will last longer than that, so don’t worry if you have leftovers in the refrigerator. But it is best if enjoyed within the first 3 days.

Can I skip the alcohol in Tiramisu?

Absolutely!

Alcohol is traditionally added to the espresso or coffee that the ladyfingers are soaked in, but it’s an easy thing to leave out.

Simply substitute additional water, coffee or espresso for the required amount of Kahlua.

Can I skip the coffee or espresso in Tiramisu?

Sure.

I mean, technically that wouldn’t make it very tiramisu-y, but if there’s one thing we don’t do here at The Recipe Rebel it’s hard and fast rules.

If you’d like to skip the caffeine, because you can’t have it or want to enjoy it in the evening or want to serve it to children, you can easily use decaf coffee.

If you want to skip the coffee or espresso because you just hate the flavor, you can but you’ll have to obviously substitute it with some other liquid. There aren’t a lot of rules here, but you want to pick something that will go well with the rest of the recipe: chocolate milk or hot chocolate (lukewarm), almond or coconut or dairy milk, or go crazy and use something like orange juice.

Just obviously take note of how the change will affect the flavor of the entire dessert.

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Easy Tiramisu

This easy Tiramisu recipe is made with a traditional mascarpone custard filling, coffee soaked ladyfingers, and a fine dusting of cocoa powder and chocolate shavings. It’s an easy no bake dessert!

Course Dessert

Cuisine Italian

Prep Time 25 minutes minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes minutes

Total Time 40 minutes minutes

Servings 9

Calories 265cal

Author Ashley Fehr

Ingredients

Custard:

• 4 egg yolks
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup whole milk
• 8 oz/225 grams mascarpone
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream

Tiramisu:

• 2/3 cup strong brewed coffee or espresso room temperature
• 2 tablespoons Kahlua liquor or brandy
• 18-20 ladyfinger cookies
• cocoa powder and chocolate shavings for serving as desired

Instructions

• In a medium saucepan, whisk egg yolks, sugar and milk together until combined. Place over medium heat, and cook, whisking constantly, until thickened (don’t rush — this can take 10-15 minutes).
• Remove from the heat and stir in mascarpone and vanilla. Let cool to room temperature.
• Whip cream with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form. Gently fold into the cooled custard.
• In a small bowl, combine coffee and Kahlua.
• Dip ladyfingers in coffee mixture, turning in the liquid 2 or 3 times. Place a single layer in the bottom of an 8×8″ pan.
• Cover with half of the mascarpone custard, then repeat layers one more time.
• Cover and chill for at least 6 hours before serving. Dust with cocoa powder and top with chocolate shavings before serving as desired.

Nutrition

Calories: 265cal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 173mg | Sodium: 53mg | Potassium: 71mg | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 660IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 54mg | Iron: 1mg

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Summer is here, friends, and I’m so excited to bring the cooking (and the eating!) back outside.

We regularly grill our dinners around here, and I think it’s time we bring our dessert to the grill as well!

Grilled fruit is a great place to start but today we’re taking things up a notch by adding Tre Stelle Mascarpone to some fresh, local strawberries and grilling them up inside a flour tortilla for the ultimate dessert quesadilla.

This right here is one of the best summer desserts there is.

No heating up the house, no mixers going and mixing bowls and measuring cups spread across the counter. Just a few simple ingredients and a grill, and you’ve got it made.

Around here, strawberry season is short and although we pick as many as we can get our hands on, it has to end eventually. These strawberry cheesecake quesadillas would be great with just about any fruit, so feel free to use what you have on hand!

Blueberries, raspberries, thinly sliced apples, peaches, nectarines – or a combo! Feel free to get a little crazy here and do your own thing. You all know I’m not one for following the rules

How to make Strawberry Cheesecake Quesadillas:

• Choose your ingredients wisely: start with fresh in season fruit (when possible!) and Tre Stelle Mascarpone to make these the best they can be!
• If you want to get adventurous, you can add some extra flavour to your mascarpone cheese: grated lemon zest, a teaspoon of cocoa powder, or some smooth peanut butter for a PB&J style quesadilla — or keep it simple!
• Don’t have a grill or it’s frigid outside? Cook them for a minute or two over high heat in a non-stick frying pan. (Or try them cold — they’re delicious that way as well!)

Tips for prepping these Strawberry Cheesecake Quesadillas ahead:

These Strawberry Cheesecake Quesadillas are great for preparing ahead of time if you’ve got company coming. You can prepare the Mascarpone, slice the strawberries, and even assemble the quesadillas (hold off on the grilling!) up to 3-4 hours in advance! (Any longer and your sliced strawberries start getting a little dry).

Just be sure to wrap in plastic wrap or store in an airtight container until you’re ready to grill.

Looking for more strawberry recipes?

Try this Strawberry Lemonade Cake, these Strawberry Cupcakes or this Streusel-Topped Fresh Strawberry Pie 

*This post is generously sponsored by Tre Stelle Cheese and I was compensated for my time in creating this recipe – thank you for supporting the brands that make The Recipe Rebel possible!

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Strawberry Cheesecake Quesadillas

These Strawberry Cheesecake Quesadillas are a simple grilled dessert recipe that is easy to prepare and tastes incredible! Switch up the fruit and flavours to make your own variations, or take them to the stovetop to enjoy all year long.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 6 minutes minutes

Total Time 16 minutes minutes

Servings 4 quesadillas

Calories 439cal

Author Ashley Fehr

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup Tre Stelle Mascarpone cheese
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar (or use honey or maple syrup)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 small flour tortillas
• 8-12 strawberries, sliced

Instructions

• Preheat grill to medium (about 350 degrees).
• In a medium bowl, stir together mascarpone cheese, sugar and vanilla extract just until combined.
• Spread ¼ of marscarpone onto each tortilla and top with ¼ of the sliced strawberries (you want enough to cover the tortilla). Fold in half to close.
• Place on the grill and cook for 1-2 minutes per side, just until warm and lightly crisped (too long and the mascarpone will start to run out!). Set aside to cool for 5-10 minutes and serve warm.

Video

Nutrition

Calories: 439cal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 19g | Cholesterol: 68mg | Sodium: 244mg | Potassium: 82mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 965IU | Vitamin C: 14.1mg | Calcium: 132mg | Iron: 1.1mg

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