I don’t remember when I first had Tiramisu, but the first few that I have had were definitely not that impressive that I will remember about them. But I do remember one of the best I have ever had. It was in Fiji, during our honeymoon, at the Hideaway Resort. The Pastry Chef of Hideaway Resort was an award winning chef and it definitely did show in his crème brûlées and tiramisu and chocolate cakes. After coming back to Seattle, Tiramisu was never there in my mind when i thought of desserts, it was cheese cakes or apple pies or ice creams. You won’t believe what I am going to say and I’m sure most of you are going to be like “really??!! good Italian desserts in a grocery store??!! are you crazy??” well, Fred Meyer does have a delicious tasting Tiramisu. Go and try it for yourself if you don’t believe me!
So, now that I have professed my love for the Italian Dessert, let me tell you how the process of making one came into being. For months I have been reading up on a lot of recipes for Tiramisu, even watched a lot of videos on YouTube about making this. Some needed egg yolks, some did not! Some used lady fingers, some used plain sponge cake!!!!! Some had liqueur in it, some did not. Some used espresso, others just plain coffee. So,I kept watching and reading and finally i knew what i wanted in my Tiramisu. Then started the shopping trip. I couldn’t manage to get all that i needed in a single trip. It took me a couple of weeks to finally get hold of all that i needed and finally last Saturday I made Tiramisu and we had that for breakfast on Sunday morning. Yeah, yeah, both AJ and I are sometimes like this, when we just love something, time is never a constraint! 
Here is my recipe for a delicious Tiramisu:
| 2 – 3oz packs of Lady Fingers 8 oz Tiramisu Mascarpone 8 oz plain mascarpone cheese 8 oz Extra creamy cool whip 4 oz Lite cool whip ( I just happened to have some lite and extra creamy, you can use either all Lite or all Extra Creamy) 1 1/2 cup water 2 tbsp instant espresso 4 tbsp sugar 2 tbsp Kahlua (coffee flavoured liqueur) cocoa powder for dusting |
Bring the water to a boil and add the espresso, sugar and kahlua to it and keep aside. In a bowl, mix both the mascarpone cheeses and mix in the cool whip as well to it. ( I did the mistake of using an electric beater to mix the cream as one of my cool whip boxes had not defrosted well enough, but it think it kind of loosened the mixture and the cheese part of my tiramisu was a little runny).
Take a rectangular casserole or baker and arrange the lady finger in one single layer after dipping it lightly in the coffee mixture. Using a spoon, pour more coffee mixture on the lady fingers on parts which did not soak it up earlier. Be careful as to not make it very soggy. Now that you have one layer of the ladyfingers, make another equally thick layer of the cream mixture. Repeat the layers again. Make sure to break the ladyfingers and fill them into little gaps, you don’t want the cream to go and fill in that gap! Finish off with a cream layer and dust the top with cocoa powder. Keep it in the refrigerator to set for about 24 hours.
We did not have the patience and took it out in 10 hours or so, and as it is my cream was all runny, so before it set, it was really runny and i was disappointed to see it. But one taste of it and i went crazy!! I am generally too modest to admit any of my culinary conquests but this time I am totally shameless and I am gonna say I would definitely put my tiramisu in the top 5 best that i have tasted!!! We did keep it till the evening and by evening the tiramisu had set and we had a lovely dessert for dinner. We started and finished the day with homemade Tiramisu, What a day!!!
A peek at the runny Tiramisu!!
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wow.. tiramisu indeed looks to die for. i also love it. never tried at home.. urs is eggless version too. great.
Dessert for breakfast AND dinner – can life get any better! Love the look of your tiramisu. I am sure it was as delicious as it seems.
Wow tiramisu looks wonderful..This is absolutely a droolworthy dessert.
For breakfast! You two are crazy birds!
We love Tiramasu too, went and had it for our anniversary. Whole thing was gone in seconds!
Looks delicious, never made it at home, should try once.
Wow thats a droolworthy tiramisu, quite a month back i tried it out, now i got hooked n now u r tempting me again..should try again..
I love Tiramisu..esply freddy’s s the best..But recently we fell in love with their Strawbery shortcake ..SO now its the usual dessert..:)
I see there’s a lot of unfamiliar ingredients..good effort n looks yum..:)
Manju… you are killing me
tiramisu looks droolicious… love the last picture which shows all the layers
wow Sc….the tiramasu is mindblowing ! I wish I could have some now
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I am guessing that the tiramisu has already been completely devoured!.. can we invite ourselves over if there is any left?
Oh my gosh, that looks fabulous! So puffy and dreamy…lip-lickin’!
wow ! drooling over ir tiramisu ..its my all time fav !.Looking very delicious ..i have little diffrent version of tiramisu ..make some time and have a look
That looks heavenly! You did a great job with it. Those layers look luscious!
I have never been a big fan of Tiramisu, maybe because I’ve just never had any that was outstanding. I have been thinking of making it for my first time. You’ve inspired me.
The tiramisu looks delicious…one of my fav desserts.
As one of the fortunate few to have sampled it (and what a big sample I took for myself ;P) I can vouch that this was the best tiramisu I’ve ever had. It tasted every bit delicious as it looks.
Please be assured that I shall be dropping by every time you make it 
SC, I hv read on blogs n videos watched showing Tiramissu, but never actually tasted one!
So as this goes eggless…I wd surely like to try it out..(wont b having the fingers or kahlua etc needed for these though!:D) Tks for sharing! It surely looks tasty!
Thanks Mahimaa, i wanted to make the eggless version as there is no cooking involved when egg is used and i didnt want to risk it. You will not know the difference at all!
Thanks Simrana nd yeah, life can’t get any better than this
Thanks Sathya and Asha!
Thanks Priya, Varsha, Indhu and Vishali.
@ Richa – thanks, yeah, you are right, not even scraps of it is left. I did leave a FB message when i made it asking whether anyone wanted to come over. Next time defenitely!
Thanks girlichef
Thanks Mangala. Loved your tiramisu recipe and pictures as well
Thanks Reeni, you should defenitely try to make it, sometime!
Thanks Poornima!
n thanks Manju. I was afraid that it may not last till the next day but somehow made sure that i left some for you guys!
Thanks Purnima, Kahlua is always optional and you can substitute sponge cake for the lady fingers.
the tiramisu looks so inviting… can you send me some?
Hi Manju,
What a coincidence!! last night I googled some dessert recipes and stumbled upon tiramisu…saw a couple of recipes each one was different from the other(more of a coincidence coz what I thought seeing the recipes is echoed in ur writ up) …was quite confused which one to zero on. I almost gave up on it, and today I see a Tiramisu post here :0 tha’s a blessing right? and coming from u the quality is assured! Shall try it sometime this summer.Will have to hunt for the things required.
Happy weekend.
BTW the tiramishu u made is droolsome and heavenly!snaps to die for
TC
Your triamsu is tempting me..I have never tasted it so far..I like your eggless version..Someday I will try this.Thanks for sharing
Tiramisu looks yummy..It is also my favourite….
The tiramisu looks wonderful !! I can never imagine myself making these at home – never been too great with desserts, but it looks awesome…
Thats awesome.. Looks fabulous! Bet, it would have tasted heavenly!
oooooooooooohhhhhhh woooooooooow I realy die for this looks so so so delicious
The tiramisu looks delicious and tempting
Looks delicious. I have had it a couple of times, but didn’t like it very much. I think if I make it, it might taste better.:)
But can’t find mascarpone here!
The tiramisu looks delicious…one of my favourite desserts too….and truly gorgeous!!!
Tiramisu is one of my favourite dessert, if not nr. one. This one looks absolutely scrumptious.
So many tasty recipes here, it will be difficult to pick one for Taste & Create!! Great to be paired with you.
Hi, Thank you very much for the comment. You have a lovely blog with so many awesome recipes. That triamisu is a slice of heaven!
thanks, all you guys!
This is a favorite dessert of mine! I was so happy to see you use mascarpone cheese… I think I can deal with the other variations, but when I see cream cheese used for this, I cringe! It’s look absolutely mouthwatering and delicious!
I like tiramisu but never tried at home fear to eat all alone ! Those who love coffee will die for! U made it deliciously!
I love tiramisu.. I wish I was as patient as you. This looks delicious!
Tiramisu…..the best of the best desserts to order in a restaurant. I’ve never made it at home; thanks for sharing. Your honeymoon was in Fiji….very impressive. Great post.
Sam
man, it looks amazing!! I love it, just think its too much prep and work for the dessert:) better to enjoy at Olive Garden:) hehehe…but your effort sure paid off – looks fab!:)
Thanks meeso, cream cheese was defenitely a no-no. It will then be a cheese cake with ladyfinger crust!!
Thanks Alice and Sam.
Thanks Mansi! infact, this is one of the easiest dessert that i have made. You just need to have all the ingredients and then it takes only 20 mins or so to make it!!
I am drooling! It is one of my favorite desserts…
Tiramisu for Breakfast?…Like it!
Manju, thats so yummy!..I have never made this..and your pictures surely tempt me!
I have not tried this before! But I am already dieing over here!!
wow beautiful! my friends always beg me to make them a tiramisu, but I’ve always been intimidated by them! not to mention the ingredient costs so much!
but I think a little spluging is at hand as I feel my baking juices stirring up…
Looking so Yummy and beautiful picture!!!!!!!!
Yummy…i am drooling looking at the pics….i am all for it.
thanks
wowwwwwwwwww look at that,I’d die eating that and go straight to heaven!Not good to tempt ppl like This!!!!!!!!!
Mmm, looks delicious! I love Tiramisu too.
I heard tiramasu tastes heavenly..yours looks so delicious..eggless version too!!
Mirch, what type of ladyfingers did you use? Did they get soggy?
Hi,thanks for stopping by my blog…..u’ve got a wonderful blog in here….Love the look of ur tiramisu…..Feel like having it now….although lazy to make and havent got the ingredients….:(