Description
A light, creamy and delicious pistachio tiramisu made with just 8 ingredients, no eggs, and 20 minutes of hands on work!
Ingredients
- 12 oz good quality mascarpone cheese (like Galbani or Vermont Creamery), chilled (340g)
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar (100g)
- ½ cup pistachio cream; can add up to 2/3 cup if preferred
- ½ tsp vanilla
- Pinch of salt
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream, chilled (480g)
- 30-36 ladyfingers
- 1 ½ cups espresso or strong coffee (make it twice as strong as you normally do); lukewarm (not hot)
- Cocoa powder for dusting
Instructions
- Add the mascarpone cheese, sugar, salt and vanilla to a bowl. Whisk on low speed for just ~1-2 minutes until the mixture looks creamy (it's ok it the sugar doesn't feel fully dissolved yet) - don't overmix. Scrape the bowl
- Add the pistachio cream and whisk for just a few seconds until combined. Don't overmix and scrape the bowl again
- Separately, whisk the heavy cream until it thickens up and starts to form ripples (soft peak stage). Don't whip to stiff peaks!
- Add the heavy cream to the rest of the mixture in 2 additions, and use a rubber spatula to very slowly and gently fold it in.
- You should have a fluffy and light pistachio mascarpone cream. If it looks slightly grainy, add 2-4 tbsp heavy cream (liquid, not whipped) and gently fold it in
- To assemble, first add a layer of ladyfingers in your serving pan (I use a 9x9" square pan). Dip the ladyfingers in the coffee for just ~2 seconds each and arrange them tightly in the bottom of the pan
- Add half of the pistachio mascarpone cream and spread it out evenly
- Repeat with another layer of ladyfingers soaked in coffee
- Spread on the remaining pistachio mascarpone cream. If you'd like, you can also pipe it on with any piping tip of choice to give the tiramisu a finished look
- Cover with cling wrap and refrigerate for 6 hours or overnight
- Dust with cocoa powder before serving. Slice, serve and enjoy!
Video tutorial:
Notes
See detailed notes in blog post about ingredients and tips to perfect this recipe
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: Italian