If you love a classic tiramisu but have never made it at home, it’s not as hard as you may think! Learn how to make tiramisu and wow your loved ones with this elegant dessert.
In a medium saucepan, whisk together egg yolks and sugar until well blended. Whisk in milk and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture boils. Boil gently for 1 minute, remove from heat and allow to cool slightly. Mixture will appear slightly curdled - this is totally okay. Cover with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
Once the egg yolk mixture has chilled, prepare the whipped cream.
In a medium bowl, beat cream with vanilla until stiff peaks form. Set aside.
Whisk or beat together the chilled egg yolk mixture with the mascarpone until smooth. Set aside.
In a medium bowl, combine coffee and Kahlua. Roll each ladyfinger in the coffee mixture once or twice. Take care not to oversaturate the ladyfingers.
Arrange half of soaked ladyfingers in the bottom of a 7x11 inch dish. Spread half of mascarpone mixture over ladyfingers, then half of whipped cream over that. Repeat layers and lightly dust with cocoa. Cover and refrigerate for at least 6 hours, but preferably overnight.
Notes
This recipe uses the dry, crunchy type of ladyfingers, similar to biscotti, because they are readily available in most grocery stores. I typically find them near the Italian section.If using soft, cakey ladyfingers, you’ll need 2 (3-ounce) packages. Reduce the amount of coffee to ¼ cup and the Kahlua to 2 tablespoons. Brush the ladyfingers with the coffee mixture as opposed to soaking them.I personally much prefer this recipe with Kahlua, but you could also use dark rum.Slightly adapted from Allrecipes.