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Chocolate
Coffee
Egg
Liqueur
Mascarpone

Tiramisu

Cuisine: Italian Created by Vanessa Martin

Vanessa Martin shares her special tiramisu recipe with Food Safari's Maeve O'Meara. Tiramisu means "pick me up" and this easy tiramisu recipe is sure to do just that.

For tasty variations on tiramisu, try Italian chef Giuseppe Vargetto's tiramisu recipe , or Graziella Alessi's tiramisu made with strega, Sambuca, and Italian meringue. Also, browse our cake recipes for more sweet inspiration.

Ingredients

6 eggs, separated
1 cup caster sugar
500g mascarpone
Hot, strong espresso coffee
Liqueur (as little or as much as you like according to taste – Vanessa loves a mixture of Tia Maria, Kahlua and Amaretto)
Pavesini biscuits (a slim version of Savioardi, which also work in this recipe)
Small block chocolate, to garnish

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Preparation

In a bowl, beat the egg yolks with the sugar until thick and white. This will take at least 15 minutes. Add the mascarpone, and beat until smooth and just combined.

Combine the coffee with the liqueurs. Quickly dip biscuits, a few at a time, into the coffee mixture. Set aside on a plate to cool.

In a clean bowl, whisk the egg whites until thick and stiff. Gently fold into the mascarpone mixture.

Alternative layering the biscuits and mascarpone cream in individual glass bowls. Refrigerate for 2-3 hours or longer, preferably. Grate the chocolate over the top to serve.

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25 Aug 2011 10:27 AEST

Leah

Bell post hill

Bit weird..

Why doesnt it say how many this serves? Maybe its meant to be obvious. I need to make it for about 12 people, can anyone who made this comment on quantity?

28 Jul 2011 05:00 AEST

Glenda

Griffith

Error in serving?

The recipe tells us to chill it for 2-3 hours or longer before serving, but the video showed them eating it without chilling it first . I think we should have been shown a chilled tiramisu. Many will disagree with me but I thought the one they ate looked too soft and sloppy and with far too many eggs. I think i'd rather know the recipe Lily found.

06 Jul 2011 08:35 AEST

Brodie

Geelong

delicious!!

I made this for a family dinner party and it was sensational. To overcome the watery cream some mentioned, make sure you beat the mixture long enough. So incredibly light and fluffy. This will definitely become my tiramisu recipe.

22 Apr 2011 07:26 AEST

Lilly

Cairns

SO-so

I prefer a not so watery cream in my tiramisu, a lovely recipe I came by, mixes mascarpone and Thickened cream with not so many eggs, it makes a nicer consistency :) marsala wine works well too.

06 Mar 2011 09:48 AEST

Lindy

Perth

The Bees Knees

tis 6.30am and need a Tiramisu for sweets this evening and have the biscuits need to build around that. This looks perfect, off to shops for marscapone asap. It will be mouthwatering, serving this to an Army Chef who is a great dessert cook!! wish me luck!!!

24 Dec 2010 02:52 AEST

ana

MELBOURNE

YUM

Great easy yuuummmmmmyy and quick and lite what more can you ask for

23 Dec 2010 12:50 AEST

Edgoo

Newport

Um..

this recipe's a bit silly cos it doesn't tell you how much biscuits or coffee you need or how many you can expect to serve

30 Nov 2010 02:50 AEST

Raina

Bairnsdale

Easy & yum

Older Italians to whom I've spoken, traditionally use Marsala rather than the liqueurs

24 Sep 2010 06:32 AEST

Vito

Carrum Downs

overnight is best

This is a great recipe, I just used Baileys in both the cream & the coffee. Friends & family loved it! I've always found ANY tiramisu to be best the next day, so if you can wait that long! ...or make it early morning & have it after dinner!

08 Sep 2010 12:41 AEST

Sevan

Perth

Best Tiramisu ever

This was the best tiramisu recipe I've ever tasted. Definitely restaurant quality if not better. Thanks!!! By the way I used Tia Maria and Brandy because I did not have the others.

28 Aug 2010 07:03 AEST

Catherine

Adelaide

simple but stunning

I found this tastes best after a few hours in the fridge so that the mascapone cream sets. But otherwise, fantastic recipe!

01 May 2010 09:14 AEST

James Dixon

Balgowlah

Great tiramisu recipe

Thanks SBS, that was a simple and easy to follow tiramisu recipe, I also rate your Pad Thai Recipe: http://www.sbs.com.au/food/recipe/61/Pad_thai

25 Dec 2009 12:57 AEST

donkey

sydney

very light

We made this for Christmas dessert. It was deceptively light, a welcome addition to an already full stomach. Was a highlight, I used 3 double shot long blacks, and a shot of tia maria and frangelico. Was really easy to make too!

22 Aug 2009 01:48 AEST

michael walker

chapel hill qld

tiramisu is great

I have found that this recipe provides one of the best desserts that I have had

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