Easy No-Bake Tiramisu

A no-bake tiramisu made in about 10 minutes: espresso-dipped ladyfingers layered with a whipped cream and mascarpone filling, dusted with cocoa and chilled.

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Contains: milk, wheat. Based on the ingredients as written; check package labels, which can change.

Recipe and video by Alyson Hurley of Baking with Aly on YouTube.

Easy No-Bake Tiramisu by Alyson Hurley of Baking with Aly

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  • Prep 15 min
  • Chill 3 hr
  • Total 3 hr 15 min
  • Yield 1 (8-inch) pan

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Alyson Hurley of Baking with Aly calls this her lazy girl tiramisu, and it really is that easy. There are no eggs and no cooking: heavy cream is whipped with sugar and vanilla, mascarpone is folded in, and ladyfingers dipped quickly in espresso are layered with the cream.

A generous dusting of cocoa finishes it, and a few hours in the refrigerator lets everything soften into proper tiramisu.

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 8 ounces mascarpone cheese, at room temperature
  • 1 1/2 cups strong espresso, at room temperature
  • 1 package ladyfingers
  • Cocoa powder, for dusting

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Instructions

  1. Whip the cream. In a stand mixer, whip the cream, sugar and vanilla until stiff peaks form.
  2. Add the mascarpone. Add the mascarpone and mix only until smoothly combined; overmixing can make it grainy. Set aside.
  3. First layer. Pour the cooled espresso into a shallow bowl. Dip each ladyfinger briefly, just a second or two, and lay them in a single layer in an 8 x 8-inch pan.
    Ladyfingers dipped in espresso and layered in the pan
  4. Layer. Spread half of the mascarpone cream over the ladyfingers, then add a second layer of dipped ladyfingers.
  5. Top. Spread the rest of the cream over the top, smooth it and dust generously with cocoa powder.
    Dusting the top with cocoa powder
  6. Chill. Refrigerate at least 3 hours, or overnight, before serving.

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Tips

  • Dip the ladyfingers quickly; soaked too long they turn soggy.
  • Alyson's card calls for an 8 x 8-inch pan; in the video she used a round springform pan, which works just as well.
  • Use cooled espresso so it does not melt the cream.

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