Description
A rich and creamy Italian dessert made with ladyfingers dipped in coffee and layered with mascarpone cheese.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 egg yolks
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2/3 cup milk
- 1 1/4 cups heavy cream
- 8 oz mascarpone cheese
- 1 cup brewed coffee, cooled
- 2 tablespoons coffee liqueur (optional)
- 24 ladyfingers
- Cocoa powder for dusting
- Dark chocolate shavings (optional)
Instructions
- Whisk together egg yolks and sugar in a medium saucepan until pale and thick.
- Add milk and cook over medium heat until thickened.
- Remove from heat and let cool.
- Beat the heavy cream in a large bowl until stiff peaks form.
- Fold in mascarpone cheese into the cooled egg mixture.
- Gently fold in whipped cream until combined.
- Combine coffee and coffee liqueur in a shallow dish.
- Quickly dip each ladyfinger into the coffee mixture, ensuring they are soaked but not mushy.
- Layer half of the soaked ladyfingers in the bottom of a serving dish.
- Spread half of the mascarpone mixture over the top.
- Repeat with remaining ladyfingers and mascarpone.
- Cover and refrigerate for at least 240 minutes or overnight.
- Dust with cocoa powder and add dark chocolate shavings if desired.
Notes
Best served chilled; may be made ahead and stored in the fridge for up to 3 days.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-bake
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 75mg
- Fat: 25g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 155mg