Easy Homemade Tiramisu Recipe

Homemade tiramisu is easy to whip up because there is no baking involved,ultra-delicious and this is a fun make-ahead dessert. Rich and creamy mascarpone filling layered with coffee and alcohol-soaked biscuits also known as savoiardi biscuits, dusted with cocoa powder.

When making this dessert, it is very important to have the perfect balance of layers. you want to have a good layer of biscuits and a thick layer of the mascarpone custard. This dessert needs to be light airy and packed full of flavour with coffee and alcohol. It is soo easy to eat the whole tray of tiramisu if the recipe is done correctly because it is so light and delicious you won’t even feel that you are eating it.

I have not made this dessert in France during my chef years, in fact, I was not a pastry chef, therefore, didn’t quite get a chance to train in pastry while I was in France, but I loved to bake, so always ended up making desserts at home. and Tiramusi was one of the desserts that I learnt to make at home with a lot of trial and error.

When I was researching for dessert ideas, I came across this dessert. it’s a great entertaining dish, requires less effort, can be served for a large crowd and can be made ahead of time. When I organise a party or a gathering at my place, I love to have a theme for the food I cook, Italian theme menus are quite famous in my household because they are big & bold flavours and easy to share.

Italian theme dinner party ideas

Entree; Focaccia with antipasto and burrata cheese

Main course; Lasagna, Chicken Parmigiana

Dessert; Tiramisu

Is there raw eggs in Tiramisu?

Yes, there is. Some recipes will call out for raw egg yolks and raw egg whites, but in my recipe, I am only using raw egg whites. The reason why I am not using raw egg yolks is that it gives an eggy taste at the end and also it affects the light texture of the desert. By cooking the egg yolks in a double boiler, the recipe can be a bit hard because it is a crucial step in this recipe, but I can guarantee the end result is absolutely delicious.

Because there are raw eggs in this recipe be cautious if you are serving this to young children and pregnant women.

There are so much more recipes out there with raw eggs and you probably don’t even notice that you eat raw eggs. Don’t be afraid of this dessert because once you taste it, there is no turning back and I can guarantee this will be a crowd-pleasing dessert that you will make over and over again.

Tiramisu ingredients

Eggs– Makes sure to use fresh eggs
Mascarpone – This is creamy and light, you must use mascarpone cream for this dessert
Savoiardi biscuits– Also known as ladies fingers, you must have this biscuit in order to make this dessert.
Sugar– White sugar, make sure the sugar is blended finely, so there are no lumps in the mixture ( caster sugar here in Australia is quite fine, but if your sugar is a bit big, just pass it through the blender for 10 seconds to make it smaller
cocoa powder
Liquor – or any other liquor, to be honest, I am not going to have a hard and fast rule that this is the only liquor you can sue. I have also used cognac for this recipe and it has been a great addition.
Coffee; Another important ingredient in this recipe, the quality of coffee you use will impact the final outcome of the dish, so make sure to use a good quality coffee, I use fresh coffee beans that are grounded through my coffee machine, which really makes a big difference.

Tiramisu biscuits

Savoiardi biscuits, this is an Italian biscuit and can be purchased at any local retailer here in Australia, but if you cannot find it anywhere, you can also make it from scratch.

Does tiramisu have alcohol in it

Yes, it does, but if you don’t want to add the alcohol in it, you can omit it. But if you are anything like me, I would double the quantity hahhahahh, trust me, when the coffee liquor has a good amount of alcohol, it actually tastes better.

How long will tiramisu stay fresh

Remember this dessert has raw eggs in it, so I wouldn’t recommend more than 4 days in the fridge.

Tiramisu how long can I keep in the fridge

You need to cool it in the fridge for a minimum of 6 hours, so the best is to make this the day before you need it.

Single-serve tiramisu

Well, you can also do tiramisu for two for a date night or just to have a fancy dinner for a small number of people. you can make it in individual glasses and serve tiramisu in a glass, follow the same process and assemble in a short scotch glass. You can also cut portions from a big batch tiramisu and serve as single portions.

Why is my tiramisu runny/watery?

I get this question often, and I can assure you since I have made this dessert a few times now, I have also got a runny tiramisu since I try variations of recipes.
Make sure the egg white and cream are beaten as specified in the recipe, if you under beat it, it will not hold its shape, if you overbeat it, the cream will not be creamy and airy.
When a recipe does not call for cream just eggs; Then it will be runny, because there is nothing to hold the eggs together, therefore cream in a recipe is a must.
Don’t overbeat the mascarpone, there is a few varieties of mascarpone in the market, some are hard, some are soft, so if it is a soft mascarpone don’t overbeat it, just mix it enough so it just gets incorporated.
Don’t overbeat the whole mixture; finally when assembling all components, make sure to just fold it by hand, do not use the machine or over mix it, then it will deflate which will make the pudding runny