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Chocolate Covered Strawberry Tiramisu
2 cups heavy whipping cream, divided use
3/4 cup granulated sugar, divided use
8 ounces mascarpone cheese
4 large egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup finely chopped dark chocolate
2 cups thinly sliced strawberries
1/4 cup seedless natural strawberry preserves
1/3 cup coffee
1/3 cup Godiva chocolate liqueur
Ladyfingers (I used about 34)
Unsweetened cocoa powder, for garnish
To make the mascarpone-custard, heat 1/2 cup cream, 1/2 cup sugar and mascarpone cheese in a small saucepan over medium heat, whisking frequently, until hot.
Whisk yolks together in a medium bowl. Gradually whisk in half of cream mixture until combined. Whisk yolk mixture back into saucepan, and cook 2-3 minutes, whisking frequently, until thickened and coats the back of a spoon. Strain mixture into a medium bowl; whisk in vanilla. Cover and refrigerate 30 minutes.
To make the whipped cream, combine remaining 1 1/2 cups cream and 1/4 cup sugar in a large mixing bowl. Beat together, using a mixer on high speed, until stiff peaks form. Fold in chocolate until combined.
In a medium bowl, stir together strawberries and preserves until well combined; set aside.
Combine coffee and liqueur in a medium bowl. Lightly dip ladyfingers in mixture and line in a 13x9-inch baking dish. Spread half of mascarpone mixture on top. Sprinkle half of strawberries on top. Spread half of whipped cream on top. Repeat process. Lightly dust with cocoa powder. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
Makes 10 servings
My great grandma's Italian brownies are my favorite - very chocolatey, but not too sweet. And great with an espresso!
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DeleteNice idea to add some strawberries to jazz up some tiramisu! I wonder how it would taste if you used framboise or something like that in the soaking liquid. Maybe one layer with chocolate liqueur and one layer with berry liqueur. Now you have my wanting to experiment with tiramisu recipes!
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Rachel, I'm so glad you liked them! I've actually worked on that recipe several times since then and improved it. It's top secret, though!
DeleteI like the framboise idea.
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DeleteThe strawberry chocolate tiramisu looks lovely and is so perfect for Valentine's Day. I've yet to try my hand at homemade tiramisua, but it is the boyfriend's favorite dessert, so I am going to put this on my to-make list!
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I'll have to try those!
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It's been along time since I've had tiramisu, and this sounds like an excellent variation.
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Wow! Those sound amazing! Good story, too. Have you tried searching for the recipe? You should try Thomas Keller's peanut butter cookies.
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They are so easy to make but you can't beat that combination of ingredients.
I've never baked those before. I need to!
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ReplyDeleteThose sound so easy!
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ReplyDeleteThanks,
Jessica
My favorite cookie is probably the chocolate chip cookie sold at Ghirardelli Square in San Francisco. They're HUGE (like Levain's) and there is so. much. butter in them that it's shortbread-like/crunchy on the outside, yet chewy and crumbly in the middle. If you heat it up just a bit, it is crazy delicious. The ice cream parlor there includes half of said cookie with hot fudge and ice cream in their Cookie Bottom Sundae... it is bananas. Just bananas.
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ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to making your Chocolate Covered Strawberry Tiramisu so that may become my new favorite.
My mom makes amazing peanut-butter chocolate chip oatmeal cookies. They have the best texture, and I'd even go as far to say they're the best cookies I've ever had!
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I have a recipe for a pumpkin cream cheese cookie that my husband and I both love. I only make it once or twice a year, and we usually devour all of them within a day or two.
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Hands down the best tiramisu recipe ever!!
ReplyDeleteHmm, this looks simple enough I think I could make this! hehe. I'm not big of eggs would this turn out if I only used 2 egg yolks?
ReplyDeleteHmm maybe? I don't think the custard would be thick enough though. You could try adding cornstarch. Maybe 2 T? Just a guess.
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I do love boxed brownies! I'm an equal opportunist when it comes to brownies. Did the recipe call for corn syrup?
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I wish you could have gotten the recipe! They sound great.
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