Tiramisu Truffles. A trendy and quick recipe. An easy-to-make delight, the tiramisu that transforms.

How many versions do we have of tiramisu: strawberry, moscato, peach… It’s said we can’t call everything by the same name, as not all ingredients are the same. In the classic dessert, we find essential ingredients: coffee, ladyfingers, cocoa, eggs, and mascarpone. If I remove the coffee and cocoa and replace them with moscato or peach syrup, I should call it by another name. The base preparation matters, like with cheesecake, which constantly changes flavor, or Bavarian cream, or cream puffs; the base stays the same, the flavor changes… Just like in ice cream!

These magical flavorful balls, which I want to call truffles for their irregular shape, are tempting even in summer. Fresh, fragrant, and tasty. Just put together all the ingredients and shape them.

  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Cost: Economical
  • Preparation time: 1 Hour
  • Portions: 15
  • Cooking methods: No cooking required
  • Cuisine: Italian
  • Seasonality: All seasons

Ingredients

Ladyfingers and coffee. Mascarpone and cocoa

  • 10.5 oz ladyfingers
  • to taste coffee (about 6 cups)
  • 10.5 oz mascarpone
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 4 tbsp sugar
  • to taste unsweetened cocoa powder
  • tbsp coffee powder

Useful Tools

  • Bowls
  • Wooden Spoons
  • Cupcake Liners
  • Sieves

Steps

Mix, shape, and decorate

  • In a bowl, finely chopped ladyfingers, coffee powder, eggs whipped with sugar…

  • Then add the mascarpone and mix well

  • Finally, add the coffee. You should obtain a soft mixture.

  • Mix carefully and

  • Form balls, I used an ice cream scoop.

  • Dust with unsweetened cocoa and decorate as you wish. I used dark chocolate. Transfer them into cupcake liners and let them rest in the refrigerator until serving time.

    Tiramisu Truffles

Some Extra Tips

They are very easy to make and keep well in the refrigerator due to their ingredients. Instead of forming round shapes, you can also make mini bricks, just shape them into a rectangle, freeze for about 30 minutes and cut into bricks.

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Enza Squillacioti

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