The lemon tiramisu is a fresh and delicious dessert, easy and convenient to prepare in advance. Layers of ladyfingers filled with a delicate mascarpone cream and lemon curd, this dessert is a variation of the classic tiramisu with an intense lemon scent and flavor that will surely win over all lemon lovers!

Here are some reasons why you should try this lemon tiramisu and fall in love with it:

• Making it is very easy because you just need to assemble all the ingredients in a baking dish and refrigerate the tiramisu until it’s time to enjoy it.

• We don’t use raw eggs as in classic tiramisu, but we make a lemon curd, which is a cream made with lemon zest and juice, eggs, sugar, and butter, incorporated into the mascarpone and whipped cream.

• It is convenient to prepare in advance and keeps well in the fridge for several days or even in the freezer if there are leftovers.

• Apart from the few minutes needed to cook the lemon curd, this dessert is almost completely no-bake and is very fresh because it naturally keeps in the fridge. For these reasons, it is the ideal dessert to prepare especially in summer when temperatures are higher.

• It’s creamy like the classic tiramisu, but has an intense lemon scent and flavor that is absolutely irresistible!

The preparation is very simple: make the lemon cream by combining sugar, lemon zest, eggs, butter, and dissolved potato starch in lemon juice. Half of the cream is mixed with mascarpone and whipped cream. Separately, make a lemon syrup with water, sugar, lemon juice, and limoncello. Briefly dip the ladyfingers in the syrup and make a layer in a rectangular baking dish. Cover with the lemon cream and lemon curd, and create more layers of ladyfingers, mascarpone cream, and lemon curd until all the ingredients are used up.

Delicious as a dessert to prepare in advance, this lemon tiramisu is the perfect sweet ending to a lunch or dinner with family and friends. What are you waiting for? Try the lemon tiramisu!

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Difficulty: Very Easy
Cost: Economical
Rest time: 2 Hours
Preparation time: 10 Minutes
Portions: 12 Pieces
Cooking methods: No Cook
Cuisine: Italian
Seasonality: Spring, Summer

Ingredients for making Lemon Tiramisu

14 oz ladyfingers
2 1/4 cups mascarpone
1 1/2 cups whipping cream
2 eggs
2 lemons (zest and juice)
3 1/2 tbsps butter
1/4 cup sugar
1 tbsp potato starch (or cornstarch)
2/3 cup water
1/3 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup sugar
2 tbsps limoncello

Tools for making Lemon Tiramisu

1 Saucepan
1 Bowl
Electric Whisk
1 Baking Dish

Steps to make Lemon Tiramisu

Begin making the lemon tiramisu by preparing the lemon curd: mix the sugar and grated lemon zest in a bowl and add the eggs.
Whisk well.
Meanwhile, melt the butter in a saucepan and add the eggs and sugar mixture.
Separately, combine the lemon juice with the potato starch or cornstarch and pour them into the saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until the lemon cream thickens.
Transfer it to a bowl and cover the surface with plastic wrap. Let the lemon curd cool.
While the lemon cream cools, prepare the lemon syrup. Mix water, sugar, lemon juice, and limoncello. Bring the syrup to a boil on the stove. Let cool.
In a bowl, pour the mascarpone and the whipping cream and beat with an electric whisk.
Add a little more than half of the prepared lemon curd and mix it in, still using the whisk.
At this point, all the preparations necessary to assemble the tiramisu are ready.
Briefly dip the ladyfingers in the prepared lemon syrup. Distribute them on the bottom of a rectangular baking dish in a first layer.
Cover with a layer of mascarpone cream and a layer of lemon curd. Continue this way until you use up all the ingredients, finishing the last layer with the mascarpone cream. Decorate the surface with the remaining lemon curd.
Place the lemon tiramisu in the refrigerator for at least an hour, sprinkle the surface with grated lemon zest, and serve.