Are you looking for a new dip when you entertain your family and friends? This one certainly will impress with two favorite cheeses; mascarpone, fresh ricotta and a kick of kahlua. It has the traditional “coffee flavor” and just melts in your mouth. Serve with ladyfingers and fresh, sweet strawberries.
Tiramisu Dip with Fresh Strawberries and Ladyfingers
- 1-1/3 cup mascarpone cheese
- 1/2 cup fresh ricotta cheese (it costs more but worth it if you can find it – specialty Italian store or Whole Foods)
- 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp. brewed espresso (heat 1/4 cup of water and add 1 tbsp. espresso powder) allow to cool
- 1 tsp. fine espresso powder
- 2 tbsp. Kahlua
- 1 tsp. cocoa powder to dust
- 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (espresso flavor is delicious), chopped to garnish or use minis
- fresh fruit (strawberries are the best)
- ladyfingers (hard and crunchy for dipping not soft and spongy)
Beat together the cheeses. sugar, vanilla, brewed and cooled espresso, espresso powder in a stand mixer or use your hand-held mixer. Before serving dust with cocoa powder and sprinkle with mini chocolate chips. Serve with fresh fruit such as strawberries and ladyfingers (home made would be great).
Recipe by cookingwithauntjuju.com
I’m definitely on board with all the Java flavors going on here. ☕️🍂
I like the combination of flavors in this mix!
Oh, yes! 👏
I love anything with mascarpone cheese and this is a creative way to serve tiramisu as a finger food!
Thanks – it’s creamy with a great tiramisu flavor. Be prepared as it is hard to stop eating it 🙂
Great idea for leisure entertaining! 🙂
Thanks – this kind of dip is dangerous (for me) – it’s just too good 🙂
I know too well what you’re saying! 🙂
oh yum tiramisu is one of my fave desserts – this looks wonderful! Love those flavours.
Tiramisu is one of my favorites too Sherry. This is a quick way to get those same great flavors 🙂
Boy oh boy that looks wonderful! What a treat! But those are savoirdi biscuits, not lady fingers. Just fyi.
FYI – this is what I bought on Amazon and Goya calls them lady fingers.https://www.amazon.com/s?k=lady+fingers&crid=2PBR5HWEL5IW6&sprefix=lady+fingers%2Caps%2C90&ref=nb_sb_noss_1 Apparently, they can be called savoirdi biscuits – depends on where you buy them 🙂 Savoirdi is the Italian name…
I seriously think amazon screwed up. Although i see they’re called ladyfinger “biscuits.” Ladyfingers are super soft, made by piping fingers of egg-white lightened dough. One is French, the other Italian. Very strange. You couldn’t dip with lady fingers!
Amazon didn’t screw up – all you have to do is look at all the different packages in the link I provided – many are called lady fingers!
Here’s another link for you from Wikepedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ladyfinger_(biscuit)#:~:text=Ladyfingers%20originated%20in%20the%20late,an%20%22official%22%20court%20biscuit. I hope this helps…
Well that doesn’t “help” me! It’s beyond me how the names become somewhat interchangeable – perhaps just due to the shape. I grew up making lady fingers, and I know the difference. Order some real lady fingers, or you might find them in your store, and you’ll how totally different they are. The ladyfingers will look more cakey, and not have the sugary crust. And they’re not supposed to be used for the same purposes. Savoirdi can absorb liquid, like coffee, and still hold their shape. Ladyfingers aren’t used in tiramisu. The key word is biscuit. Ladyfingers aren’t biscuits.
Everything I ‘ve read says the two words are interchangeable. NYT says ladyfingers bought in store can range from soft and spongy to hard and crunchy (better for dipping); seriouseats says ladyfingers are most famous in tiramisu and banana pudding. I go by the facts from dependable sources – obviously you learned to make them soft like a cake. However, they can also be hard like the ones I used in this recipe. The Savor Cookbook (where this recipe comes from) said to serve it with ladyfingers!