Tiramisu Semifreddo Recipe
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Tiramisu Semifreddo Recipe
Description
Tiramisu Semifreddo Recipe incorporates mascarpone cheese whipped with heavy cream to form a light mousse, enriched with sweetened condensed milk and diluted instant coffee for sweetness and coffee flavor. Ladyfingers quickly dipped in strong coffee and brandy form the dessert’s base and intermixed layers, providing a moist structure and subtle bite.
The mixture is poured into a foil-lined loaf pan and layered with the soaked ladyfingers. The dessert is then frozen to hold its shape as a semifreddo, an Italian frozen mousse dessert. The use of instant coffee and brandy in soaking the ladyfingers ensures a prominent coffee aroma without overwhelming bitterness or alcohol intensity.
This semifreddo can be sliced and served as a cold, refreshing dessert, suitable for warm days or as a make-ahead sweet. The creamy texture contrasts with the soft, coffee-soaked ladyfingers to deliver familiar tiramisu flavors in a chilled format.
Homemade egg-free ladyfingers are used to create the layers that support the semifreddo.
Ingredients
- ½ cup mascarpone cheese 4 oz/115 g
- 1 cup heavy cream 8 fl oz / 225 ml
- 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk 5 oz/142 g, cold
- 2 teaspoons instant coffee granules diluted in 4 teaspoons water
- 3/4 cup coffee strongly brewed, 6 fl oz/170 ml
- 1/4 cup brandy 2 fl oz/57 ml, optional
- 12 ladyfingers , roughly
Notes
- Homemade egg-free ladyfingers are used to create the layers that support the semifreddo.