Tiramisu Dip

alligirl's Note:

By turning tiramisu into a dip, you skip all the hassle of making the traditional trifle without losing any of the flavor. We liked strawberries and various cookies as dippers, but the dip could be spooned into individual cups with a few ladyfingers for a quick, elegant dessert. The dip can be made up to 2 days in advance and refrigerated in a covered container. Taken from CHOW.com *Cook time is chilling time.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Serves: 8-10

Yield: 3.5 cups

• 12 ounces mascarpone cheese (about 1 1/2 cups)
• 8 ounces ricotta cheese (about 1 cup)
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 tablespoons brewed espresso
• 2 tablespoons marsala or 2 tablespoons Kahlua
• 1 teaspoon cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup finely chopped bittersweet chocolate

Assorted dippers

• fresh fruit, ladyfingers, cookies, tea biscuits

Directions:

1. Place mascarpone in a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment and whip on low speed until smooth, about 30 seconds.
2. Add ricotta, sugar, espresso, and Marsala or Kahlúa.
3. Increase speed to high and beat until stiff peaks form, about 3 minutes.
4. Transfer to a shallow 1-quart serving dish and dust with cocoa powder, then sprinkle chocolate over cocoa.
5. Serve with fresh fruit, ladyfingers, cookies, tea biscuits.

Reviews

[swissms]

Wonderful! I served it with fresh strawberries. I ended up using more cocoa powder than called for (operator error - but it turned out great). I used marsala. In addition to marsala or Kahlua, this would also be good with Bailey's or Grand Marnier. Thank you for the recipe. Made for PRMR.

[Lalaloula]

OMG, this is amazing!!!! Alli, what a decadent treat! Mmmmm, this is rich, creamy, chocolatey and just plain addictive! I could not stop eating it and neither could my sis. :)
I made half the recipe for the two of us using low fat ingredients and only 1/2 tbs of sugar as the chocolate made this sweet enough for our taste (used a little less of that as well). As I dont drink alcohol I used some hazelnut coffee creamer in place of it and that turned out lovely. I cant wait to make this again, its my new favourite dessert, which is truly dangerous, I fear. ;)
THANK YOU SO MUCH for sharing a true keeper with us, hon!
Made and reviewed for Everyday Tag November 2011.

[momaphet]

Forget tirimisu dip this should be called Italian crack! This was too easy and so delicious and decadent. I used marsala and other wise made as directed, though I cut it down to a half serving - which was a good thing as I'm going to eat as much as I make of this stuff! The cocoa and chocolate really accentuate the marsala and coffee, so don't skip this part. Because your not adding eggs this has a heavier texture then the filling in a regular tiramisu and the ricotta gives it a little bit of a grainy texture, but the trade off here is you can have this ready in 5 minutes instead of 2 hours. I enjoyed dipping both strawberries and lady fingers. Alligirl I'm not sure if I should thank you for this one or not - I may have to refer to you as my supplier! Made for ZWT 7 by a fellow Food.commando