About Tiramisu Parfaits
So you’ve just loaded this page, you’re looking at the picture above, and if you’ve been to this little blog lately, I’ll bet I can already guess what you’re thinking.
“Really Chrisy? Another parfait?”
And I know.
I know.
But hear me out, how does this sound:
Sweet whipped mascarpone cheese spiked with Kahlua.
No?
Doesn’t do it for you?
Okay, try this:
Coffee syrup infused ladyfinger crumbles.
You can’t tell me that’s not like whispering sweet nothings in your ear.
All these easy, no-hassle desserts are starting to get ridiculous, but clearly, I just can’t help myself. These days I’m all about the uber no bake dessert recipes – parfaits, dips, you name it. You should probably expect some cheesecakes shortly. And I guess it must be all this summery weather we’re having here in Phoenix because I’ve clearly losing my mind in all this sugar. And to think I’ve been trying to diet while all this madness has been going on. (Spoiler alert: I’m down -3 lbs).
Many of you recently found this little food blog because of a certain Baileys parfait, so I wanted to give you a little more of what I already know you love. I’m here to serve you, after all, and these parfaits are just as good (if not better!) than the aforementioned parfait that took Facebook by storm. Of course, I might be a little partial – tiramisu is easily one of my top three favorite desserts. There’s just something about that mascarpone and ladyfinger combo that just flips my bic.
But even still, I hope you can trust me when I say that if I had to pick between this parfait and the Baileys one… I think I’d reach for the tiramisu.
And that Baileys parfait is a hard act to beat.
But now that I’ve got your attention (hi!), I’m wondering – do you want to see more parfaits like this? Do you like bozzy desserts? Or just easy desserts? I am yours to command, so if there’s a specific treat or sweet combo that you’d love to have but haven’t seen anywhere, ask me! Test me, try me! I might just be able to come up with something wonderful for you.
Sound off in the comments and I’ll get to (no) baking!
Recipe Details
Tiramisu Parfaits
Ingredients
Instructions
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Using a food processor (or a Ziploc bag + meat mallet or rolling pin), crush ladyfinger cookies. You can either completely crush them to powder or leave small pieces like pictured. Place crumbles in a bowl and set aside.
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In a small saucepan, add granulated and strong brew coffee. Warm over medium-high heat and stir until sugar has dissolved. Once boiling, reduce heat to a simmer and let sauce cook for about 15 minutes or reduced by half (1 cup total). Mixture will bubble a lot near the end of cooking; be careful of it boiling over.
- Let coffee syrup cool for 5 minutes, then pour at least 1/4 cup of the syrup over the crushed ladyfinger cookies, tossing to coat and absorb into cookies. If you'd like a stronger coffee taste, add up to 1/2 cup of the coffee syrup to the ladyfingers. When finished, set bowl with ladyfinger crumbles aside again.
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Using a stand mixer (or hand mixer + large bowl), beat together mascarpone cheese, powdered sugar, and Kahlua on medium speed until combined and mascarpone mixture is fluffy. Pour in heavy whipping cream and blend on medium-high until mixture is thick, about 1-2 minutes. How fast it thickens up may depend on how cold the cream or mascarpone is. The ideal consistency should be like softened cream cheese. If tiramisu mixture is thick but too firm, let it sit on the counter for 20 minutes to soften a little.
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When ready to assemble parfaits, put tiramisu mixture in a piping bag with a wide circular tip (or a Ziploc bag with the corner cut out.) Layer coffee-infused ladyfinger crumbles and tiramisu mixture as desired. To do it as pictured, start with lady fingers, then tiramisu mixture, then more ladyfingers, then finished off with tiramisu mix on top.
- Keep tiramisu parfaits refrigerated until ready to serve. The longer parfaits are stored, the softer the lady finger cookies will become. Before eating, dust the tops of the parfaits with cocoa powder.
Recipe Notes
Coffee syrup recipe from Folgers.
LOL – love your intro 🙂 There is no such thing as too many parfait recipes! And this one includes one of my favorite desserts: tiramisu. Is it wrong that I want to make this and it’s not even 9am yet?
LOL Thanks Marlynn! Gotta be honest, I MAY have had one of these for breakfast the following day… because, why not? 😀
Beyond wanting to eat these. Great recipe
Thanks Candy!
These look gorgeous! I wish I had one right now!
Kari
http://www.sweetteasweetie.com
Thank you Kari!
Love, love, love Tiramisu!! Totally need to make this!!
😀 Thanks Kelly!
Oh, these look just as amazing as your Bailey’s ones! Yum!
Thanks Leah!
These look amazing! I definitely want to try this for my next party:)
Thanks Chris! If you make them, I hope they turn out great 😀
ooof those parfaits look incredible. as far as i’m concerned you can keep em coming for as long as you want!!
😀 Thanks Beverley!
I love tiramisu! Definitely going to try this!
Southern Soul
Thank you Brittany!
I haven’t had tiramisu in years! I would love to open my fridge right now and see one of these sitting there for me.
Thanks Michelle!
You are totally rocking it with the desserts lately! This one is like perfection in a cup 🙂
Thanks Sara!
Those look AMAZING! Seriously! I love the photos too, good job!
😀 Thank you Angie!
Whoah this looks good! Saving for later!
Thanks! 😀 If you make them, I hope they turn out great!
I love tira misu! I’m impressed you were able to use those flavors in a nice, fluffy dessert! Yum!
😀 Thanks Sabrina!
Parfaits are everything. I can’t count how many I have on my blog, it’s like an obsession. Once you start you can’t stop, like eating potato chips. Ha. This looks fabulous. Tiramisu is delightful.
Seriously! Now that I’m in the groove of making them it’s kinda hard to stop 😀 Glad someone understands!
These look and sound fabulous!! Why have I not made tiramisu in forever? Oh yeah, because it’s kind of a pain to make in a big baking dish. Parfaits are the perfect answer!
I know, right? So much easier!
This looks amazing! I think I stared at the images for at least five minutes, hehe. Thank you for showing us how to make it.
Thanks Corina!
Not gonna lie the heavy whipping cream looks so delicious!!! I saw some homemade whipped cream at whole foods one time and it was sooo hard not to buy haha . It looked so yummy and would be perfect in this! Awesome recipe, I love tiramisu! 🙂
Danielle Greco | AccordingtoD.com
Oh, to be able to buy homemade whipped cream 😀 I need to look into that!
My favourite dessert
Mine too Tamara!
These look amazing! I love the different take on a traditional dessert.
Thanks Deborah!
Um, yes please! Love parfaits, love boozey desserts, love any combo of the two!!! Can’t wait to try this!
Thanks Stacy! If you make them, I hope they turn out great 😀
I want to make some for the kids at our dinner party… what can I substitute for the Kahlua?
Hey Kelly! For substitutions, you could go a couple different ways – since there’s already coffee in the recipe, you could just skip the Kahlua altogether. If you’d like a more “classic creamy coffee taste”, you could use your favorite unflavored coffee creamer in place of the Kahlua (or even just 1 tablespoon of half and half would do).
If ure near mass, they actually have coffee syrup,just like chocolate syrup I grew up with coffee milk not chocolate so u could deff substitute coffee syrup u want the one with the owl on it its yellow
It’s autocrat coffee syrup,add a little to kill to ure taste liking and use it the same way:) it’s perfect!
I made these yesterday for my mum’s birthday party. They were a big hit, however I found that the recipe made far too much. I doubled all of the measurements for 7 portions, and used slightly bigger cups, and still had two left over. Also I reduced the powdered sugar by half, and still found the recipe to be a little sweeter than I would normally go for.
Don’t get me wrong – I will certainly make these again in the future, as they were delicious. I’ll just tweak a few things next time for my preferences. Thanks for the recipe!
Great feedback about the measurements, Hannah! I’ll have to take a look at it again. I’m very glad the parfaits were still (mostly) a success, though 😀
Why is there so much coffee syrup left over? Was I supposed to add to cream mixture? Shouldn’t matter but was just curious.