Description
Cherry Amaretto Tiramisu layers mascarpone cream, coffee-soaked ladyfingers, and juicy cherries with almond liqueur for a luscious twist on the Italian classic.
Ingredients
1 cup brewed espresso
¼ cup amaretto
24 ladyfinger cookies
2 cups cherries (fresh or canned)
16 oz mascarpone
1 cup heavy cream
½ cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
Cocoa powder for dusting
Instructions
1. Combine espresso and amaretto.
2. Dip ladyfingers and arrange in dish.
3. Beat mascarpone, sugar, and vanilla.
4. Whip cream and fold into mascarpone.
5. Spread half cream, then cherries.
6. Repeat layers.
7. Dust with cocoa.
8. Chill at least 4 hours before serving.
Notes
Swap amaretto for almond extract for alcohol-free.
Use frozen cherries (thawed and drained) if fresh aren’t available.
Prepare a day ahead for best flavor.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: Italian-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 360
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 110 mg
- Fat: 28 g
- Saturated Fat: 16 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 125 mg