Mini Tiramisu Cups (VIDEO)
These Mini Tiramisu Cups are the perfect no-bake desserts for summer that come together in 15 minutes using a few simple ingredients. Airy ladyfingers that are layered in between light mascarpone cream, rich espresso, and a touch of cocoa finish. Individual tiramisu parfaits that no need to share!
Servings: 5
Calories: 580kcal
Ingredients
For the tiramisu cups
- 200 g Ladyfingers store-bought
- 300 g Mascarpone 41% fat, use it cold
- 240 g Heavy Cream 36% fat, very cold
- 70g Powdered sugar sifted
For the assembling
- 1 cup Coffee strong espresso lightly sweetened to soak the ladyfingers in
- Few Tablespoons Cocoa powder Unsweetened Dutch processed to decorate the top
- Ladyfingers to decorate
Instructions
- In bowl, whip mascarpone, heavy cream, and powdered sugar with the help of an Electric hand mixer for a few minutes until stiff peaks (but do not over whip)
- Gently soak the lady fingers into freshly prepared espresso and start layering them into a cup starting with the coffee-soaked ladyfingers and finishing with the mascarpone cream
- Smooth the top with an offset spatula or spoon and refrigerate tiramisu cups for a minimum of 1 hour for the ladyfinger to soften
- After tiramisu sets in the fridge, dust with cocoa powder and decorate with more ladyfingers
- Store in the fridge for max 2 days
Video
Notes
Depending on the size of your cups or ramekins you might be able to make more or less cups than stated in the recipe. Also, you might need slightly more or fewer ingredients. I did make 5 large tiramisu cups with 4 layers in each. Using half ladyfingers (that can fit into my cup), it means that there are 4 ladyfingers in each cup
INGREDIENT NOTES:
- Measure your ingredients with a Digital scale for accuracy
- For the ladyfingers, it is totally fine for this recipe to use a store-bought one, but homemade can also be made easily, check my homemade ladyfingers recipe
- Use full-fat mascarpone and heavy cream to make the tiramisu cream. Use both ingredients cold, the heavy cream particularly has to be very cold
- Don´t forget to shift the powdered sugar
- Use unsweetened, dark cocoa powder to finish
- Make sure you read my Expert tips section above to maximize your success. A short recipe alone is not able to cover all the necessary details, and science behind baking.
- While making mascarpone filling, it is crucial that you do not over whip it
- Make sure you do not serve the tiramisu before it actually sets (for the ladyfingers to soften)
Nutrition
Calories: 580kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 48g | Saturated Fat: 29g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 203mg | Sodium: 106mg | Potassium: 114mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 1768IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 135mg | Iron: 1mg