I made this strawberry tiramisu with whipped cream and mascarpone in individual servings. That way, you can serve everyone their own small dessert for dinner. How cute and convenient too!
Don’t let the Italians see how I like to make my strawberry tiramisu: no raw eggs, no alcohol, and no coffee. Instead of coffee or alcohol, I soak my lady fingers in orange juice (strawberry juice works too!). It works great with the fresh strawberries.
As key ingredient I use a mixture of mascarpone cheese and heavy whipping cream. That is a great combination if you don’t want to use raw egg yolks.
By leaving those out this is safe to eat for everyone. Pregnant women and children included. Of course it doesn’t resemble a traditional tiramisu recipe. This classic Italian dessert has pretty strict guidelines as to what goes into a tiramisu.
To make extra pretty single portions, I decided to make the tiramisu into a layered version. A small tower of tiramisu!
You can serve it right away after you’ve made it or you can leave it in the fridge overnight to set. In either case it is a lot of fun to serve this when you have guests for dinner.
BAKING TIP: If you clean your strawberries, do so before removing the crowns. Otherwise, the strawberries will soak up the water and your strawberries will have less flavor.
Now you might think that this is a complicated dessert but it really isn’t. I would say this is the perfect no bake dessert!
You just make a single layer of ladyfingers, add a tablespoon of apricot jam on top and pipe some of your mascarpone filling followed by some sliced strawberries. And repeat for a second layer.
Now a few things to keep in mind. Don’t go overboard when creating your layers. You want it to be small as it is for one person after all.
Three lady fingers is enough for one layer, or maybe even two if you want to make smaller portions.
Adding the layers of mascarpone cream is easiest with a piping bag. You can use a smooth nozzle as I did here or use a special one.
Instead of the apricot jam you can use another jam like homemade strawberry jam. Finish the stack with some juicy strawberries and you’re ready to serve your perfect dessert.
A little sprinkle of powdered sugar on top of the tiramisu is always a good idea too.
Desserts, I love them. We used to have a standard bowl of yogurt for dessert after every meal at home. Nowadays, I don’t do that very often, although sometimes it would be good maybe against a sweet craving in the evening.
Now, when I make dessert, I like to make an impression. Without too much time and effort. This easy strawberry tiramisu is a good example: little effort, big effect.
By the way, this tiramisu with strawberries, orange juice and apricot jam is also a big hit with the kids!
It is one of my favorite strawberry desserts. Check the recipe card for the full instructions.
Absolutely you can. You may also want to adjust the apricot jam to match the flavor of the fruit you use. I’ve made tiramisu with blackberries, blueberries, and raspberries, so I know it works well and is very tasty.
Basically, you can use any fruit juice of your choice as long as it matches the flavor of the strawberries and apricot jam. Strawberry syrup is usually a bit too sweet but if you want to use a strawberry sauce you can thin it a bit with lemon juice or orange juice.
Yes, you can. In that case, use a little more ladyfingers (225 grams/8 oz) and possibly a little more orange juice to dip the cookies in. This way you can make the tiramisu in a 20 x 20 cm (9×9 inch) baking dish.
This is not the intention of tiramisu. If you want to, it’s best to make the dessert just before serving. It is possible to make the mascarpone cream mixture the day before (and keep it refrigerated, covered with plastic wrap) to save time during the rest of the preparation.
You can, but while they might look pretty I would recommend making this with fresh strawberries. If you crumble the freeze-dried strawberries they would look good sprinkled on top though.
If you want you can make more layers but keep in mind that it might become unstable. Two layers is probably high enough.
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