Best Tiramisu Recipe - Tiramisu Bowl

Tiramisu is one of the most popular Italian cakes for a festive dinner, with the traditional and best tiramisu recipe comprised of lady finger biscuits dipped in espresso, layered with a whipped mixture of egg yolks, mascarpone cheese and sugar and topped with cocoa.

The original Tiramisu recipe has been successfully adapted not only into cakes, but also a number of other easy tiramisu recipe variations including puddings, squares and othe desserts.

This ultra easy tiramisu recipe from the Kraft Kitchens uses pudding, cream cheese and whipped cream instead of egg yolks and mascarpone, but the end result is a delicious, and we think you will agree, Best Tiramisu Recipe adaption out there today!

Best Tiramisu Recipe

Ingredients:
1 pkg. (250 g) Philadelphia brick cream cheese, softened
3 cups cold milk
2 pkg. (4-serving size each) vanilla instant pudding
2-1/2 cups whipped cream, divided
48 vanilla wafers
1/2 cup brewed strong coffee, cooled, divided
2 squares semi-sweet chocolate, grated
1 cup fresh raspberries

Directions:
BEAT cream cheese with mixer until creamy. Beat in milk and pudding mixes. Stir in 2 cups whipped cream.
LINE 2-1/2-L bowl with 24 wafers; drizzle with 1/4 cup coffee. Top with half each of pudding mixture and half of the chocolate. Repeat all layers.
TOP with remaining whipped cream and raspberries. Refrigerate 2 hours.

Tips:
Substitute
Substitute sliced strawberries for the raspberries.
How to Easily Grate Chocolate
Unwrap chocolate squares, leaving each square on paper wrapper. Microwave on HIGH 10 sec., then begin grating.
Variation
Don't like coffee? Prepare as directed, substituting chocolate milk for the coffee.

Enjoy!

Recipe courtesy Kraft Kitchens.

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