Recipe for Eggless Tiramisu

Tiramisu is a layered coffee-flavored Italian dessert. It is made by dipping lady fingers into coffee, alternating with mixture of mascarpone cheese and heavy whipping cream. This recipe of eggless tiramisu can be made quickly in just 15-20 minutes and it requires no baking or cooking.

This recipe is little bit different than the traditional tiramisu recipe. This tiramisu recipe is completely eggless, contains no alcohol and no-bake dessert. So, if you are uncomfortable to use eggs or if your kid is allergic to egg, this is the perfect recipe for you. But, please make sure the lady fingers are using are eggless too.

I ate this dessert for the first time after I shifted to US. It was served at “Campania” restaurant in a martini glass. It was looking so delish and of course it was just melting in mouth. I have also eaten this in olive garden and in “Buco DI Bepo” restaurant. It is served in big ceramic bowl in “Buco di Bepo” and it is supposed to serve the family of four but I can eat the whole bowl on my own. I love this dessert to that extend 😊.

Later I moved to Canada and found out that none of this restaurant’s chain were in Canada. We explored many Italian places specifically for tiramisu 😊. But I could not taste the same tiramisu which I used to get in USA. Also, so I decided to make my own tiramisu. I have tried both versions, eggless and traditional tiramisu recipe. Both tastes amazing and for both recipes, I would recommend making it a day in advance. Flavors come out really well if you make and keep it for 18-24 hrs. You can check my traditional tiramisu recipe here.

Why is this recipe great / best?

1. Tastes like authentic tiramisu.
2. Super easy to make
3. Eggless
4. No-bake and no-alcohol

List of ingredients and importance of each ingredient

• Lady fingers

They are hard but it turns soft when dipped in liquid. I always bought my lady fingers from amazon.

• Coffee (Coffee + hot water)

This is used to deep our lady fingers. Use plain coffee and just stir it in hot water.

Soak each individual finger for 4-5 seconds and put it in serving plate.

• Mascarpone cheese

This is the base ingredient of our recipe. If you do not have mascarpone cheese, you can use cream cheese or combination of cream cheese and sour cream.

• Heavy whipping cream

Use any brand heavy whipping cream with fat percentage not more than 35%.

• Vanilla

As I always say, use pure vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste.

• Sugar

Use plain white granulated sugar.

• Coco powder

Our tiramisu is incomplete without cocoa powder. This is used to dust on top of our layered tiramisu. You can use any unsweetened cocoa powder, either dutch processed or natural cocoa powder.

Equipments required to make this

• Stand mixer or hand mixer
• measuring spoons
• Measuring cups
• Spatula
• Deep Plate

Step by step recipe (with images) to make eggless tiramisu recipe from scratch

1. In a bowl , add coffee and hot water. Gently whisk and keep it aside to cool down.
2. Start whipping heavy whipping cream with sugar and vanilla until it reaches soft peaks.

3. Now in a same bowl, add mascarpone cheese. Beat them together until it reaches medium to stiff peaks. It should look soft.
4. Dip the lady fingers in cooled coffee and spread in the pan. Line up the pan completely with lady fingers.

5. Spread cheese and whipped cream mixture on top of lady fingers.
6. Repeat above 2 steps one more time.

7. Cover the pan with cling wrap.Refrigerate the assembled tiramisu at least 4 hours. If you could fridge overnight, it will be best.
8. Now, sift cocoa powder on top.

9. Cut in squares or rectangles and serve it immediately. You can also put some chocolate curls on top. But it is optional.
10. Enjoy!

Pro tips to make best eggless tiramisu recipe

• Soak Ladyfingers well

Ladyfingers are low density sponge cake biscuits shaped like a large finger. They are hard but when becomes soft like sponge cake when dipped in liquid. Pour your coffee in big deep plate where you can completely deep your lady fingers. Soak each individual finger fore 4-5 seconds and put it in serving plate.

• Use cold whipping cream

If you wish to whip up your whipping cream properly it is always a good idea to use chilled cream, chilled bowl and chilled whisk. If it is not chilled, it will not whip up properly. There is an alternative solution to this. Whip up your cream by placing the bowl on lots of ice.

• Use cold mascarpone cheese

It is important to keep your cheese cool otherwise it may turn into butter.

Video representation of the no-bake eggless tiramisu recipe

Frequently Asked Questions

• What are the calories of eggless tiramisu?

Please refer my recipe card to know the details about calorie and nutritional information.

• How to store this eggless tiramisu?

As this contains cheese and whipping cream, it is always stored in the fridge.

I will not recommend freezing this. Freezing and thawing will change its texture.

• Can we freeze this eggless tiramisu?

I will not recommend freezing the tiramisu. This contains whipping cream, so, freezing and thawing will surely change its consistency.

• How to serve tiramisu?

It is always served cold by sprinkling cocoa powder on it.

• What is the substitute of mascarpone cheese?

I have tried this recipe with cream cheese as well for those who doesn’t easily find mascarpone cheese or if it is sold at very high price.

Replacing mascarpone cheese with one brick (8oz) of cream cheese will work. But if you replace mascarpone with 7oz of cream cheese and 1 oz of sour cream, the taste will be very near to mascarpone cheese.

• Can I substitute the coffee in tiramisu recipe?

Tiramisu is a classic coffee-based Italian dessert. So, if you are concerned about caffein used in recipe, you can substitute that with decaf coffee but I won’t recommend to skip coffee altogether. I promise, you will not be disappointed with flavors. You will enjoy the same taste.

• Why is my tiramisu collapsing?

Please make sure to dip lady fingers in coffee for few seconds only. If you over soak them, your layers may fall.

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Over to you🙂 I urge you to try this out and let me know how this turns out for you in the comments! I really love hearing from you, and your feedback is very much important to me.

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