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Limoncello Tiramisu

Authentic Limoncello Tiramisu Recipe (Easy and Delicious)

Light, creamy, and bursting with lemon flavor, this Limoncello Tiramisu combines mascarpone, limoncello, and delicate ladyfingers for an elegant no-bake dessert everyone will love. Discover the best recipe for Limoncello Tiramisu.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Chill TIme 6 hours
Total Time 6 hours 20 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine Italian
Servings 9

Equipment

  • 1 small saucepan
  • 2 large bowls
  • 1 9x9 baking dish
  • 1 Hand Mixer

Ingredients
  

For Limoncello Syrup

  • 1 cup water
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup limoncello
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice

For the Limoncello Cream

  • 16 oz mascarpone cheese
  • 8 oz lemon curd
  • 1/4 cup limoncello
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1½ cup heavy whipping cream
  • ¼ cup sugar

Other Ingredients

  • 24-30 crisp (savoriardi) ladyfinger cookies

Optional Whipped Cream Topping

  • 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 3 tbsp powdered sugar

Instructions
 

For the Limoncello syrup

  • Add water and sugar to a small sauce pan and cook over medium heat until dissolved. Remove the pan from the heat and transfer syrup to a small bowl or dish. Stir in limoncello and lemon juice and set aside.

For the Limoncello Cream

  • In a large bowl whip the cream and sugar with a hand mixer until stiff peaks form
  • In a separate large bowl use a hand mixer to mix together mascarpone, lemon curd, lemon juice and limoncello.
  • Add the whipped cream to the mascarpone mixture and gently fold in to combine.

To assemble the tiramisu

  • Briefly dip each ladyfinger into the limoncello syrup and arrange in a single layer into a 9x9 dish. Spread half of the limoncello cream onto the ladyfingers. Repeat with another layer of ladyfingers and the remaining limoncello cream.
  • Refrigerate for 6 hours or overnight. Serve as desired.

Optional whipped cream topping

  • While the limoncello tiramisu is delicious as it is you can choose to top it as I did with whipped cream. In a large bowl beat together heavy whipping cream and powdered sugar into stiff peaks. You can spread whipped cream in an even layer over the tiramisu or use a large round piping tip to pipe dollops of whipped cream on top of the tiramisu as I did.

Notes

You can garnish with dollops of extra whipped cream (as I did), grated lemon zest, white chocolate or a thin layer of lemon curd if you'd like.
Keyword lemon dessert, no bake dessert, summer dessert

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