If you're a coffee addict then you'll certainly enjoy these simple yet delicious desserts, and even if you're not a fan of the bitter dark stuff these sweet treats will find their way into your heart. Since we're currently in the middle of a coffee fortnight we decided to do a couple of desserts with this special bean.
Tiramisu
This is an all time favourite and a must have at any Italian restaurant. If these steps are followed it's pretty easy to make at home and it will certainly impress your guests. You can do an alcoholic version by using Kahlua or Baileys in the stage where you soak your lady fingers. Just a touch will do! You can also make individual servings of this in beautiful martini glasses if you're having a course by course sit down dinner.
500 gr. Mascarpone Cheese At Room Temperature
1/2 cup Whipping Cream
4 Eggs, Separated
1 1/2 Cup Espresso Coffee Cooled
1/2 Cup Sugar
24 Savoiardi Cookies also known as Ladyfingers
Dark Chocolate, Shaved
Crushed Roasted Coffee Beans
Beat the 4 egg yolks until light. Slowly beat in 1/2 cup of sugar, and then the mascarpone cheese. In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff. Fold these gently into the cheese mixture. Now whip the cream until soft peaks form, and fold this too into the cheese mixture.
In a shallow bowl carefully dip in ladyfingers one at a time just until the outside of the cookie is barely damp. Arrange cookies side by side in a dish large enough to hold 12 cookies flat. After the first 12 are layered, spread 1/2 of the cheese mixture on top. Sprinkle with enough shaved chocolate and crushed coffee beans to cover lightly, and repeat these layers once more topping the dish with the remaining chocolate.
"A sweet and bitter treat"
Affogato
This is so simple that anyone can do it even if they have absolutely no cooking experience. If you know how to brew coffee and scoop ice cream you're good to go! While it may be an easy dessert to make your guests won't be able to resist the delicious cold creaminess of the ice cream paired with the hot coffee.
1 Scoop vanilla ice cream
1/2 Cup hot espresso
Put your scoop of ice cream in the serving glass or bowl. Pour the hot espress over it and enjoy! Don't wait too long to eat it though as you don't want this to become a vanilla coffee soup (although that might not be such a bad thing either!)
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