Chocolate Cherry Tiramisu
A sweet southern twist on an Italian classic dessert recipe, this Chocolate Cherry Tiramisu is ready in 15 minutes and is destined to be on your holiday dessert menu.
Ingredients
- 7 tablespoons granulated sugar divided
- 1 tablespoons unsalted butter softened
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 ounce crème de cacao chocolate liqueur white
- 1/4 ounce coffee liqueur
- 21 ounce can country style cherry pie filling or 2 1/2 cups homemade
- 8 lady finger cookies
- 4 ounces semi sweet chocolate
Instructions
- In a tall bowl combine 6 tablespoons sugar, butter and cream cheese. Beat with an electric mixer fitted with a whisk attachment. Once completely smooth, add cream.
- Whip with mixer until the cream becomes stiff. The cream is stiff when you place a spoon in the bowl and remove it and the cream stand up. Set aside.
- Using a slotted spoon, remove cherries from can and add to a bowl. Pour cherry filling into a separate shallow bowl. Add chocolate liqueur, coffee liqueur and 1 Tbsp sugar. Stir to combine.
- One at a time dip ladyfingers into cherry filling (dip each side for approximately 3 seconds) and crumble into bottom of 4 ounce jar or bowl. Crumble 2 ladyfingers into the bottom of each jar and press down to even crust out.
- Add a heaping spoonful of cream on top of ladyfingers. Smooth cream out using the back of spoon. Using a vegetable peeler shave a layer of chocolate over cream. About ¾ ounce of chocolate in this layer.
- Layer in a heaping scoop of cherries; then add a dollop of cream. Shave ¼ ounce chocolate over top.
- Repeat until all dishes are assembled. Chill until ready to serve.
- Enjoy.
Notes
To make this family friendly, simply omit the alcohol.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 953cal | Carbohydrates: 100g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 57g | Saturated Fat: 34g | Cholesterol: 182mg | Sodium: 257mg | Sugar: 39g | Fiber: 3g | Calcium: 140mg | Iron: 3mg