Tiramisu Latte Coffee Drink (Printable View)

A rich latte layered with espresso-soaked biscuits and smooth mascarpone cream for a delightful treat.

# What You’ll Need:

→ Coffee & Liqueur

01 - 2 shots (2 fl oz) hot espresso
02 - 1 fl oz coffee liqueur (optional)

→ Biscuit Layer

03 - 4 ladyfinger biscuits (savoiardi), crumbled

→ Cream Layer

04 - 1/2 cup whole milk
05 - 1/3 cup heavy cream
06 - 3 oz mascarpone cheese
07 - 2 tbsp sugar
08 - 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

→ Garnish

09 - Unsweetened cocoa powder, for dusting
10 - Dark chocolate shavings (optional)

# How To Make It:

01 - Brew espresso and while hot, pour it over crumbled ladyfingers in a shallow bowl. Add coffee liqueur if using. Let soak for 2 minutes.
02 - Whisk mascarpone, heavy cream, milk, sugar, and vanilla extract together until smooth and slightly thickened.
03 - Divide the espresso-soaked biscuit crumbles evenly between two large latte glasses or mugs.
04 - Pour the mascarpone cream mixture over the biscuit layer in each glass.
05 - Dust generously with cocoa powder and add chocolate shavings if desired.
06 - Serve immediately with a spoon for stirring and scooping.

# Best Practices:

01 -
  • It takes fifteen minutes start to finish, which means you can decide you want it and be drinking it in the time it takes to scroll through one episode of whatever youre binge watching
  • The texture is everything—soft boozy coffee soaked crumbs, velvety cream, that little shock of cold cocoa on your lip
  • People act like youve done something incredibly sophisticated when you serve it, but youre basically just playing with your food
02 -
  • The ladyfingers will keep softening as they sit, so assemble this right before you want to drink it—I learned this the hard way when I tried to meal prep them and ended up with coffee soup
  • Room temperature mascarpone mixes into the cream without any drama, but cold mascarpone will leave you with tiny unappealing lumps no matter how long you whisk
03 -
  • Grate your chocolate shavings from a cold bar—room temperature chocolate curls into weird dusty bits instead of proper shavings
  • If your ladyfingers are super fresh to begin with, let them sit out on a counter for a few hours to stale slightly before using
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