Ingredients:

All-purpose flour: 1 1/2 cups
Powdered sugar: 1/2 cup
Unsalted butter: 3/4 cup, cold and cubed
Instant espresso powder: 1 tablespoon
Hot water: 1 tablespoon
Cream cheese: 8 oz, softened
Granulated sugar: 1/4 cup
Vanilla extract: 1 teaspoon
Heavy cream: 1/4 cup
Cocoa powder: 2 tablespoons, for dusting

Directions:

Prep: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and prep a 9×9-inch baking pan with parchment.
Base: Blend flour and powdered sugar, cut in butter until crumbly, press into pan, and bake until golden.
Filling: Dissolve espresso in water, mix cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, and cream, then add espresso.
Assemble: Spread the filling over cooled base and chill until set.
Finish: Dust with cocoa, slice, and serve!
Total Time: About 4 hours 45 minutes
Servings: 16 bars

FAQs:

Can you use shortbread instead of ladyfingers for tiramisu?

But it’s NOT always easy to find the ingredients you need to make a traditional tiramisu. Cookies: Instead of the traditional lady fingers for this no bake tiramisu, I used Walkers Shortbread cookies. I always have them on hand (the fingers are my favorite ones) and not just because I work with them.

What Type of Alcohol is Used in Tiramisu?

• Marsala wine.
• Rum (dark rum would be best!)
• Brandy.
• Coffee liquor (i.e. Kahlua)
• Almond liquor (i.e. Amaretto)

What country invented tiramisu?

Italy

Most of the accounts of the origin of Tiramisu points to the 1960s in the region of Veneto in Northeastern Italy, which is where the city of Venice is located. Roberto Linguanotto, owner of “Le Beccherie” of Treviso, Italy was behind the creation of the first Tiramisu.

Is shortbread the same as ladyfingers?

Shortbread is a tight crumb, crisp, and buttery cookie, yet ladyfingers are light, airy, and meringue-based. So the two are very different cookies in several ways. However, both ladyfingers and shortbread are often used in trifles and other layered desserts

What is the best biscuit for tiramisu?

Lady fingers, or Saviordi biscuits, are dry Italian style biscuits that get dunked in the coffee soak and soften to form the base of a perfect tiramisu!

Can Muslims eat tiramisu with alcohol?

Is Cooking with Alcohol Halal? What do beer battered fish, Bolognese sauce and tiramisu have in common? The answer is their recipes contain alcohol. Most people know that alcohol is not Halal for Muslims to consume.

How to keep tiramisu from getting soggy?

Don’t soak! Quickly dip the cookies into your coffee or liquor. Try not to leave them in the liquid too long—a quick dip will do. Overly soggy cookies make for a wet texture and a messy dessert.

Why is shortbread called shortbread?

Shortbread is so named because of its crumbly texture (from an old meaning of the word “short”, as opposed to “long”, or stretchy). The cause of this texture is its high fat content, provided by the butter. The short or crumbly texture is a result of the fat inhibiting the formation of long protein (gluten) strands.

Why is shortbread so good?

1. Shortbread is called short because of the traditional ratio of one part sugar to two parts butter that lends a high fat content to the dough. This yields a soft, buttery crumb that melts in your mouth, similar to short crust pastry. This ratio is also what makes shortbread so crave-worthy.