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Overnight Tiramisu

An Italian dessert made easy in less than half an hour, a day ahead, and with no baking!

Course Dessert
Cuisine Italian
Keyword easy dessert, make ahead tiramisu, overnight dessert, refrigerator dessert, tiramisu
Prep Time 30 minutes
refrigeration overnight 8 hours
Total Time 8 hours 30 minutes
Servings 12 people

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup strong coffee or espresso instant espresso will work
  • 2 tbsp Irish Cream
  • 2 8 oz package cream cheese
  • 1 8 oz marscapone cheese or a thris package of cream cheese
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 7 oz packages ladyfinger cookies
  • 2 tbsp cocoa powder

Instructions

  1. Make and cool the coffee or instant espresso. Add the Irish Cream and stir. Set aside.

  2. In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, marscapone and sugar together until smooth and sugar is dissolved. Beat in sour cream, milk and vanilla.

  3. Lay out one package of ladyfingers in a flat layer in a 9 x 13" baking dish. It will use almost all of them. Brush with half of the coffee mix. It should soak into the cookies.

    Top with half of the cream cheese mix. Spread to the edges.

  4. Repeat with the second package of ladyfingers and cheese mix.

  5. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate a minimum of 8 hours or up to 24 hours.

  6. Just before servings, sprinkle with cocoa.