STRAWBERRY TIRAMISU, T's Way
By
Teresa G
@GrannyGravymaker
17
I created this recipe because I wanted to do something different with the beautiful, sweet, red ripe strawberries from our garden. It's a cool, creamy, fruity dessert that tastes as good as it looks! Please note that It needs to be refrigerated for a minimum of 6 hours before serving (overnight is preferable,) but the wait is worth it! We love it.
Ingredients
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1 qtfresh, red ripe strawberries
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1/4 cgranulated sugar
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8 ozcream cheese, room temperature
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1/8 csweetened condensed milk (may substitute vanilla flavored refrigerated coffee creamer)
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3 Tbsppowdered sugar (confectioners sugar)
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1 smallpinch salt
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1 tsplemon juice
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2-3drops real lemon extract
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1/2 tspreal vanilla extract
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4 ozwhipped topping, thawed (1/2 tub, use remainder for garnish)
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1 pkglady fingers cookies (7 oz.)
How to Make STRAWBERRY TIRAMISU, T's Way
- Gather all ingredients.
- Wash and hull berries.
- Into medium bowl, slice 1/2 of the berries (about 3 slices for medium-size, 4-5 for large.)
- Sprinkle with 1/2 of the granulated sugar.
- Slice and add remaining berries.
- Sprinkle with remaining granulated sugar; mix gently with large spoon, lifting berries from bottom to top; cover & refrigerate for 1 hour.
- In mixing bowl, using electric mixer, beat cream cheese until light & fluffy.
- Add sweetened condensed milk, powdered sugar, salt, lemon juice, lemon extract & vanilla extract; mix until well combined.
- Using spatula, fold 1/2 tub whipped topping into cream cheese mixture until well combined; set aside.
- Gently mix berries, drain juice into rimmed dish or pie pan; set berries aside.
- Place lady fingers, one at a time into strawberry juice; roll lady finger twice to cover with juice. (Do not let the lady finger "soak" in the juice or it will fall apart.)
- Place in an 8"x8" glass dish (if doubling recipe, use 9"x13".)
- Repeat steps 10 & 11 until 1/2 of the lady fingers are moistened with juice and cover the bottom of 8"x8" dish.
- Evenly spread half of cream cheese mixture over prepared lady fingers.
- Evenly cover with half of sliced berries.
- Repeat layers: moistened lady fingers, cream cheese mixture, strawberries (if there is juice remaining from rolling lady fingers, pour over this layer of cookies before adding cream cheese mixture. End with berries.)
- Cover with plastic wrap & refrigerate for minimum of 6 hours (24 hrs. is preferable) before serving. When ready to serve, garnish with remaining whipped topping and fresh mint leaves, if desired.
- Cover & refrigerate leftovers.
- Recipe may be doubled. (Photo: My scribbled notes from developing the recipe)
About STRAWBERRY TIRAMISU, T's Way
Course/Dish: Fruit Desserts, Other Desserts
Main Ingredient: Fruit
Regional Style: American
Dietary Needs: Vegetarian, Low Sodium
Other Tag: For Kids
