Easy Alcohol Matcha Tiramisu
Indulge in this mouth-watering Italian-inspired Easy Alcohol Matcha Tiramisu. It's creamy, rich, sweet and is made with green matcha powder instead of coffee. Put this lush dessert together in no time at all, leave to chill and serve as desired.
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If you're a matcha lover, you must try this matcha tiramisu recipe. It's delicious and vibrant and will satisfy your sweet tooth cravings! Matcha is a popular Japanese powder that is used to make tea. It is believed that matcha is healthy and has some of the same effects as coffee.
Matcha has become increasingly popular. It has a pleasant, smooth, grassy, bitter-sweet flavor and can be added to drinks, baked goods and more. I recently made some fudgy matcha brownies, Japanese Matcha Cake with Strawberries and Cream, Easy Limoncello Tiramisu with Lemon Curd, Quick Iced Matcha Latte and they tasted delicious!
Why This Recipe Works
- This dessert is delicious and flavorful, with excellent sweet, grassy notes that complement the creamy mascarpone filling between each layer.
- Matcha tiramisu is not difficult to make. All you have to do is prepare the cream layer, soak the ladyfingers in the alcohol mixture, and assemble.
- This easy alcohol matcha tiramisu can be made ahead of time and refrigerated overnight.
- I chose to serve the dessert in a large dish; however, it can be assembled in a round dessert dish or glass cups instead.
- You may also enjoy this Traditional Italian Tiramisu and Strawberry Tiramisu.
Easy Alcohol Matcha Tiramisu Ingredients
- Ladyfingers or Sponge fingers: are sweet sponge cake biscuits shaped like fingers. They are used to make desserts like trifles, tiramisu and charlottes. If you have spare time, it's always lovely to use homemade ladyfingers as a nice touch.
- Matcha powder: Use good-quality matcha powder for this recipe.
- Dark rum: use your favorite dark rum for this recipe.
- Mascarpone cheese: is combined with cream and yolks to make the delicious creamy layer in the matcha.
- Cream: I used full-fat cream for this recipe. If you decide to use low-fat cream, you may need to whisk it for a longer period.
- Yolks: combine yolks with mascarpone and cream to make the creamy layer.
- Sugar: sweetens up this delicious dessert.
- Almond extract (optional): for sweetness
Tips and Substitutions
- Layers: The number of layers you have will depend on the size of your dish. I used a medium-sized dish for this recipe, which made a total of four layers - two layers of ladyfingers and two layers of the whipped cream mixture.
- Alcohol: I added dark rum to this recipe to give the dessert a kick. However, if you don't want alcohol or want to make this kid-friendly you can make this matcha tiramisu alcohol-free by omitting the rum.
- Make-ahead: To make this matcha tiramisu ahead of time prepare it and refrigerate it for up to 24 hours. Once you are ready to serve the dessert, take it out of the fridge, dust matcha powder on top and serve.
How to Make Easy Alcohol Matcha Tiramisu
- Start by preparing the creamy layer. Beat yolks and sugar in a bowl until smooth.
2. Mix the mascarpone in the same bowl with a spatula. Set the bowl aside for later.
3. Grab another bowl, pour the cream and whisk until it is fluffy. Do not overwhip the cream.
Tip: The colder the cream, the easier it is to whip. Do not leave the cream out before whipping.
4. Add the mascarpone mixture and almond extract to the whipped cream and mix gently to create the cream layer cream.
5. Mix matcha powder with 2 tablespoons of water until smooth. Then, pour more water and dark rum into the bowl. Soak the sponge fingers in the matcha for 7-10 seconds.
Tip: Ensure the sponge fingers don't soak too long, as they will get soggy and break when serving.
6. Use a deep dish and grease the bottom with a bit of cream. Next, lay the sponge fingers flat to make the first layer.
7. Then, spread a thick layer (about half) of cream on top of the ladyfingers. Place the second layer of ladyfingers on top of the cream and another layer of the remaining cream. Carefully cover the tiramisu with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 4 hours.
8. Once the tiramisu has set dust matcha powder on top.
9. Serve Matcha tiramisu on a plate for dessert. If you are a matcha lover, try this easy iced matcha latte, Ube Tiramisu and Matcha and Strawberry Tiramisu.
Recipe FAQs
Despite what some people think tiramisu is not Japanese. Tiramisu is a popular Italian dessert. It has layers of coffee-infused savoiardi (ladyfingers), a whipped cream mixture, chocolate and cocoa powder.
Tiramisu means "pick me up" or "cheer me up" in Italian. It is believed that this dessert was created by Roberto Linguanotto and served at the end of meals to "pick" people up.
Refrigerate matcha tiramisu for up to 4 days. It can also be frozen for up to 3 months.
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Easy Alcohol Matcha Tiramisu
Equipment
- 1 Deep dish
- 1 Whisk
Ingredients
- 175 g or 30 Sponge fingers (ladyfingers)
- 5 g Matcha
- 20 ml Dark rum
- 250 g Mascarpone
- 200 ml Heavy Cream
- 3 Egg yolks
- 70 g granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon Almond extract
- 100 ml Water
Instructions
- Beat yolks and sugar in a bowl until smooth.
- Add the mascarpone to the bowl of yolks and mix with a spatula.
- In a separate bowl, whisk the cream until it is fluffy. Do not over-whip the cream.
- Add the mascarpone mixture, almond extract to the whipped cream and mix gently to create the cream layer cream.
- Mix half of the matcha powder with 2 tablespoons of water to loosen any lumps. Then pour more water and dark rum into the bowl. Soak the sponge fingers in the matcha for 7-10 seconds, making sure that the sponge don't get too soggy.
- Use a deep dish or pan and grease the bottom with a little cream. Next, lay the sponge fingers flat to make the first layer. Then spread a thick layer (about half) of cream on top of the ladyfingers.
- Place the second layer of ladyfingers on top of the cream, and another layer of the remaining cream. Carefully cover the tiramisu with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 4 hours.
- Once the tiramisu has set dust matcha powder on top and serve.
If you love matcha you will adore this recipe - It was so creamy and rich but not too sweet