Tiramisu is one of Italy's most famous desserts made with layers of coffee-soaked sponge cake and soft mascarpone cream. Traditional recipes can take hours, so we decided to simplify and ketofy this irresistible dessert for you. Mangiamo!
February 2 2021 recipe by Kristina Wetter, photo by Nacho Troconis, nutritional review by Franziska Spritzler, RD, CDE in Recipes, Dessert
Tiramisu is one of Italy's most famous desserts made with layers of coffee-soaked sponge cake and soft mascarpone cream. Traditional recipes can take hours, so we decided to simplify and ketofy this irresistible dessert for you. Mangiamo!
USMetric
6 servingservings
Ingredients
Sponge cake
- 4 4 large egglarge eggs
- 1 cup (4½ oz.) 240 ml (130 g) powdered erythritol
- 3½ oz. 100 g melted butter
- 1 tsp 1 tsp baking powder
- 1¼ cups (5 oz.) 300 ml (140 g) almond flour
Mascarpone cream
- 2 cups 475 ml heavy whipping cream
- 9 oz. (1 cup) 260 g (270 ml) mascarpone cheese
- 4 tbsp 4 tbsp powdered erythritol
Assembly and serving
- 1 cup 240 ml coffee
- 4 tbsp 4 tbsp cocoa powder
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Instructions
Instructions are for 6 servings. Please modify as needed.
Sponge cake
Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Separate the egg whites from the yolks, and place them in two separate bowls.
Beat the egg whites until stiff with the help of an electric mixer. Reserve.
Add the sweetener to the egg yolks and beat until the mixture turns pale yellow. Add the melted butter and the baking powder and mix. Finally, add the almond flour and mix again until well incorporated.
Gently fold the egg whites into the mixture with a spatula, using gentle, sweeping movements.
Grease a 9" × 13" (23 × 33cm) baking pan. You can also cover the pan with parchment paper instead of greasing. Spoon in the dough. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes.
Let the cake cool down for 3 hours and remove it from the tray.
Mascarpone cream
Whip the cream until it forms soft peaks.
In another bowl, whip the mascarpone and add the sweetener.
Using a silicone spatula, mix the cream and the mascarpone with gentle, enveloping movements.
Assembly and serving
Pour the coffee into a deep bowl.
Cut the sponge cake into strips or sticks, dip them in the coffee and form the first layer at the bottom of an 11" x 7" (27 x 18 cm) rectangular cake pan.
Spread a layer of mascarpone cream on top.
Then, add another layer of coffee-dipped sponge cake strips and covered it with another layer of cream.
Decorate with the cocoa powder and let it rest in the fridge for at least 3 hours.
Special equipment needed
Electric mixer.
9" × 13" (23 × 33cm) baking pan.
11" x 7" (27 x 18 cm) rectangular cake pan.
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50 comments
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Ariela
February 11 2021
Hi
Is it possible to have it with no diary products? coconut oil or something beside butter? and mascarpone
Thank you
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Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
February 12 2021
Hi
Is it possible to have it with no diary products? coconut oil or something beside butter? and mascarpone
Thank youWe have not tested this recipe with dairy free substitutes. The butter and mascarpone would be the most difficult to substitute.
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Lee
February 25 2021
I made this and it was great! Just remember if you double the recipe to also double the baking time for the cake. I didn’t soak the “lady fingers” in the coffee very long ( I did maybe 2 seconds on each side) and I gave the cake a slight crunch to the completed dessert and I loved it like that. If you like a more soggy lady finger than soak the fingers longer in the coffee to really absorb it. Enjoy! I can’t wait to make it again!
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Birgit
February 25 2021
sponge cake in a Tiramisu? very strange
However, it seems possible to get closer to the original as a keto recipe for ladyfingers is available.5
Trudy
February 27 2021
What can I use in place of sweatener as they all upset my tummy and leave a after taste. Cheers
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Manizheh
February 28 2021
Try monk fruit sweetener
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bassem.sabagh
February 28 2021
Traditionally In tiramisu, Zabaglione (whipped separated eggs, sweetener, and optional liquor) is folded into mascarpone.. how come you decided to omit this? - I mean there is no LC issues here is there?
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Kerry Merritt Team Diet Doctor
February 28 2021
What can I use in place of sweatener as they all upset my tummy and leave a after taste. Cheers
Hi, Trudy! Here's our guide to sweeteners that work best for keto. https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/keto/sweeteners
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Birgit
March 1 2021
I prefer Erythriol.
All zero-calorie sweeteners without any exception have an after taste I cannot tolerate.
Erythriol, Xylitol and other caloric sweeteners don't have such a terrible flavor.
Erythriol has less calories than Xylitol and is not digested by the gut's microorganisms.10
ulli
March 13 2021
I make a slightly dirtier version of this with a shot of kahlua in the coffee and also egg yolks in the cream. Can't do tiramisu without egg yolks
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GABRIELE
March 13 2021
I just made this and had to divide into 12 portions because it’s sooooo rich.
Bassem #7 question was never answered regarding using eggs like in the original recipe instead of cream. Is it because of the raw eggs? Prior keto I always found pure marscapone to rich so I used half quark (have to check carbs I think 5G for a cup) I think next time I will try that or half cream cheese instead of the cream and go back to the eggs.Reply: #12
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Kerry Merritt Team Diet Doctor
March 13 2021
I just made this and had to divide into 12 portions because it’s sooooo rich.
Bassem #7 question was never answered regarding using eggs like in the original recipe instead of cream. Is it because of the raw eggs? Prior keto I always found pure marscapone to rich so I used half quark (have to check carbs I think 5G for a cup) I think next time I will try that or half cream cheese instead of the cream and go back to the eggs.Glad you enjoyed it! I have asked our recipe team about this, but there should be no issues making it as Bassem stated.
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Valerie
March 27 2021
I'm a bit puzzled by this instruction 'Gently fold the egg whites into the mixture with a spatula, using gentle, sweeping movements with a hand mixer.' A spatula AND a hand mixer? The mixture seems too stiff to do this easily as it is. The instruction also says to POUR the dough into the cake-pan which made me wonder if my mixture was thicker than it was supposed to be. Not sure how this is going to turn out.
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Aiva
April 9 2021
I also add almond and rum extract, they brting keto tiramisu extremely close to the reall tiramisu!
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Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
April 9 2021
I also add almond and rum extract, they brting keto tiramisu extremely close to the reall tiramisu!
Those do sound like good additions! Thank you for sharing.
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Francesca
April 14 2021
Hi - how do I work out the right nutrition of one portion?
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Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
April 15 2021
Hi - how do I work out the right nutrition of one portion?
You can click the Nutrition+ tab under the list of ingredients to see the full nutrition information per serving.
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Nini
May 23 2021
I have made this a few times now and it lasts me a week. Absolutely love it as it feels like real decadence. I break my IF for lunch around 12pm-ish. If I have made this tiramisu then I have it at 5pm to start my fast again for 6pm. Filling but still very light. Lovely with fresh strawberries and blueberries. Lovecyour recipes here. Have tried most of them (I'm veg keto).
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Kerry Merritt Team Diet Doctor
May 23 2021
I have made this a few times now and it lasts me a week. Absolutely love it as it feels like real decadence. I break my IF for lunch around 12pm-ish. If I have made this tiramisu then I have it at 5pm to start my fast again for 6pm. Filling but still very light. Lovely with fresh strawberries and blueberries. Lovecyour recipes here. Have tried most of them (I'm veg keto).
So glad you're loving the recipes!
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eb
June 15 2021
Making tiramisu the traditional way sure does not take hours! It takes actually less time than making this recipe. But thank you for posting a keto version I will give it a try.
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Jamie Boepple
July 15 2021
This recipe is fabulous. So creamy and not too sweet but sweet *enough* and I just loved it! I had a problem transferring the cake to the pan after cutting it into slices... it just crumbed apart. Maybe I didn't grease the pan well enough. I thought it would be ruined, but I just pulled the crumbled out of the coffee bowl, mashed it into the 11x7 and it all worked out fine. I also scraped the cocoa powder off the top after trying it as it was a little bitter to me. But gosh darn, I'll keep this recipe in heavy rotation!
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Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
July 15 2021
This recipe is fabulous. So creamy and not too sweet but sweet *enough* and I just loved it! I had a problem transferring the cake to the pan after cutting it into slices... it just crumbed apart. Maybe I didn't grease the pan well enough. I thought it would be ruined, but I just pulled the crumbled out of the coffee bowl, mashed it into the 11x7 and it all worked out fine. I also scraped the cocoa powder off the top after trying it as it was a little bitter to me. But gosh darn, I'll keep this recipe in heavy rotation!
Thank you for your feedback. I am glad that the end result was a delicious dessert!
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Julie B
July 24 2021
can cream cheese be used instead if marscopone?
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Kerry Merritt Team Diet Doctor
July 24 2021
can cream cheese be used instead if marscopone?
Hi, Julie! We haven't tried it that way, but I bet it would work well!
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Julie B
July 27 2021
thx, i’ll let you know how this works out with cream cheese.
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Mary
August 10 2021
I tried this yummy recipe today to stay ahead of sweet tooth. It came out okay, the recipe works. But, what I have noticed is that eating heavy cream with stabilizers in it gives me a heavy bloated feeling. I think I've developed a dairy intolerance. Maybe it will freeze well.
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Elliott
November 29 2021
Use organic 35% cream, it only has one ingredient.
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Casa
January 1 2022
I can't wait to try this as I do keto now when I always made tirmasu if I didn't have lady fingers I would use sponch cake works a treat 🍰
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Rick
January 17 2022
Made the recipe twice, can’t seem to get the cake to rise, using fine almond flour?….
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Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
January 17 2022
Made the recipe twice, can’t seem to get the cake to rise, using fine almond flour?….
The most likely culprit for a cake not rising is expired baking powder.
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Julie B
February 13 2022
I froze the cake and cut it into equal halves instead of sticks. Way easier to handle.
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Julie B
February 13 2022
Finally got around to making this and cream cheese instead of marscapone is great.
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Kerry Merritt Team Diet Doctor
February 14 2022
Finally got around to making this and cream cheese instead of marscapone is great.
Awesome! Thanks for the feedback!
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Roberta Mason
March 1 2022
Can it be frozen?
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Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
March 1 2022
Can it be frozen?
This may get soggy if frozen and thawed.
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Roberta Mason
March 2 2022
Ok thanks for the quick response!
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Julie B
March 27 2022
Made this again but without marscapone, it was just too rich. I put a bit of vanilla in the cream and it was just right. I’ll use one cup of cream next time. I’ll be using what i didn’t put on the cake in my coffee over the next few days.
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Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
March 28 2022
Made this again but without marscapone, it was just too rich. I put a bit of vanilla in the cream and it was just right. I’ll use one cup of cream next time. I’ll be using what i didn’t put on the cake in my coffee over the next few days.
That's a great way to use up those leftovers!
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Miguel
April 9 2022
I made this yesterday, this was my first time baking anything "cake" related too so I think I did ok, was very happy with the end result and thought it was delicious.
I do need advice on sprinkling the cocoa though and it's very difficult to do this with a spoon, the result is not even through out the whole surface, at least not with my inexperienced skills, I know there's containers that help with this but I don't know what they're called, can anyone help me out with a search term in amazon for these things?
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Kerry Merritt Team Diet Doctor
April 11 2022
I made this yesterday, this was my first time baking anything "cake" related too so I think I did ok, was very happy with the end result and thought it was delicious.
I do need advice on sprinkling the cocoa though and it's very difficult to do this with a spoon, the result is not even through out the whole surface, at least not with my inexperienced skills, I know there's containers that help with this but I don't know what they're called, can anyone help me out with a search term in amazon for these things?Hi, Miguel! So glad you enjoyed this recipe! You may want to try something called a sugar caster for the cocoa.
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Laura jones
April 12 2022
Use a sifter! They work great!
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Tamara
June 28 2022
Hi! Can you use Stevia for this recepie?
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Kerry Merritt Team Diet Doctor
June 28 2022
Hi! Can you use Stevia for this recepie?
Sure! Just keep in mind the ratios may be different based on levels of sweetness.
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Amena
October 11 2022
Wonderful recipe!
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mar
November 13 2022
considering the veg.keto, thou it's heavy on kalium, would it work out better on keto?
also, for a european: "cup"
hmmm, an imperial, us custom, us legal, a whathaveyou, coz volume, or weight ...- 1 comment removed
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Laura
December 16 2022
Regarding the almond flour, is it 1 1/4 c or 5 oz.? I’ve tried it both ways, both yield a questionable cake that I can never tell when it’s done. Very fragile and doesn’t hold up well to coffee soaking.
When I weigh out 1 1/4 c, oz it’s less than 2 oz which is nowhere near 5 oz. Which is it? What am I watching for regarding doneness? A clean tooth pick, light browning or other? The cream and coffee and cocoa component are spot on . I just need help with the cake. Many thanksReply: #49
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Kerry Merritt Team Diet Doctor
December 16 2022
Regarding the almond flour, is it 1 1/4 c or 5 oz.? I’ve tried it both ways, both yield a questionable cake that I can never tell when it’s done. Very fragile and doesn’t hold up well to coffee soaking.
When I weigh out 1 1/4 c, oz it’s less than 2 oz which is nowhere near 5 oz. Which is it? What am I watching for regarding doneness? A clean tooth pick, light browning or other? The cream and coffee and cocoa component are spot on . I just need help with the cake. Many thanksHi, Laura! It's 1 1/4 cups, which equals 5 oz. Keep in mind that this is measured as dry weight ounces, not fluid ounces.
A clean tooth pick is always a helpful way to tell doneness!50
Marie trepanier
January 10 2023
This cake is good but will add more sugar to tje cream next time, i like it very sweet. It gave me about 10 portions. Can you please tell me how many carbs by portions? Thanks for your answer.
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Kerry Merritt Team Diet Doctor
January 10 2023
This cake is good but will add more sugar to tje cream next time, i like it very sweet. It gave me about 10 portions. Can you please tell me how many carbs by portions? Thanks for your answer.
Hi, Marie! The nutritional information is per serving, and the default number of servings is 6.
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MrsP.
March 17 2023
I made this today, and I have to say it was delicious and since it is rich, I made it into 12 portions and it was perfect. Hubby loved it and has satisfied our sweet tooth after dinner. (although I always cut the sweetener down in all my recipes.) Made it in 11x7 silicone pan and it cooked perfectly, did not stick at all. I cut the cake into 30 stick pieces, and I probably will try to cut it into 32 pieces next time for no spaces, or just in squares, but was amazing.
Thank you.
