Description
A luxurious dessert featuring layers of mascarpone, ladyfingers soaked in amaretto and coffee, and fresh cherries.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup strong brewed coffee, cooled
- 1/2 cup amaretto liqueur
- 2 cups mascarpone cheese
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 package ladyfinger cookies
- 2 cups cherries, pitted and halved
- Cocoa powder for dusting
Instructions
- Combine coffee and amaretto in a shallow dish and set aside.
- Beat mascarpone, heavy cream, sugar, and vanilla until smooth and stiff peaks form.
- Dip ladyfingers in the coffee-amaretto mixture and arrange in a baking dish.
- Spread half of the mascarpone mixture over the ladyfingers.
- Scatter half of the cherries over the mascarpone layer.
- Repeat the process with remaining ladyfingers, mascarpone, and cherries.
- Chill for at least four hours or overnight.
- Dust with cocoa powder before serving.
Notes
Make ahead for deeper flavors. Customize with different fruits or flavored coffee.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 27g
- Sodium: 70mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 14g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 90mg