Easy Tiramisu Recipe- Egg and Alcohol Free

Tiramisu Recipes can be found all over the internet... but as a mother of two children I look for recipes that are fast and easy, and also very affordable.  I was very happy to find this great recipe of one of my favorite desserts...Tiramisu!!!   I use to enjoy  this dessert, until one day I realized that it was made with raw eggs!!    So I can't begin to express how excited I was when I found this recipe for this great dessert without the eggs...and without the alcohol.  I will share this recipe and give you different variations so you can make this for your family...the best thing is that it has no alcohol and of course no raw eggs!!!!  Yaaaay!! my favorite part.. :)   Ok here we go, it is so easy and so delicious that I know this will become one of your favorite desserts to make for special occasions, parties, get together, and "just because" kind of day..... 

Ok wait before we start ..here is a fun fact about what "Tiramisu" means .... Well   Tiramisu (tirami sù) is an Italian dessert and the word means " pick me up".  Believe me this dessert will definitely be a great " pick me up"

This what you will need 

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  2 (8 oz.) pkgs. cream cheese ( make sure it is softened or room temperature, you will need 2 of the packages pictured above) 

  
  
  

  

  2/3 cup confectioners' sugar ( also known as powdered sugar)

  
  

  

  1 1/2 cup of your favorite coffeee or expresso (make sure it is not hot..needs to be cool, you can sweeten it to your liking , but if the less sweet it is the better)

  
  

  

  3 squares semi-sweet chocolate (grate each square seperately) 

  
  

  
  

  
  

  

  1 1/2 cup  heavy whipping cream

  

  2 (3 - 4 1/2 oz.) pkgs. ladyfingers

  

  1 tsp. vanilla extract

  

  unsweetened cocoa powder (to sprinkle over for garnishing)

    Preperation Instructions 

  
  

  You will need to make sure you have 2 big bowls, 1 medium bowl ready and a 7x11 inch dish (rectangle), rubber spatula, and whisks or electric beater. 

 On one of your big bowls you will beat the cream cheese, the sugar,  3 tablespoons of the coffee mixture ( don't add all of the coffee please ) vanilla, and only 2 of the already grated semi sweet chocolate squares... all of these ingredients are beat in one of your bowls..  when done beating and mixing you can set aside this bowl.  

In your second big mixing bowl beat the heavy whipping cream ...beat until it  peaks...or it looks like whipping cream..fluffy.  Once it gets to this point you will combine it with the cheese mixture you have set aside on your first mixing bowl... make sure you fold it into the mixture... don't beat it ...gently fold it into the first bowl with the cream cheese mixture...  

***folding is better with a rubber spatula ... and just bringing the spatula to the side of the bowl and then going in as if you were going to scoop it out but then you fold the ingredients on top of each other... make sure you fold the ingredients so it does not take the fluffy texture away... put mixture aside when done***

In your small bowl or rectangle container pour your liquid coffee, make sure it is not hot , this is very important ,   you then will get your lady fingers and individually soak each ladyfinger for 2 seconds on each side 4 secs total.. make sure you don't over soak them ok... we don't want them to be soggy... immediately after soaking one ladyfinger you will place it  in the 7x11 rectangle dish , creating a layer or bed of soaked ladyfingers,  continue to do so  until you completely cover the bottom of the dish.. 

Then you will add a layer of the cream mixture covering the ladyfingers,  you will then add another layer of soaked lady fingers , as if you were making a lasagna... keep layering ... your last layer should be of your cream mixture.  You then will sprinkle with the cocoa powder and the remaining grated chocolate square for garnish.  Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 6 hours before serving... this recipe is for about 16 medium servings. 

**** here is the great things about this recipe , it has so many variations..  instead of a rectangle dish you can use individual cups and layer them the same way.   You can use pound cake or angel cake if you like, instead of the ladyfingers... you can also use decaf coffee for you to soak the ladyfingers in.......  when you use cake for this recipe , please remember it needs to be cool, and not warm , or it will melt your cream mixture.... and don't soak the cake , you will drizzle the coffee mixture over the cake , with a spoon... if you soak it , you will make it soggy and it will break apart....  for children instead of coffee ... you can use chocolate milk or hot cocoa mix, but remember it needs to be cold...can't emphasize this enough***

I hope you enjoy this delicious recipe... be creative and I am sure you can come up with so many different ways of making this even better.... if you make it please let me know how it turns out... enjoy!!!!! 

A Stay at Home Mom shares part of her story

This blog is dedicated to all single mothers, from those who stay at home to those that juggle a career and the joy of motherhood.  You may think of this as "another mommy blog"  but the purpose of this blog is to motivate, inspire, and touch many women that are in the same situation as I am.

I want to start by apologizing in advance for any misspelling of words or grammatical errors, I am not a professional writer, so you can expect a lot of mistakes... I write from my own experiences and those of my children...but most important  I write from the heart.

My journey started 16 years ago, when at the age of 21 , I had my son Jesus...He was born with Down Syndrome and came to change my life dramatically.  I had no idea what Down Syndrome was, or how it affected a persons life and the limitations that came with it. After reading book after book that explained what to expect.. I realized that the only way I could know what to expect is by living one day at a time and learning one lesson at a time.  No book can ever prepare you for motherhood, whether your child is disabled or not.

When my son Jesus was born the doctors told me that he would not be able to speak and walk, as a mother my heart ached at the thought of never being able to hear my son call me "mom"... I cried myself to sleep as I would hold him, and wondered what life had in store for him, not being able to walk or talk.   I remember the look of everyone that came to see me after my son was born... they had that " Oh poor thing" look in there face , because my son was born with Down Syndrome.  As of that moment I promised myself that I would do everything in my power to make sure that my son , would never see that look from anyone, and that he would always know that he can accomplish anything he put his mind to do...even though there were limitations.. I would teach him to try and try again, no matter what!!  

I continued to believe that my son was capable of doing as much or more as a person with no disabilities, I strongly believed it , and visualized my son speaking and walking.... On his 1st birthday party my son decided to go against everything the doctors said he would not be able to do, and took his first steps towards the table full of gifts..... then at the age of  3 his first words were   "ZulyMomma"

Jesus- 16

Ismael- 6

 Ten years after my son Jesus was born I was blessed with a beautiful surprise...my son Ismael.

I am proud to say that my son Jesus is 16 now, plays basketballs, loves to dance, not only does he knows how to communicate with a limited vocabulary but he also knows sign language.  He enjoys playing video games with his little brother Ismael , who is now 6 years old... I am very proud of my children. I have been a father and mother for my children and will continue to always empower them to dream and that no matter what anyone says, they can accomplish anything if they set their mind and effort to it.

This is part of my story, may it inspire you to share yours and to empower your children to believe that anything is possible.... I am a stay at home mom by choice , a single mother by circumstances.... I am ZulyMomma for Love!