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Pistachio tiramisu

In this slightly unusual tiramisu, the classic Amaretto is partially replaced by whisky, which goes better with the pistachio flavour.

175,754 24.6/5 for 5 ratings

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Last modified on: June 2^nd 2013

For 8 people, you will need:

0 250 ml cold coffee
1 100 ml Sugar syrup
2 2 tablespoons whisky
3 250 ml liquid cream
4 250 g Mascarpone
5 90 g caster sugar
6 10 g Vanilla sugar
7 1 egg
8 3 tablespoons Amaretto
9 100 g Pistachio powder or paste
10 24 Finger biscuits
11 10 g powdered cocoa
Total weight: 1,665 grams

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50 min.	50 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

Prepare the soaking syrup: mix 250 ml cold coffee, 100 ml Sugar syrup and 2 tablespoons whisky in a bowl.

Stage 2 - 10 min.

Prepare the cream by beating 250 ml liquid cream, 250 g Mascarpone, 90 g caster sugar, 10 g Vanilla sugar, 1 egg and 3 tablespoons Amaretto together.

Stage 3 - 3 min.

Take a little of this cream and mix it with 100 g Pistachio powder or paste (this is easier to mix in if it is already in almost liquid form).

Stage 4 - 1 min.

Pour this mixture into the rest of the cream...

Stage 5 - 3 min.

...and fold in gently with a soft spatula to make the pistachio cream.

Stage 6 - 5 min.

Use a gratin-type dish and arrange the first layer of biscuits in the bottom, after soaking them briefly in the coffee syrup.

Stage 7 - 5 min.

Cover with a layer of pistachio cream.

Stage 8 - 5 min.

Add a second layer of soaked biscuits.

Stage 9 - 5 min.

Then another layer of pistachio cream.

Stage 10 - 3 min.

Finish by dusting the top with cocoa powder.

Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.

Remarks

You will notice, I'm sure, how tiramisu always improves on being kept overight in the fridge.

Keeping:

A few days, protected with food film.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
4,028 Kcal or 16,864 Kj	73 gr	416 gr	224 gr
201 %	28 %	39 %	34 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
242 Kcal or 1,013 Kj	4 gr	25 gr	13 gr
12 %	2 %	2 %	2 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
503 Kcal or 2,106 Kj	9 gr	52 gr	28 gr
25 %	4 %	5 %	4 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 8 people : 7.00 €
Per person : 0.88 €

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Source

Home made.

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	Mascarpone: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: New tiramisu, Leek and artichoke tart à la piémontaise, Tatin apples with mascarpone cream, Framboisier, Amandier (gluten-free almond cake), ... All
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	Sugar syrup: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: 4 pears salad with vanilla, Chocolate cream with a crunch, irish coffee mousse, Fruit coulis (fruit purée), Strawberry-mint sorbet, Pavlova, ... All

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Hi, does not really matter, soft peaks is preferable but not mandatory.
Posted by jh march 17^th 2017 at 09:01 (n° 2)
Hi - can you let me know what consistency the cream mixture is whipped to (soft peaks? stiff peaks?).
Posted by maheen march 16^th 2017 at 16:20 (n° 1)

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