Strawberries and Cream Tiramisu Parfait
Decadent coffee flavoured sponge finger biscuits with a hint of rum for a traditional Tiramisu flavour, putting a spin on this high fat dessert with a low in fat Strawberries and Cream filling!
The perfect New Years Eve dessert, and New Years Resolution all in one! Tiramisu is one of those favourite desserts of mine I need to order at every restaurant. I love it. I can never get enough of Tiramisu. Coffee soaked in biscuits with coffee and sprinkled with chocolate?
I’ve made Tiramisu French Toasts and Tiramisu Blondies….but a Parfait would be perfect at a New Years Eve bash.
And as usual, my love of high fat stuff gets me into so much trouble, so my brain went in to over-drive to create something as equally decadent with the feeling of ‘I’m totally cheating on my diet,’ without really cheating.
Enter Strawberries and Cream. Armed with my magic bullet and a tonne of strawberries, this was so amazing, so creamy, and so rich, my family were moaning and groaning the whole time….in a good way.
In short — make this. Your taste buds will love you.
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Ingredients
- 200 ml strong coffee/espresso (or brew 2-3 teaspoons instant coffee powder/granules with 200ml boiling water)
- 1 tablespoon rum (scotch, brandy, Tia Maria or extract) -- OPTIONAL
- 1 cup whole ripe strawberries, sliced, divided
- 8 oz (225 g) low fat or fat free cream cheese (or marscapone)
- 2 tablespoons white granulated sugar or natural sweetener
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 8 sponge/lady fingers halved
- 1 square 70% dark chocolate
- Cocoa powder (for dusting)
Instructions
- Prepare coffee with rum (or alcohol of choice - if using) and set aside to allow to cool.
- Combine 1/2 cup of the strawberries, cream cheese, sweetener/sugar and vanilla in a blender or magic bullet cup and pulse until creamy. Set aside.
- Pour prepared coffee into a shallow bowl and soak sponge finger halves one by one on both sides until coffee has coated the biscuits. Line the base of four serving glasses with 2 halves of sponge fingers.
- Divide half of the remaining strawberry slices between the serving glasses and layer them over the biscuits. Divide and pour half of the strawberry cream cheese mixture over the strawberries, and repeat layer with remaining sponge fingers, strawberries and top with cream cheese mixture.
- Grate with dark chocolate over the top and dust with cocoa powder.
Heather says
What can you replace the Coffee with? Unfortunately I am allergic to coffee so what other liquid could you recommend.
Karina says
Hi Heather! You could replace it with cocoa powder mixed with hot water (same amounts), or increase it a little to suit your tastes! Yum. Chocolate Tiramisu! If you try it, please let me know how you go ` K 🙂
Lyubomira says
I love tiramisu and this strawberry version sounds amazing! Pinned! Happy “almost ” New Year Karina!
Karina says
Thank you girl! And the same to you too! Xxxx
Luiza says
What should I use instead of lady fingers?
Karina says
Savoiardi biscuits can be used in place of sponge fingers, or angel cake also! Yummmm