tiramisu

[blueskyes2]

Found this recipe and thought folks here might be interested. I did not try it myself as I am not a big tiramisu fan.

Low Carb Tiramisu

Makes 12 servings:

Sponge:
4 eggs,
1/3 cup Splenda
3 oz ground almonds (plus some to dust baking tin)
1 oz (zero carb) protein powder ( I used Casilan90)
1 tsp baking powder
Vanilla extract

Cream filling:
8 oz cream cheese
9 oz light whipping cream
1/4 cup splenda
Vanilla extract.

To soak:
Cup of strong espresso
5 splenda tablets
1 oz dark rum

Topping:
1 tbs cocoa powder.


Blend the ground almonds and protein powder and baking powder together – if you have a sieve that will allow the ground almonds to pass through it would be a good idea to aerate the ingredients. Beat the eggs, Splenda and vanilla extract until light and frothy. Fold in the dry ingredients gradually taking care not to lose too much of the air in the egg mixture. Pour into a well greased baking tin (I used the same one in which I eventually put the Tiramisu together) which you also dust with some ground almond. Bake in a moderate oven (180 C) for about 30 minutes or until firm to the touch. Turn out and cool. It is best to make the sponge a day before you intend to use it.

Beat the cream cheese with the splenda and a few drops of vanilla extract. Add the cream and whip everything until firm and holds the shape of the beater. Refrigerate for a few minutes.

Add the Splenda tablets and rum to the strong espresso and allow to cool.

Slice the sponge cake so that you have two layers. Place one layer at the bottom of a tin and soak using half the coffee mixture. Spread half the cream mixture over this. Repeat process once more. Finish off with a dusting of cocoa powder – use a tea strainer to do this. It is best to make the tiramisu the day before you mean to serve it for the flavours to blend.

Enjoy!! - If you’re fan of Tiramisu this one is to die for!

Nutritional info per serving (as in the photo) Calories: 127; Fat: 14grms; Net Carbs: 3grms, Protein: 7grms; Alcohol: 0.75grms

[firelady]

I love tiramisu I should try something like this. By the way what is "light"
whipping cream? Whipping cream is high fat by definition usually "light" means reduced fat by adding starch, do you know what is meant here?

[northernlady]

Firelady - I remember reading a recipe using marscapone cheese for the filling. Wouldn't that work better?

I would use your nut cake for the lady fingers.

[firelady]

NL That's how Iused to make it. Marscapone is a cheese I do not know whether there is anything else in it. It tastes sweet by itself maybe they add sugar?

[Merry Bee]

I just came across a recipe for an almond sponge cake/jelly roll thingie that called for marscapone in the filling-mixed with ricotta...i've never seen it anywhere in my travels or even heard of it for that matter so your filling recipe may be a good alternative...now please just ignore another post my posts today about just eating 'whole foods'

[blueskyes2]

Ok, I asked the lady who posted the recipe and she said that light cream was all that she could get where she was. They didn't have heavy whipping cream, so I guess this is just regular whipping cream. Also, she said that she thought marscapone would be fine, but we didn't go into carb count.