Keto Tiramisu
The King of Desserts
Tiramisu is my favourite dessert in the whole wide world. My wonderful wife decided to make a Keto Tiramisu for me on New Years Eve in 2015 and it was spectacular. I’ve been wanting to do this for a long time but put it off because I also wanted to show you how to make the Mascarpone cheese from scratch and once that was off my bucket list, this recipe was inevitable. So please enjoy and share it around. Also learn to make Mascarpone cheese at home right here.
What’s not Tiramisu
I have seen so many abominations in my time being passed off as tiramisu. From people using sponge cake for the lady fingers and others using whipped cream to replace the eggs. However if you don’t eat eggs, you can always sub it with whipped cream, just don’t call it tiramisu, maybe call it tira-me-fooled. Anyway, bad jokes aside, I would love to know if you made this and what you thought of it. The 90 second almond bread I used is a quick fix but I’m sure in the future we can figure out Keto ladyfingers.
Nutrition Info (Per serving)
- Calories: 308
- Net Carbs: 5g
- Carbs: 6g
- Fat: 29g
- Protein: 16g
- Fiber: 1g
This recipe makes 8 serving. Get this recipe on myfitnesspal.
Keto Tiramisu
Ingredients
- 400 grams Mascarpone cheese Get the recipe here
- 1 Egg (Separated)
- 2 tbsp Unsweetened Cocoa Powder I recommend this one
- Stevia/Sweetner To Taste
- 60 ml Espresso
- 30 ml Whiskey
- 30 ml Heavy Whipping Cream
- 2 Portions HK's Keto Microwave Mug Bread Get the recipe here
Instructions
- Mix the Espresso, Whiskey and Cream to make the soaking liquid
- Whisk the egg white to stiff peaks
- Whisk the yolk along with the powdered sweetner till it turns a pale yellow
- Add in the mascarpone cheese and 60ml of the soaking liquid and whisk
- Fold in the egg white in 2 batches into the tiramisu cream mixture.
- Soak the sliced keto bread in the soaking liquid and layer a dish or individual portions
- Pour the cream over and keep refrigerated
- Dust with coco powder before serving.
Hey, have you ever tried the simple paleo pancakes with green plantain? I’ve always thought that they would make an excellent wholefood gf sub for lady fingers but I just haven’t had the time or the confidence to try yet. I’d love to know what you think if you try!
Plantains are not Keto, hence I avoid it.
It’s my favorite dessert too 🙂
Can you recommend a substitute for the whisky? I don’t do alcohol (other than extracts). Thanks!
Just skip it completely.
Whiskey essence
Just use a vanilla extract or a little bit of almond essence
A real winner. I used a bit of Brandy which worked well (but has some sugar so was very light with it). So delicious, thank you for this!
Can we use store bought mascarpone
Absolutely!!
Sahil, can I use Vodka instead of Whiskey?
Yes you can. I use whiskey normally for the flavour aspect. Alternatively you can use a dark rum. You can even skip it completely.
Absolutely amazing! I made it in a glass dish and layered it. Changes the macros, I know, but it legit tastes like traditional tiramisu!!! Thank you for the recipe!
This was absolutely fantastic, thanks for the recipe!
You may want to reconsider where you place your ads on your website. Totally missed the mascarpone part and now I have to reschedule doing this on another day. :/
oh dear! sorry about that, I will definitely look into this and have them moved.
Hi Sahil! I wonder if you could give a ballpark amount of sweetener. I know you say “to taste” but what would be a good starting amount?
Depends which sweetener you are using. Normally stevia it’s a few drops. With Swerve or something it’s about a tablespoon mayb and then go from there.
I’ve done this recipe 4 times now (in less than 3 months) and all I can say is thank you! I LOOOOOOVE tiramisu and this one pleases keto and non-keto. I use about 3 tablespoons of lakanto for mine and up the whisky a bit 🙂 and it’s a total hit. thanks!
Can you use anything else than whisky- not allowed alcohol
Just skip it then
Can the egg be skipped? I am not comfortable with having a raw egg in the dessert.
I mean you can try but it’s not the same dessert then, you can possible use whipped cream instead of the eggs to try and mimic the texture. It should work to make a tasty dessert.
Hi, I just made this recipe today – we have not tried it yet. After I took the 60ml of soaking liquid to put in with mascarpone etc it left very little and the keto bread was so thirsty that it soaked it all up in the first 3 pieces I threw in there. Is it a ‘soak’ or a quick dip? I made extra (I know that changes everything up) because there was none left for the rest of the bread. Can’t wait to try!
Quick dip is fine but you can always make a little more soaking liquid if need be.
Hi, Can the egg yolk and sugar mixture be heated (in order to cook the egg)?
No but you can google how to pasturize eggs and that can be done before doing this.
How long can we store this dessert in the refrigerator??
a week easily