Here’s everyone’s favorite Italian dessert reimagined with a flavor profile that’s purely American. Like a root beer float sent to finishing school, this sweet will completely delight.
| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 5 hr 5 min |
| Active: | 40 min |
| Yield: | 8 to 10 servings |
Ingredients
- Three 20-ounce bottles root beer
- Three 8-ounce containers mascarpone
- 1 1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar
- 3 cups heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- About 36 ladyfingers or savoiardi
- 12 root beer barrel candies, finely crushed
Instructions
- Heat a large skillet over high heat. Add 1 1/2 bottles root beer and bring to a boil. Cook until syrupy and reduced to about 1/2 cup, 7 to 8 minutes. Cool completely, then cover and refrigerate.
- Combine the mascarpone and 1 1/4 cups confectioners’ sugar in a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Beat on medium just until smooth and light (do not overbeat). In another bowl, whip the cream and vanilla with the remaining 1/4 cup confectioners’ sugar until it holds soft peaks. Fold about 1/4 of the cream into the mascarpone to lighten it, then fold in the remaining cream.
- Pour the remaining 1 1/2 bottles root beer into an 8-inch square baking dish or other container for soaking the ladyfingers. Working with a few ladyfingers at a time, dip briefly in the root beer (just a few seconds to lightly saturate; don’t oversoak) and line the bottom of a trifle dish. Spread a quarter of the mascarpone mixture in an even layer over top. Sprinkle with a quarter of the crushed root beer barrels. Repeat with 2 more layers each of soaked ladyfingers, mascarpone and crushed root beer barrels. Make 1 final layer of soaked ladyfingers and a smooth layer of mascarpone on the top. Reserve the remaining crushed root beer barrels. Cover and refrigerate the tiramisu until well chilled, about 4 hours.
- When ready to serve, sprinkle the top of the tiramisu with the remaining crushed root beer barrels and drizzle with some root beer reduction. Scoop out portions into serving dishes and drizzle with the remaining root beer reduction.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 10 servings |
| Calories | 821 |
| Total Fat | 57 g |
| Saturated Fat | 33 g |
| Carbohydrates | 72 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Sugar | 46 g |
| Protein | 10 g |
| Cholesterol | 260 mg |
| Sodium | 358 mg |
Reviews
The tiramisu/trifle turned out excellent! I made it pretty much as written with Bulldog root beer and some chocolate shavings added on top. It was devoured at our church potluck and has been officially added to our “will make again” list. Note that if you use the full 30 oz of root beer to make the syrup that they recommend, it will take closer to 30 minutes to reduce instead of the 7-8 minutes listed.