A tuna ball isn’t particularly elegant, but it tastes fantastic at events and other gatherings. This mixture of onion, tuna, and cream cheese has a mild crunch from chopped pecans. I adore this appetizer with crackers and vegetables.
| Prep Time: | 35 mins |
| Additional Time: | 8 hrs |
| Total Time: | 8 hrs 35 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
| Yield: | 6 servings |
Ingredients
- ¼ cup white sugar, divided, or more to taste
- ¼ cup Pinot Grigio wine, divided
- 3 strawberries, sliced, or more to taste
- 3 blueberries
- 3 raspberries
- 1 teaspoon freshly squeezed orange juice
- ½ cup mascarpone cheese
- ¼ cup heavy whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup strong peach-flavored iced tea
- 10 ladyfinger cookies, broken in half, or more as needed
- 1 tablespoon grated white chocolate, or as needed (Optional)
- 1 tablespoon confectioners’ sugar, or as needed (Optional)
Instructions
- Combine 1/4 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons wine, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and orange juice in a small bowl. Toss to coat the berries.
- Combine mascarpone cheese and heavy cream carefully in a separate bowl using a spoon or whisk. Add 2 tablespoons sugar and vanilla extract. Beat mixture together in a bowl using an electric mixer until creamy and smooth.
- Mix the remaining 2 tablespoons wine and peach tea together in a separate bowl. Dip each ladyfinger in the liquid once until coated but not extra soggy.
- Spoon a dollop of the mascarpone cream onto the bottom of a serving cup. Arrange a few ladyfingers to cover the bottom. Layer berries on top. Dollop on more mascarpone cream. Repeat to make a second layer. Repeat with each serving cup.
- Rap the bottom of each cup against the counter to expel excess air bubbles. Cover cups with plastic wrap; refrigerate tiramisu until cool and firm, 8 hours to overnight. Dust tops with white chocolate and confectioners’ sugar.
- To make your tea strong, I suggest either making 1 cup tea and boiling it until it reduces to 1/2, brewing the tea with 2 tea bags, or brewing the tea in a moka pot.
- You can choose from a variety of white wines to use, including moscato, Pinot Blanc, and rose.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 271 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 30 g |
| Cholesterol | 78 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 4 g |
| Saturated Fat | 8 g |
| Sodium | 44 mg |
| Sugars | 18 g |
| Fat | 15 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
These amounts are off. Three of each berry simply isn’t enough for 6 servings and there is way too much sugar on them. The mascarpone should be doubled but not the sugar in it, just double the amount of mascarpone. I didn’t care for the whipping cream in it, either. The peach tea is a fantastic twist, though. Great idea, miscalculated measurements.