A drool-inducing serving of restaurant-quality tiramisu is made possible with the right ingredients. You certainly don’t need to be a trained chef to gather the items needed to whip up this beauty of a dessert at home. Using mascarpone, cream, eggs, sugar, ladyfingers, cacao, and the right choice of espresso, a classic tiramisu recipe can take on an elevated form in the comfort of your kitchen.
For Nespresso drinkers, a brew made from Ristretto coffee pods can be used to soak the biscuits to add depth and complexity to this luxurious treat. Of course, for those wanting to minimize the amount of caffeine included in the recipe, the Ristretto Decaffeinato can be poured and used. Ristretto coffee capsules bring prominent coffee notes to recipes, yet the intense dark roast will be balanced out by the other tiramisu ingredients. If you think this shot of sweet espresso makes for a delicious Americano, just wait until you taste it alongside the creamy, fluffy layers found in a slice of tiramisu. With contrasting delicate fruity notes, Nespresso’s Ristretto coffee pods are the perfect complex complement to creamy, rich bites of this Italian classic.
Beyond Ristretto: More Nespresso pods to team up with tiramisu
Nepresso also recommends Fortissio Lungo as an option for homemade tiramisu recipes. While Fortissio Lungo has been rebranded as the Stockholm Lungo, you’ll find the same kind of full-bodied taste that offers coffee flavor notes of malt and cereal. This coffee comes to life when paired with frothy, foamy milk, but when folded into tiramisu, the Stockholm Lungo will add a touch of sweetness to your creamy dessert recipe.
In addition to Ristretto and Fortissio Lungo, let your palate lead the way towards other decadent coffee flavors, like the rich Fortissio Lungo Grand Cru which is more intense. These suggestions aren’t to say you can’t use your own coffee preferences to make the bath in which ladyfingers will briefly rest in. Depending on your coffee machine and your personal favorites, you may want to use Odacio or Half Caffeinato Nespresso Signature pods to build flavor in your desserts, or make things interesting by reaching for one of the Nespresso Barista Creations pods like Golden Caramel or Peanut and Roasted Sesame for a unique take on a traditional favorite.
