Tiramisu Sundae – Vanilla bean ice cream is placed on top of coffee-soaked lady fingers and finished with mascarpone whipped cream and a cocoa powder dusting
I am OBSESSED with coffee and ice cream. Sometimes, I’ll just have coffee ice cream, but other times, I am pouring some hot coffee over cold vanilla ice cream . I just love how soft the ice cream gets and how it mellows out the bold coffee.
Last year, I created this Caramel Macchiato Sundae to satisfy my coffee and ice cream obsession. But this year, I’m taking the coffee sundae to another level and adding in lady fingers and whipped mascarpone cheese. That’s right, today’s sundae is a Tiramisu Sundae!
Check it out below!
Tips & Tricks
- Lady fingers are a must. The ladyfingers carry the essence of the tiramisu so don’t make this sundae without them! If ladyfingers are a new ingredient to you, you can easily find them in the cookie aisle at your grocery store. Just make sure to look near the fancy international cookies.
- Keep mascarpone cheese cold. Don’t soften the mascarpone cheese at room temperature before using it. The texture appears to be similar to cream cheese, but it’s actually much softer. Therefore, it whips nicely, even when cold. In fact, if it gets room temperature, it’s actually greasy will ruin the texture of the cream.
- Do not substitute mascarpone cheese. Just like lady fingers. mascarpone cheese is essential in tiramisu. I’ve seen some recipes substitute cream cheese. DON’T DO IT! Cream cheese is sweeter and just not the same as mascarpone cheese.
Tiramisu Sundae
Ingredients
For the whipped mascarpone:
- 4 ounces marscapone cheese
- 8 ounces heavy cream
- ½ teaspoon instant espresso
- 2 tablespoons sugar
For the sundae:
- 1 cup strong brewed coffee cooled down
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon espresso liquor optional
- 9 lady fingers
- 6 scoops vanilla bean ice cream
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
Instructions
For the mascarpone whipped cream:
- Add mascarpone cheese, heavy cream instant espresso, and sugar to a bowl fitted with a whisk attachment. Whisk on low to combine ingredients for 1 minute. Increase speed to medium and beat together until thick, like whipped cream. This will take another 1-2 minutes. Set aside while you prepare the sundae.
For the sundaes:
- Place coffee, sugar, and espresso liquor in a shallow bowl and stir together to dissolve sugar. Dip one lady finger into mixture for 2 seconds to absorb some of the coffee mixture but still stay intact. Place into one sundae bowl. Repeat with 2 more lady fingers.
- Spoon two scoops of ice cream on top of lady fingers. Top with about ⅓ of the mascarpone mixture. Sprinkle top with cocoa powder using a sifter. Repeat process for 2 more sundaes.
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This tiramisu sundae was so good after our sunday lunch, so easy to put together. Flavours and texture were so great! Delightful treat
Tiramisú plus sunday? This is a march made in heaven. This is heaven on earth, and now I need to make it1
Oh, I absolutely loved this Tiramisu Sundae recipe! The flavors and textures come together perfectly, creating a delightful treat that’s both rich and refreshing. The cocoa powder dusting added the perfect finishing touch. I’ll definitely be making this again and again
I love coffee gelato, tiramisu, and affogato, so I am thrilled to make this Tiramisu sundae! I’m sure it will be very much enjoyed.
This is my new favorite dessert! It was so easy to make it and I love the flavor 😉
I can’t make this in a glass big enough! So so good!! Your recipe pictures had me rushing to the store to get ingredients because I knew I had to try it. Wow – cravings satisfied for sure. Excited to try your other sundae recipes 🙂
Tiramisu is such a perfect summer treat. It’s cool and easy to make and this sundae version is perfect. I wish I could reach into my screen and grab one!
I love tiramisu in all forms and this was such a treat! It was easy to make and loved the classic coffee flavor. I’ll be making this again!
This sundae is such a brilliant idea I’m so glass I came across it! Tiramisu is my all-time favorite dessert and adding ice cream was so good!
Individual servings of Tiramisu are a GENIUS idea. This is a dessert I crave but I rarely want to make a full pan of. Problem solved!
This is perfection and will really wow guests for dinner parties. I also love your idea of pouring hot coffee over ice cream, brilliant!
oh this is genius! and easier than other tiramisu. yum
Just when I thought tiramisu couldn’t get any better you go ahead and blow my mind with this tiramisu sundae!
Enjoyed this for dessert last night and it was a sweet success! Definitely, everything a gourmet dessert should be and then some; my whole family loved it!
OMG, tiramisu with ice cream as a sundae is genius! The flavors and texture are so good together.