The Ultimate Holiday Dessert – Panettone Tiramisu

If you’re Italian or live near an Italian neighborhood, you may have seen colorful boxes labeled “Panettone” filling local grocery stores around the holidays. Panettone is a traditional Italian dessert bread made with cured dough studded with candied fruit (though nowadays, you can find many different iterations of the classic recipe, with flavors such as pistachio and Nutella.)

Although Panettone is not my favorite on its own, my mom loves it, especially dipped in coffee. This gave me the idea to transform the cake into one of the best simple Italian desserts – tiramisu!! The recipe is incredibly simple to make and only requires a few ingredients. It is the perfect way to jazz up a store-bought Panettone and will definitely impress anyone you serve it to.

Panettone Tiramisù

An easy way to transform a beloved holiday cake into something SUPER delcious .

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Ingredients

  

• 1 panettone
• 6 eggs white and yolks separated
• About 1-1.5 cups of brewed espresso
• 2 shots of Cointreau (or any orange liquor — or whatever you like .. Marsala wine
• 16 oz mascarpone cheese
• 6 tbsp sugar
• Optional Cranberries dusted in sugar & powdered sugar for garnish

Instructions

 

• Prepare all of your coffee (I recommend a Moka pot), in batches and allow to cool down. Then add in the liquor.
• Beat all of the egg whites with a pinch of salt until stiff peak form (about 5 min). Set aside.
• In a separate bowl, beat the yolks and sugar until pale yellow and light. Add in the mascarpone cheese and continue to mix until well incorporated.
• In batches, fold in the egg whites to the yolk mix until creamy smooth mixture.
• Put the panettone onto its side and slice into 3 even pieces.
• Quickly* dip the bottom piece of panettone into the coffee mixture on both sides. Allow excess coffee to drip down. Place on the bottom of your serving plate. Add about 1/3 of the cream over the top. Repeat with the second and third layers. **For the top layer, I like gently brush the top side rather than dunk it so it doesn’t absorb too much. Also, only add the cream to the center on the top layer.
• Garnish with cranberries and powdered sugar.
• Chill in the fridge overnight if you can – if not you can also serve immediately.

Notes

For cranberries, add a few in a small bowl with a dash of water. Add a table spoon of sugar and mix well to coat. Lay out on a dish to dry.