Goat Cheese Tiramisu

Ease of Preparation: Medium

Yield: 8 servings, 2 people per serving

Chef Siobhan Detkavich is cooking for… Capricorn! So… what does an Earth Sign with a ruling planet of Saturn eat? Capricorn is the sign of the goat, so as a clever homage, we’re using tangy goat cheese in this indulgent-yet-familiar single serving tiramisu!

Ingredients:

Goat Cheese Tiramisu:

• 4 eggs, separated
• 1 cup (240 ml) sugar, divided
• 1 ½ cups (350 ml) goat cheese, room temperature
• 2 tablespoons (30 ml) Kahlua
• 1 ½ cups (350 ml) whipping cream
• ½ teaspoon (2.5 ml) vanilla extract
• ⅛ teaspoon (0.75 ml) salt
• 1 ½ cups (350 ml) brewed espresso, cooled to room temperature
• 2 tablespoons (30 ml) Amaretto
• 32 lady fingers (sponge finger cookies), cut in half crosswise
• 5 ounces (142 g) chocolate, finely grated
• Cocoa powder, for dusting

 

Method:

Place egg yolks and ½ cup (120 ml) sugar in a mixing bowl. Place bowl over a pot of gently simmering water.

Whisk constantly for 4-5 minutes over the bain-marie until the egg mixture has lightened and is thick and ribbon-y.

In a 2^nd mixing bowl, using a hand mixer, beat together the goat cheese and Kahlua until light and clumpy.

Pour the egg yolk mixture into the cheese mixture and beat for 10-15 seconds. .

In a 3^rd bowl, using the hand mixer, whisk the cream and vanilla until stiff peaks form. .

Fold the whipped cream into the goat cheese-egg mixture.

In a 4^th bowl, using a hand mixer with clean, dry beaters, whisk the egg whites until soft peaks form.

Add remaining ½ cup (120 ml) sugar and salt and whisk until stiff peaks form. .

Fold the egg whites into the cheese-yolk-cream mixture. Reserve for plating.

To Assemble:

Pour the espresso and Amaretto into a wide, shallow bowl. . Lightly dip the lady fingers in the espresso mixture one at a time, turning once, until the cookies are damp, but not soft, around 1 second per cookie. Let the excess drip out of the cookie back into the bowl.

Arrange the lady fingers at the bottom of a wide dish and cover with approximately half of the reserved filling. Layer the second half of the lady fingers over top and evenly spread the remainder of the filling atop them.

Cover and refrigerate until well chilled, minimum 2 hours, up to overnight.

Garnish with chocolate shavings and cocoa powder. Serve immediately.