How To Make Simple Tiramisu at Home — Cooking Lessons from The Kitchn

I remember having tiramisu for the first time at a little Italian restaurant where my dad worked when I was a kid and hating the stuff. No 6-year-old loves marsala wine in what should be pudding and cookies. Fast forward to my days in culinary school, where I fell in love with a tiramisu so full of rich coffee flavor and the lightest, airiest zabaglione I'd ever had. Of course, making lady fingers from scratch made me think I'd never make tiramisu from scratch ever again!

At home, I take the lessons I learned as a kid and a culinary student to make a tiramisu strong on the coffee flavor and focused on a dreamy, light mascarpone and zabaglione filling. We'll pick up a package of store-bought lady fingers and never look back because this recipe is easily the best tiramisu I've ever eaten.

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