CHRISTMAS Marrons glaces tiramisu recipe

INGREDIENTS FOR 4 PERSONS

• 250 g of mascarpone 
• 20g vanilla sugar 
• 20 g icing sugar 
• 2 eggs 
• 1 chestnut cream in tube 
• 1 box of 8 candied chestnuts
•  8 Ladyfingers biscuits
• 50 ml of strong coffee 
• 2 tbsp of whiskey, chestnut liqueur or rum (optional) 
• bitter cocoa powder 
• 1 small pinch of salt

METHOD 

1. Clarify your eggs (separate the white from the yolks).

2. Beat your egg whites until stiff, beating them with the salt. Stir in the icing sugar gradually until they are firm. Keep aside.

3. Blanch your egg yolks by whisking them with the vanilla sugar. As soon as their volume has doubled, add the mascarpone and whisk until you have a homogeneous mixture.

4. Gently fold your stiff eggs into the egg yolk preparation. Place everything in a piping bag (no need to use a piping tip).

5.Mix the whiskey with the coffee. Soak your ladyfingers with the mixture, then divide them in the bottom of 4 verrines.

6. Place a glazed chestnut in the center of each layer of coffee cookies.

7. Apply a first layer of mascarpone cream. On top, place a layer of chestnut cream, and finally a last layer of mascarpone cream. Keep aside in the fridge for at least 2 hours.

8. When ready to serve, top each tiramisu with cocoa powder then place a glazed chestnut in the center of each.