Recipe for lemon tiramisu that everyone should try.

Lemon tiramisu is a light and vibrant dessert that will become your new favorite alternative to the classic version. Without a drop of coffee or alcohol, with a delicate creamy filling, sweet-sour curd, and the fresh aroma of citrus — it is perfect for summer, holidays, and special moments.

The recipe was published on the YouTube channel Lyubymyvska Kitchen.

You will need (for the curd):

• lemon juice — 150 ml;
• sugar — 100 g;
• eggs — 3 pcs;
• potato starch — 15 g;
• lemon zest — to taste;
• butter — 75 g.

For soaking:

• lemon juice — 100 ml;
• sugar — 100 g;
• water — 100 ml.

For the cream:

• mascarpone cheese — 250 g;
• powdered sugar — 70 g;
• heavy cream 33% — 250 ml.

Additionally:

• savoiardi cookies — 200 g.

Cooking method

Prepare the lemon curd. Cut the lemons, scoop out the pulp, and blend it. Strain through a sieve to obtain juice.

Ripe lemons. Photo: frame from the video

Add the juice, sugar, eggs, starch, zest, and butter to a saucepan. Cook over medium heat until thickened, stirring constantly. Let cool.

Lemons and blender. Photo: frame from the video

Make the soaking syrup. Pour lemon juice and water into a saucepan, add sugar. Bring to a boil and remove from heat. Let cool.

Lemon juice. Photo: frame from the video

Whip the cream. Whip the chilled heavy cream until stiff peaks form. Add mascarpone and powdered sugar, whip until thick cream forms.

Whipped cream. Photo: frame from the video

Assemble the tiramisu. Dip the cookies in the syrup for a second.

Cookies and cream. Photo: frame from the video

Place a layer in the dish, spread half of the cream on top. Then all the lemon curd. Then another layer of cookies and the remaining cream on top.

Preparing tiramisu. Photo: frame from the video

Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 4 hours. Before serving, garnish with lemon zest.

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