Description
A delightful combination of banana pudding and tiramisu featuring creamy mascarpone, coffee-soaked ladyfingers, and fresh bananas drizzled with caramel.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 8 oz mascarpone cheese
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 cup strong brewed coffee, cooled
- 1/3 cup caramel syrup, plus more for drizzling
- 24–30 ladyfinger cookies
- 4 ripe bananas, sliced
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts (optional)
- Cocoa powder or cinnamon for dusting
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the heavy cream, mascarpone cheese, granulated sugar, vanilla extract, and ground cinnamon until smooth and thick, forming medium peaks.
- In a separate shallow dish, combine the cooled coffee with the 1/3 cup of caramel syrup.
- One by one, dip each ladyfinger into the coffee mixture quickly, ensuring they are soaked without becoming overly soggy.
- Arrange a single layer of soaked ladyfingers at the bottom of a 9×13-inch dish.
- Spread half of the mascarpone mixture evenly over the ladyfingers with a spatula.
- Layer the sliced bananas on top of the mascarpone mixture.
- Add another layer of soaked ladyfingers over the bananas, followed by the remaining mascarpone mixture.
- If desired, sprinkle chopped pecans or walnuts on top.
- Dust with cocoa powder or cinnamon as you prefer.
- Drizzle additional caramel syrup just before serving.
- Cover and refrigerate for at least 240 minutes—or overnight—to let the flavors meld beautifully.
Notes
For a dairy-free version, replace heavy cream with coconut cream. Store leftovers for up to three days in the refrigerator.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Chilling
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 60mg