Ingredients:
- 1 container (8oz) mascarpone cheese, room temperature
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 1/2 cups strong black coffee, cooled
- 5 tablespoons coffee liqueur (or to taste)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 oz pistachio nuts, unsalted, shelled and chopped
- 2/3 cup powdered sugar, sifted
- unsweetened cocoa powder for sifting
- 2 dozen lady finger cookies
Method:
Beat the cream, vanilla extract and powdered sugar until soft peaks form. Fold in the ROOM TEMPERATURE mascarpone cheese. Pour the coffee and the coffee liqueur into a shallow dish.
Quickly dip the cookies one at a time, into the coffee mixture and layer side by side in the bottom of a 9x9 dish. Or you could make individual desserts in small mason jars or glasses.
Spread half of the mascarpone mixture over the cookies. Dust with cocoa powder. Sprinkle a layer of nuts over the mixture. Repeat another layer.
Chill overnight or a minimum of 4 hours.
Buon Appetito!
