Blueberry-Lemon Tiramisu
A twist on tiramisu starring blueberries and lemon! Nonfat Greek yogurt takes the place of the traditional ingredients of heavy cream, egg yolks, and mascarpone cheese, resulting in a healthier, light dessert. Double the recipe to serve 16 and fill a trifle bowl.
Servings: 8 servings
Ingredients
- 1 lemon 2 lemons may be needed depending on size
- 3 3/4 cup blueberries
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 4 tbsp. water
- 1 (17-18 ounces) container nonfat Greek yogurt
- 1 package ladyfingers
Instructions
- From lemon(s), grate 1 1/2 teaspoons peel and squeeze 1/4 cup juice.
- In medium saucepan, combine 1 1/2 cups blueberries, 1/4 cup sugar, and 1 tablespoon water. Heat on medium 5 minutes, or until blueberries soften and juices thicken, stirring occasionally. Transfer to medium bowl and stir in 1 1/2 cups blueberries. Set aside.
- Prepare lemon syrup: In microwave-safe small bowl, combine 1/4 cup sugar and remaining 3 tablespoons water. Cook in microwave on High 1 minute. Stir in 3 tablespoons lemon juice and 1 teaspoon lemon peel.
- In medium bowl, stir together nonfat yogurt and remaining 1/4 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, and 1/2 teaspoon lemon peel.
- In 8" by 8" ceramic or glass baking dish, arrange half of ladyfingers. Brush with half of lemon syrup. Spoon blueberry mixture evenly over ladyfingers. Arrange remaining ladyfingers over blueberries. Brush with remaining lemon syrup. Spoon yogurt mixture on top, spreading evenly. Cover and refrigerate overnight. To serve, top tiramisu with remaining 3/4 cup blueberries
Notes
- I used the soft variety of ladyfingers from my grocery store but this recipe was tested by Good Housekeeping using both soft and hard (Italian-style) ladyfingers (sometimes called Savoiardi) with good results for both types. For the best texture, let the tiramisu sit in the refrigerator overnight.
- The recipe calls for assembling the tiramisu in an 8-inch square dish for 8 servings. I doubled the recipe to fill a trifle bowl and which will serve 16, but used 3 packages of ladyfingers instead of 2. You could substitute layers of angel food cake as an alternative for ladyfingers for an equally low fat dessert. I added the leftover lemon syrup used to brush on the ladyfingers to the Greek yogurt in addition to the sugar. This would be good using vanilla nonfat Greek yogurt that's already sweetened.