Tea'ramisu.



Isn't that such a clever little play on Tiramisu?!?

I wish I could say it was my cleverness that came up with the creative twist, but honestly, it wasn’t. I heard it on one of those Best-Thing-You-Ever-Ate style shows one night and mentally stored the idea away for future use.

Fast forward to when Tavalon Tea sent me the delicious array of teas and I knew I wanted to attempt a “Tea”ramisu style dessert. I was surprised that I didn’t actually find any recipes for a tiramisu made with tea online which made me even more excited to attempt it. After reading countless traditional recipes of the beloved coffee-infused dessert, I knew what I wanted to do and went for it.

I chose to go with Earl Grey for this because of the tea’s classic reputation and Tavalon’s Earl Grey Reserve was the perfect fit. Their Earl Grey is one of the most aromatic I’ve ever come across. Every time I open the smooth, white tin, I’m hit with the pleasant, slightly floral scent of the tea. You need a very good quality, strong tea to really get bold favors for the “Tea”ramisu because the flavor is all coming from infusing and steeping, which Tavalon’s is amazing for.

Honey seemed like the perfect sweetener for my Earl Grey, Honey & Rose Tea’ramisu, as I really feel it enhances the flavor of teas and adds a depth you don’t get from white sugar. I also added rose water to bring out the floral notes found in Tavalon’s Earl Grey Reserve, which complimented the tea wonderfully.

My FAVORITE portion of this desert is the Earl Grey cream filling. I could seriously eat it on its own and be very happy. I started by infusing heavy whipping cream with the Earl Grey Reserve and allowing it to cool completely so I could whip it up later on. I whisked mascarpone with honey and rose water, then whipped up the Earl Grey cream and folded it into the mascarpone mixture.

AMAZINGNESS!!

Ya, that cream really excited me ….

The rest of the dessert was made as you would a traditional tiramisu, although instead of a quick dip in coffee for the ladyfingers, I obviously used earl grey tea. I layered the ladyfingers and Earl Grey cream then topped it with cocoa powder and chocolate shavings. I found that I preferred my Tea’ramisu after just an hour or so of sitting, because I like still having the crunch of the ladyfingers although the flavor deepens as it sits overnight and the whole dessert becomes a delicious tea infused pudding.

Make this for yourself, or for friends and family, its sure to please. Make sure you head on over to Tavalon’s website and get your Earl Grey Reserve for this one, because quality really does matter. Remember, just like in the last post for the Matcha, for a limited time, you can get 15% off any order from their site using code ALASUSU.