This variation on the classic tiramisu is lightly flavored with pumpkin spice to evoke the favorite autumnal latte. It’s quick and easy to assemble, yet decadent and satisfying—the perfect end to a holiday feast.
On the Ingredients
- Mascarpone is a traditional soft, acid-set cream cheese originating in Italy. It’s commonly used in deserts like tiramisu or cheesecake and sometimes in savory dishes like risotto. Mascarpone lacks the tanginess of cream cheese and has a mild buttery flavor.
- Pumpkin spice, or pumpkin pie spice, is a combination of cinnamon, ginger, cloves, nutmeg, and sometimes allspice (allspice is the “y” of pumpkin spice). Similar combinations have been in use since at least 1796 when Amelia Simmons used them for her “Pompkin” recipes in her book American Cookery. By the 1890s, cookbooks commonly referred to “pumpkin pie spice” as shorthand for this combination.
Recipe Notes and Substitutions
If you want a gluten-free or grain-free version of this recipe, you can use the cake recipe from here. Make the cake in a sheet pan, then let it cool and slice it into strips roughly the size of ladyfingers. Brush the strips with the black coffee. If you do this and use monk fruit sweetener instead of sugar, the tiramisu will also be keto-friendly.
Pumpkin Spice Latte Tiramisu
9
servings35
minutes35
minutesThis variation on the classic tiramisu is lightly flavored with pumpkin spice to evoke the favorite autumnal latte. It's quick and easy to assemble, yet decadent and satisfying—the perfect end to a holiday feast.
Ingredients
1 package of ladyfingers
1 cup of strong black coffee
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
16 oz mascarpone
1/4 cup hot water
1/2 - 3/4 cup sugar OR monkfruit sweetener (check for sweetness)
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 - 1 tsp pumpkin spice
unsweetened cocoa powder
Directions
- Using an electric hand tabletop mixer, beat the whipping cream until stiff peaks form. Set in the refrigerator until ready to use.
- Mix the coffee granules and hot water, dissolving the granules.
- Beat the mascarpone, coffee, sweetener, vanilla, and pumpkin spice together. Start with the smaller amount of sweetener and pumpkin spice, taste, and add more to preference.
- Gently fold the whipped cream into the mascarpone mixture until incorporated.
- Put the coffee in a bowl and dip the ladyfingers, one at a time, briefly into the coffee lining the bottom of an 8x8" Pyrex baking dish with the ladyfingers. Spread a layer of half the mascarpone mixture over the ladyfingers.
- Repeat this with another layer of lady fingers and the last layer of the mascarpone mixture.
- Smooth the top of the tiramisu and then dust the top with cocoa powder. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Enjoy!
