Amaretto Tiramisu Ice Cream
All the flavour of an amaretto tiramisu, in a batch of homemade mascarpone ice cream! There's coffee, lady fingers & a hint of liqueur.
Prep Time20 minutes mins
Cook Time10 minutes mins
Churning Time30 minutes mins
Total Time1 hour hr
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Italian
Servings: 1 Litre
Author: Ben Racey
Ice Cream Machine
Digital Food Probe
Stick Blender
Large Saucepan
Mixing Bowl
Sieve
Mascarpone Custard
- 420 g Whole Milk
- 40 g Glucose Syrup
- 35 g Skimmed Milk Powder
- 1 tsp Vanilla Paste
- ¼ tsp Fine Sea Salt
- 120 g Caster Sugar
- 85 g Egg Yolks
- 250 g Mascarpone
- 30 g Marsala Wine
Coffee Soaked Savoiardi
- 70 ml Espresso (2 Double Shots)
- 1½ tbsp Amaretto
- 1 tbsp Caster Sugar
- 6 Savoiardi Lady Fingers
To Assemble
- ½ tbsp Dutch Processed Cocoa Powder
Mascarpone Custard
Place the milk, glucose, milk powder, vanilla, salt & 60 grams of the caster sugar into a large saucepan.
Whisk to combine then place the saucepan over a low heat & leave to warm gently until steaming – don’t let it boil. Make sure to stir the milk regularly with a spatula.
Whilst the milk is heating up, place the egg yolks & remaining sugar into a mixing bowl & whisk to combine.
Once the milk is steaming hot, pour half of it into the yolks, whisking as you do so. Pour the now tempered yolks into the pan of milk.
Cook the custard over a low heat, stirring constantly with a rubber spatula until it is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon & has reached a temperature of 82°c/180°f. Once cooked, take the custard off the heat.A digital food probe comes in handy here! Next, add the mascarpone & marsala wine into a mixing bowl & whisk until smooth. Add into the warm custard & whisk to incorporate.
Give the custard a quick blitz with a stick blender then pass into a clean bowl, through a sieve. Leave to cool to room temperature, stirring regularly then cover the custard's surface with a piece of baking parchment & refrigerate overnight.
Churning - The Next Day
First, brew the espresso & add into a dish with the amaretto & sugar. Stir, to melt the sugar then set aside to cool.
Next, pour the chilled custard into an ice cream machine & churn until it is the consistency of soft serve. If you take the temperature with a digital food probe, it will register roughly -5°c/23°f.
Whilst the ice cream is churning, dip the lady fingers into the espresso (one at a time) leaving them to soak for 2 seconds on each side.
Once all the lady fingers have been dipped in coffee, chop each into 5 pieces & set aside.
Once the ice cream has finished churning, carefully fold in the lady fingers then transfer to a 1 litre tub. Leave to set in the freezer for at least 4 hours before serving.
1. Ice Cream Maker – To churn this ice cream, you’ll need to use an ice cream machine. The machine that I use is linked in the post above.
2. Skimmed Milk Powder – We’re using skimmed milk powder for this ice cream. I used Marvel dried skimmed milk.
3. Glucose - Glucose syrup helps make our ice cream easier to scoop. This is available in most supermarkets.
4. Coffee - You'll need 2 double shots of espresso, to soak the lady fingers in. If you haven't got an espresso machine, you could use a nespresso machine, moka pot or cold brew instead.
5. Lady Fingers - Savioardi lady fingers are best for tiramisu (and tiramsiu ice cream). These are available online & in some supermarkets.
6. Alcohol - You'll need 2 types of alcohol for this ice cream. Marsala wine which goes in the ice cream base & amaretto, which is in the espresso (for soaking the lady fingers). Feel free to use your preferred amaretto, I used Disaronno.
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