Tiramisu Pots

Name: Tiramisu Pots
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 250g mascarpone; 150ml double cream; 3 tbsp icing sugar; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 150ml strong hot coffee; 12 sponge fingers, broken in half; 1 tbsp cocoa powder, for dusting

All the coffee and mascarpone flavour of tiramisu, layered into glasses without any fuss.

Time15 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £1.38 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

4 servings

Ingredients

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250 gmascarpone
150 mldouble cream
3 tbspicing sugar
1 tspvanilla extract
150 mlstrong hot coffee
12sponge fingersbroken in half
1 tbspcocoa powderfor dusting

Method

1
Beat the mascarpone, cream, icing sugar and vanilla together until thick and just holding its shape. Do not overmix.
2
Let the coffee cool for a few minutes, then pour into a shallow dish.
3 min
3
Dip the sponge fingers into the coffee for a second each, so they soak up flavour without falling apart.
4
Layer the soaked sponge and the cream into four glasses, finishing with cream.
5
Dust with cocoa and chill while you clear up, or serve straight away.

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