I’ve been holding on to this healthy tiramisu recipe for over a year, and I’m excited to finally get to share it. If you try the recipe, I hope you will love it as much as we do.
It is rich, creamy, and incredibly light – all for under 100 calories!
Eight years ago, I was given the incredible opportunity to spend Christmas in Italy.
We have cousins who run a hotel in a quaint beach town on the Italian coast, and even though they’d never met us before our trip, they completely showered us with hospitality.
Christmas that year was unlike any other I’ve ever experienced.
The #1 rule I learned for surviving an Italian gathering: If someone puts the most delicious food of your life down in front of you and then asks if you’d like seconds, your answer should always be NO.
There will be at least 7 more courses to come, not including dessert.
So you had better save room.
But each course will be so enticing that, despite your best efforts, you will quickly abandon this rule.
The meal will consist of over three hours of relaxing, conversing with family and friends, drinking, and stuffing yourself so completely that you’ll be convinced you couldn’t possibly fit in dessert.
Yet when the tiramisu comes around, you will find yourself saying, “Just one bite.”
And then another…
And then another…
If you’re anything like me, you can always find room for tiramisu.
Healthy Tiramisu
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup silken tofu or coconut cream
- 2 tbsp oil or milk of choice
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 egg or flax egg
- 1/2 cup flour (spelt, white, or gf all purpose)
- 1/4 tsp each: salt and baking soda
- 1/3 cup sugar or xylitol
Filling Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup silken tofu or coconut cream
- 3/4 cup cream cheese or vegan cream cheese
- 1/2 tsp lemon juice
- 1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar or erythritol
- 1/4 cup espresso or strong brewed coffee
- optional 1 tbsp rum or a few drops rum extract
- optional cocoa for dusting on top
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F and grease an 8×8 square pan. Set aside. In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the first 4 ingredients. In a separate bowl, combine all remaining cake ingredients and stir very well. Pour wet into dry and stir until just evenly combined, then pour into the prepared pan. Bake 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Meanwhile, make the filling by blending the first 5 filling ingredients. Stir the espresso and rum in a small dish. To make the Healthy Tiramisu: Line a 9×5 loaf pan with plastic wrap. Cut the cake in half, placing one half in the bottom of the loaf pan. Brush with some of the espresso, then smooth on a layer of cream. Place the other half of the cake on top, then cover with the rest of the espresso and another layer of cream. Refrigerate at least 5 hours before serving to let the espresso sink into the cake layers. Before serving, dust with cocoa if desired. Makes 4 big servings or 8 squares.View Nutrition Facts
Notes
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I think I’ve said this before, but I’ll say it again: you are the Albert Einstein of healthy desserts! Tiramisu made healthy is like a dream come true… 😀 If I use the cashew cream for the filling, how much water would you suggest using? And would I need to add sweeteners and vanilla to it? Thanks!
The least amount… and nope, although you can if you wish 🙂
O.M.G that tiramisu looks to die for!!!
As for my family gatherings- with over 20 cousins, I’d say they can sometimes be a little loud and crazy too 🙂
Love love love your recipes!! Keep it up!
Terrific Tiramisu!!! i bet the silken tofu gives it a great texture!
As I am always tasked with making the family gathering desserts and since the family prefers…or needs to prefer…a more healthy alternative, this will have to be given a try for sure.
Thank you for the inspiration.
hey Katie… so I was walking around DC the other day and all of a sudden I spotted a familiar face…. i think i might have seen you xD I didn’t want to go up and ask cuz that would be awkward and weird but i totally fangirled 😀
did I see you or was I mistaken? 😛
Haha it very well could have been me. Where did you see the person, and was she with anyone?
I think with a guy in a dark colored sweatshirt? Hahaaa I feel like a stalker :/
That was me!! You should definitely have said something 🙂 🙂
AHHHH YOU ROCK!! I miss tiramisu so, so much. 🙂 I can’t wait to try this!!
If my husband has 1 gripe with me it’s that I take so considerably time grocery buying since I’m forever reading labels.
How do you measure the tofu?
mash it into a measuring cup
I love tiramisu but have avoided it because of all the unhealthy stuff in it. I made your healthy version and it turned out delicious and definitely satisfied my cravings for tiramisu! It is the best recipe I have tasted so far from this website. I am planning to make ahead the cake part of it and save it in the freezer so I can easily assembly this again with just few more steps. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much for making it!!