Mini Tiramisu Trifles

Layered, Soft, and Quietly Indulgent

Tiramisu is a recipe that carries memory in every layer. There's something almost ceremonial about the process — the brief dip, the careful stacking, the slow cloud of cocoa that settles over the top. Making it small doesn't diminish that feeling; if anything, it concentrates it. These little trifles ask nothing of you except a moment of patience and the willingness to let something simple become something tender. They are the kind of dessert you set out quietly and watch disappear just as quietly.

Ingredients

• 8 ounces mascarpone
• 3 tablespoons powdered sugar
• 1 cup Cool Whip
• 3/4 cups brewed Alessi Espresso
• 1 tablespoon Amaretto (optional)
• 1 7oz package Alessi Savoiardi (Lady Fingers)
• Cocoa Powder (optional)
• Alessi Amaretti Cookies (optional)

Instructions

1. In a large bowl combine 8 oz. mascarpone and 3 tablespoons powdered sugar, fold in 1 cup Cool Whip.
2. In a separate bowl combine ¾ cup Alessi Espresso and 1 Tablespoon Amaretto.
3. Arrange 3 Alessi Lady Fingers in a tall glass, pipe mascarpone filling between each lady finger.
4. Pour Espresso mixture over lady fingers to soak.
5. Top glass with additional mascarpone topping, dust with cocoa powder and garnish with Alessi Amaretti cookie.