Twinkie Tiramisu

Name: Twinkie Tiramisu
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 227 grams whipped cream cheese; 355 milliliters heavy cream; 3 Tbsps instant espresso powder; 113 grams finely chopped semisweet chocolate; 177 milliliters sugar; 10 vanilla cream-filled snack cakes, such as Twinkies, halved lengthwise; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

You can never have too many Mediterranean recipes, so give Twinkie Tiramisu Head to the store and pick up whipped cream cheese, vanillan extract, instant espresso powder, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 10 minutes.

Instructions

Place espresso powder and 1/2 cup sugar in a heatproof bowl.

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Instant Espresso

Sugar

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Bowl

Pour 1 cup boiling water into bowl and whisk to dissolve.

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Water

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Whisk

Bowl

Let cool to room temperature.

Combine cream cheese, vanilla and remaining 1/4 cup sugar in a large bowl and beat with an electric mixer until smooth. In another large bowl, beat heavy cream until it holds stiff peaks. Gently fold cream cheese mixture into whipped cream.

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Whipped Cream

Cream Cheese

Heavy Cream

Vanilla

Sugar

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Hand Mixer

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One at a time, dip 10 Twinkie halves into coffee mixture just to moisten.

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Coffee

Dip

Place them alongside each other in bottom of a shallow 11-by-7-inch baking dish.

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Baking Pan

Spread half of cream cheese mixture over Twinkies, then sprinkle with 2 oz. chopped chocolate. Repeat with remaining Twinkies, cream cheese mixture and chocolate. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until well chilled, at least 3 hours or up to 2 days.

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Wrap

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Servings:

227grams

whipped cream cheese 355milliliters

heavy cream 3Tbsps

instant espresso powder 113grams

finely chopped semisweet chocolate 177milliliters

sugar 10

vanilla cream-filled snack cakes, such as Twinkies, halved lengthwise 1teaspoon

vanilla extract

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