baci's baking - Momma C's Tiramisu

I have another special family recipe for you all today!

My mother-in-law is an absolutely wonderful cook, but generally she doesn't write anything down therefore she doesn't have recipes. Well, every once in a while I am lucky enough to have a pen and paper handy as she tells me how she made something - this was one of those times :o)

I wish you could have seen the recipe card when I was finished writing, there were scribbles and arrows pointing all over it because she'd go back and remember something that you needed to do at the beginning. It was quite the funny experience that was totally worth it in the end. Needless to say, after I made it I rewrote the recipe card, in order, so I would actually be able to make it again sometime - lol!

Momma C's Tiramisu is so tasty and it's not nearly as awful for you as the typical recipes are that include mascarpone cheese. Enjoy!

Momma C's Tiramisu

¾ cup cold espresso
1 (8 oz.) package of cream cheese
1 cup of milk
1 (4 oz.) package of vanilla instant pudding, prepared
2 - 3 packages of lady fingers
1 cup cold American coffee
vermouth or amaretto
unsweetened cocoa

1) Beat cold espresso and cream cheese together until creamy.

2) Whisk espresso mixture, milk and vanilla instant pudding together. Put in refrigerator.

3) Mix cold coffee with a desired amount of liquor. Dip bottom of lady fingers into coffee/liquor mixture.

4) Place a layer of drenched lady fingers into bottom of a baking dish and cover with cold mixture. Repeat layers until all cold mixture has been used.

5) Sprinkle with unsweetened cocoa.