What embodies summer for you? For me, it’s fresh, sun-kissed strawberries. I love enjoying these gems on their own, but I also love dressing them up just as much, especially with really unexpected partness like coconut. For me, strawberry-coconut is not only uniquely delicious, but instantly evokes a vacation feeling too. Looking to get away too? Then try our strawberry coconut tiramisu.
Biting Into Summer: How To Make Our Strawberry Coconut Tiramisu
There’s a lot to love about our strawberry coconut tiramisu. Sweet strawberries and strawberry juice will guarantee a bold note in this recipe, while toasted coconut flakes provide rich flavor and texture. Coconut liqueur or coconut cream, for non-alcoholic enjoyment, will finally add a unique creaminess to our strawberry coconut tiramisu. Of course, to make our recipe, you’ll also need all the usual ingredients for tiramisu as well: airy mascarpone-whipped cream, delicate vanilla notes from a fresh vanilla bean, and crispy ladyfingers.
This recipe does require a bit of work. We advise toasting your coconut flakes and of course, puréeing your strawberries is an absolute must. Plus, you’ll need to whip up the mascarpone and cream, and grate a fair bit of chocolate. But, we promise as your kitchen fills with the mingling aromas of chocolate, coconut, and cream, you will be anything but sorry. And when the mascarpone mixture slowly blends with the grated white chocolate, you’ll be eagerly awaiting your first bite.
Once everything is properly prepped, you’ll begin constructing your tiramisu layer by layer. As they come together, the ladyfingers, purée, coconut flakes, and cream create a light summer dream. Then, all that’s left is one last trial of patience as you let your strawberry coconut tiramisu chill for four hours.
To shorten the waiting time, or at least feeling of waiting, you can prepare the garnish as the cake chills: Slice the remaining strawberries and mix them with the coconut flakes. To increase the crunch factor, you can also chop and toast some almonds or pistachios. After four hours, at long last, your strawberry and coconut tiramisu is ready. Quickly top the tiramisu with the remaining strawberries and coconut and look forward to spooning yourself a gorgeous helping of this fantastic dessert.
Wherever you are, our strawberry coconut tiramisu is sure to bring you at least a little bit of vacation flair. So, grab some ladyfingers, strawberries, and coconut flakes and get ready for a culinary adventure!
Is your strawberry coconut tiramisu all gone? Then try out some other sweet treats like our lemon curd tartlets, strawberry brownie cake, and buttermilk sheet cake with berries.
Strawberry Coconut Tiramisu
Equipment
- 1 2 quart baking dish
Ingredients
- 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
- 2 lb strawberries (roughly 5 cups)
- ½ cup red juice blend
- ½ cup coconut liqueur e.g., Batida de Coco, or coconut cream
- 1 vanilla bean
- 4 cups mascarpone cheese
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- ½ cup white chocolate
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 7 oz ladyfingers
Instructions
- Not using any oil, toast the shredded coconut in a pan until lightly browned.
- Wash, hull, and dice about 1½ lbs of the strawberries. Purée the remaining strawberries with the juice and coconut liqueur (or coconut cream).
- Split the vanilla bean lengthwise and scrape out the seeds. In a large bowl, mix the vanilla seeds, mascarpone, sugar, and lemon juice until smooth.
- Roughly chop the white chocolate. Whip the heavy cream until stiff peaks form.
- Gradually fold the whipped cream and chocolate into the mascarpone mixture, followed by ¾ cup of the toasted coconut. Gently fold in about 1 lb of the diced strawberries.
- Line the bottom of a baking dish with ladyfingers and drizzle with half of the strawberry purée. Spread half of the mascarpone mixture evenly over the ladyfingers. Repeat the process with the remaining ladyfingers, purée, and cream.
- Let the strawberry coconut tiramisu chill for 4 hours.
- Slice the remaining strawberries and mix it with the remaining toasted coconut. Then sprinkle the mixture on top the tiramisu. Your summer treat is ready, enjoy!