I wanted to call this ‘Chocolate Peppermint Tiramisu’ or ‘Peppermint Bark Tiramisu,’ but I ended up calling it ‘Christmas Tiramisu’ in my head, because a title like that will implore me to make it once a year. I hardly make the same recipe twice, yet I am a stickler for holiday food. We must eat the same things every holiday season, but I also want a few new dishes on the side. The new dishes are in the running for a permanent spot on the table, of course. While my Mama will make the standard chocolate cream pie and something with coconut for the Christmas dessert table, I have plans on sliding this chocolate peppermint tiramisu into the mix. I think people will take a small sliver just to be nice, but then go back for a big helping. At first, they won’t want to mess up the pretty dots of mousse on the top. But then, they’ll start swiping their fingers through them as they cut more pieces. When we’re all done, it will look like a pack of raccoons joined us for Christmas.
I made homemade ladyfingers for this chocolate tiramisu because I’ve never been able to find chocolate lady fingers in the store! I knew I wanted my tiramisu to have an excess of chocolate, so I turned to a Martha Stewart recipe, and made the full batch of fingers! I stored the rest in the freezer for future chocolate tiramisu escapades.
Chocolate tiramisu layers:
On top of chocolate lady fingers, you have a chocolate peppermint pudding/mousse thing. I’m not sure what to call it, really. It’s mascarpone cheese whipped with melted chocolate, cream, and a dash of peppermint extract. It’s seriously easy to make (it took me 4 minutes!), and if you want to just make that and call it a day, you’ll be happy.
Layer everything together, but save the last of the chocolate peppermint mousse to pipe on top, prettily.
You know what else would make you happy? Gifting yourself a box of Peppermint Bark. Trust me, I did it, and it’s amazing. I always buy Williams-Sonoma peppermint bark for holiday gifts, but rarely buy myself a box..I just hit the Williams-Sonoma sample table several times while I’m shopping, heh. I crumbled peppermint bark in between the layers of ladyfingers and chocolate-peppermint mousse, and that is exactly what makes this worthy of our Christmas Dessert Table.
I hope you love this Chocolate Tiramisu with Peppermint Bark. I think it will become a new holiday classic in your kitchen!
*Chocolate ladyfinger recipe from Martha Stewart: http://www.marthastewart.com/312493/chocolate-ladyfingers-and-cake-rounds SaveSave SaveSave
