Tiramisu Cup (2024)

FAQs

How much is a tiramisu cup at Costco? ›

How Much is a Pack? This dessert comes in a pack of 6 for about $10. While we have sometimes seen the price fluctuate, it ends up averaging about $1.67 per serving. This is a bit steep for a general consumption dessert, but I think it would work really well for entertaining or hosting as they look pretty fancy.

This easy co*cktail recipe contains three of my favorite liqueurs: Kahlua, Godiva Chocolate, and Rum Chata. Combined with cream, you're left with a dessert co*cktail that tastes just like the famed Italian dessert, Tiramisu!

The inventor begs to differ. Roberto Linguanotto, a Venetian pastry chef who is often credited with the invention of tiramisu back in the 1960s, says that his creation is expensive because of the espresso used in another essential component to the dessert: espresso-soaked ladyfingers (via The Straits Times).

The cake is usually eaten cold. Another variation involves the preparation of the cream with eggs heated to sterilize it, but not so much that the eggs scramble.

Costco's Dessert Italiano Tiramisu Cups are a true two-for-one: buy them for the tasty coffee-flavored cake with Italian whipped mascarpone, and keep them for the glasses they come in.

Stick With Sweet Wines

Wines with a higher alcohol percentage are best, such as passitos, especially those that go well with chocolate, like a Moscato Rosa from South Tyrol, a Sagrantino Passito from Umbria, Puglian Primitivo Passito, or a Nero d'Avola Passito from Sicily.

Although the core ingredients still remain the same, this dish is often tweaked from chef to chef. Tiramisu is also known to have quite an interesting history in Italian brothels. It is believed that the dessert was created inside the brothels of Treviso, to act as a pleasure-seeking aid to clients.

But the espresso is why this dessert may not be for kids as the taste is fairly noticeable. It's one of the main ingredients in this tiramisu and coffee certainly has a strong flavor.

The cookies that make up the “cake” layers of a tiramisu are called Savoiardi, or lady fingers. These cookies are incredibly absorbent because they are made from a sponge cake-like batter. That's why when you dip them in coffee if you dip them for too long they will make your cake very soggy. Sponge cake absorbs.

Certain versions use a small amount of liquor with the mascarpone to give the flavor a hint of complexity. To ensure that every mouthful is just as captivating as the first, the last coating of cocoa powder contains a hint of bitterness that balances the richness and adds visual appeal.

Is tiramisu very unhealthy? ›

Member's Mark Tiramisu Cake

The prevalence of cream, eggs, and mascarpone ensure that this dessert is high in saturated fat. A 113-gram serving contains 13 grams of saturated fat, accounting for 65% of an adult's daily value. This is a considerable amount.

Panna cotta means “cooked cream” in Italy, and that's essentially what the base is: heated heavy cream (often with a little half-and-half or whole milk) set with powdered gelatin and flavored with vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste.

They'd be great for everything from outdoor barbecues to co*cktail parties for dips like ketchup, chip dip, melted butter for seafood, and "a perfect ranch holder for veggies."

How long does tiramisu last? Being largely made of cream and mascarpone, you would need to eat your tiramisu cups within 3-4 days of making them.

Tiramisu contains 513 calories per 145 g serving. This serving contains 35 g of fat, 8.6 g of protein and 43 g of carbohydrate. The latter is 27 g sugar and 0.6 g of dietary fiber, the rest is complex carbohydrate. Tiramisu contains 21 g of saturated fat and 178 mg of cholesterol per serving.