Dirty Chai Tiramisu

Name: Dirty Chai Tiramisu
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: South Asia — Muslim traditions
Ingredients: 2 cup water; 2 chai tea teabags; 4 cardamom pods; 4 slice ginger; 1 star anise; 2 cinnamon sticks; 0.333 cup brown sugar; 3 tbsp espresso powder; 16 oz mascarpone cheese; 1.75 cup heavy cream; 4 tbsp sugar; 7 oz ladyfingers; 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder

Chai tea teabags, mascarpone cheese and heavy cream come together in this South Asian drink, flavoured with cardamom and ginger and simmered on the stove.

50 min · Serves 6 · Medium

Method

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Time: Prep 30 min · Cook 20 min · 50 min total
Difficulty: medium

1
To Make Dirty Chai: place chai tea bags, cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, star anise, brown sugar, and espresso powder into a pot of water; bring to a boil and steep.
2
To Make Cream Filling: in a bowl whisk heavy cream and until they become soft peaks. Add mascarpone cheese, mix more.
3
To Build Tiramisu: Strain the dirty chai mixture. Dip and soak lady fingers in the mixture.
4
Line the bottom of a serving bowl (trifle bowl is recommended) with the lady fingers. Add a layer of the whipped cream/mascarpone mixture.
5
Add another layer of dirty chai-soaked lady fingers. Add a 2nd layer of the whipped cream/mascarpone mixture.
6
Add a 3rd layer of dirty chai-soaked lady fingers. Pipe the remaining whipped cream/mascarpone mixture on the top. Sift with cocoa powder.