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Recommended Recipe: BelGioioso's Tiramisu recipe

It is easy to make the vanilla sugar called for in this recipe. Just stick a vanilla bean into a jar of sugar and leave it in for 2 to 3 weeks to flavor the sugar. Serves 6.

Ingredients

• VERY STRONG COLD ESPRESSO COFFEE, 3 tablespoons
• VANILLA EXTRACT, 1 teaspoon
• BRANDY or RUM, 1 tablespoon
• VANILLA SUGAR (see notes above), 1/3 cup
• EGG WHITES, 2
• REDUCED-FAT CREAM CHEESE, 8 oz. softened
• REDUCED-FAT CREME FRAICHE or PLAIN YOGURT, 1/2 cup
• LADYFINGERS, 18
• DARK CHOCOLATE, 2 oz. grated

Directions

1. Mix together the coffee, vanilla and brandy in a bowl.
2. In a second bowl, beat the sugar and cream cheese together.
3. In a third bowl, whisk the creme fraiche (or yogurt) until it is just holding its shape, then fold it into the cream cheese mixture.
4. Using a clean bowl, whisk the egg whites until it forms soft peaks.
5. Fold the whisked egg whites into the cheese and creme fraiche (or yogurt) mixture.
6. Break half of the ladyfingers into pieces and place them on the bottom of 6 glasses.
7. Drizzle half of the coffee mixutre onto the ladyfingers in the glasses.
8. Spoon on half the cream mixture and sprinkle with half the grated chocolate.
9. Repeat this with the remaining ingredients, finishing with the grated chocolate.
10. Chill until firm and serve within 24 hours.

Nutritional Information: Each serving has 282 calories and 12 grams of fat.