A Cup a' Joe!

It's the middle of the week and let's face it....this morning I am dragging! I hit the snooze button twice and was still hoping I was mistaken and that today was really Saturday morning. (A girl can dream, right?!) But alas, I am up and armed with a hot, steaming cup of coffee. So I figured I would share the love this morning and give you your own little cup of coffee, although yours is a little sweeter than mine. I will definitely be serving this after my next dinner party! Enjoy!

Double Coffee Tiramisù

Prep: 25 min., Chill: 2 hr. Enjoy the two extra servings the next day!

Yield: Makes 8 servings

Ingredients

• 1 (8-oz.) package cream cheese
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 cups whipping cream
• 1/2 cup hot water
• 1 tablespoon instant coffee granules
• 1/4 cup coffee liqueur
• 2 (3-oz.) packages ladyfingers
• 1/2 cup grated semisweet or dark chocolate

Preparation

1. Beat cream cheese and sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy.

2. Beat whipping cream with an electric mixer until soft peaks form. Fold into cream cheese mixture.

3. Stir together 1/2 cup hot water and coffee granules until dissolved. Stir in 1/4 cup liqueur.

4. Arrange ladyfingers evenly around sides of 8 (6-oz.) coffee cups or ramekins. Drizzle ladyfingers with coffee mixture. Spoon or pipe cream cheese mixture into center of ramekins. Sprinkle with grated chocolate. Cover and chill 2 hours.

Note: To serve the tiramisù in a single dish, prepare recipe as directed through Step 3. Arrange half of ladyfingers in bottom and up sides of a 2-qt. serving bowl. Drizzle evenly with half of coffee mixture. Top with half of cream cheese mixture. Repeat layers once. Sprinkle with grated chocolate. Cover and chill 2 hours.

Recipe and photo from Southern Living