Strawberry tiramisu is an easy to make no-bake summer dessert made with classic ladyfinger cookies, then layered with creamy mascarpone and fresh strawberries!
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I Love This Easy Strawberry Tiramisu
Strawberry tiramisu is one of my favorite no bake desserts to make in the spring and summer. It’s a fresh strawberry twist on the classic Italian dessert but without caffeine, liquor, or raw eggs.
It’s a layered dessert much like no-bake strawberry icebox cake and strawberry lasagna, but made with dipped lady fingers, mascarpone, and my homemade strawberry jam, ready in under an hour!
It’s light flavors remind me of my strawberry shortcake with angel food cake, but I love that I don’t need an oven plus I can assemble this dessert ahead of time to serve later for dessert.
Ingredients Notes
Find the full printable recipe with specific measurements below.
- Ladyfingers (Italian Savoiardi): A traditional cookie used in a classic tiramisu. I use the Delallo brand, which are crisp, but once soaked in strawberry sauce, they soften to a cake-like texture.
- Fresh strawberries: Wash your strawberries with the stem on them so they absorb less water. Dry them completely! Then, chop and discard the stems.
- Strawberry jam: If you don’t want to make homemade jam, use your favorite store-bought jar of strawberry preserves.
- Mascarpone: This is a mild, slightly sweet, creamy cheese and a key ingredient in any tiramisu. Do not try to use cream cheese, it won’t turn out the same.
- Lemon zest. Try orange zest instead!
How to Make Strawberry Tiramisu
In a medium mixing bowl, beat the mascarpone with the heavy cream, sugar, vanilla, and lemon zest for 2 minutes until thick and creamy like whipped cream.
Dip each of the lady fingers, one at a time, into the mixture of jam, lemon juice, and water. Just a quick dip not a soak or they will turn soggy, then, lay them down in a single layer into an 8×8 baking dish.
Spread half of the creamy filling over the lady fingers and top that with half of the sliced strawberries.
Repeat the layers with another layer of dipped ladyfingers, mascarpone mixture, and strawberries. Cover the dish with plastic wrap and keep it refrigerated for at least 8 hours.
Recipe Tips
- I use an 8×8 square baking dish, but you can use anything similar in size.
- Double the recipe for a larger sized dish (or a bigger crowd).
- Use crisp ladyfingers, not the sponge ones. They absorb the juices without getting soggy.
- Top with extra fresh berries like blueberries, raspberries, or blackberries. You could also garnish with white chocolate shavings or a dusting of powdered sugar.
Looking for more fruity desserts? Try strawberry crumb Bars, a strawberry shortcake trifle or strawberry crepes.
More Strawberry Recipes
No-Bake Strawberry Tiramisu
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Ingredients
- 24 ladyfingers , I use Savoiardi brand
- 2 cups sliced strawberries
Strawberry Sauce
- ⅓ cup strawberry jam
- 3 Tablespoons water
- 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
Filling
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 8 ounces mascarpone cheese
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
Instructions
- Make strawberry sauce: In a small mixing bowl, stir together 1/3 cup strawberry jam, 3 Tablespoons water, and 1 Tablespoon lemon juice until well combined.
- Make filling: In a medium sized mixing bowl, beat together 8 ounces mascarpone cheese, 1/2 cup heavy cream, 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and 1 teaspoon lemon zest. Beat for about 2 minutes, until it's thick and creamy and the consistency of whipped cream.
- Dip cookies: Dip 12 ladyfinger cookies one at a time in the strawberry sauce and lay in a single layer in a 8×8 square baking dish (or similar sized serving dish.)
- Spread cream and strawberries: Spread half of the creamy filling over the ladyfingers. Spread out half the sliced strawberries on top of the cream.
- Make a second layer: Repeat the first layer by dipping and spreading the cookies, followed by the filling and the strawberries.
- Cover and chill: Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 8 hours.
Last step: Please leave a comment and rating after you make the recipe.
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Nutrition
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KellyL
This was so easy to make and it was hard to wait 8 hours before tasting it. Everyone loved it! Thank you for such a great recipe.
Sarah @IHeartNaptime
So glad you enjoyed it! Agreed, it’s hard to wait. :)
Gail Armstrong
I would love to make this for Father’s Day.. I would need. to serve 12 people. Can you tell me how to enlarge this recipe. Much appreciated.
Sarah @IHeartNaptime
Hi Gail, easiest would be to just double the recipe and make it in a 13×9 pan. If you go to the servings in the recipe card and hover on that, a slider will pop up and you can adjust the recipe servings to desired amount and the quantities will adjust. Enjoy!
Samantha H
My sons helped me make this recipe for Mother’s Day – and it was delicious, easy, and so well received that everyone asked for seconds.
Sarah @IHeartNaptime
Yeah! What a delicious way to celebrate Mother’s Day! So happy to hear you loved the strawberry tiramisu.
Alisha
We loved his dessert! It was such a fun, fresh, fruity twist on a traditional tiramisu. – recipe tester
Sarah @IHeartNaptime
So perfect for spring! Thanks for the review of the strawberry tiramisu!