Robin'S Low Fat Tira Misu
- 1 7 ounce package lady fingers (package of 24)
- 1 cup Kahlua or other coffee liqueur
- I cup expresso coffee (you can use de-caf)
- 1-2 T powdered cocoa
- 16 oz. Low or non-fat cream cheese
- 1 t Instant coffee crystals
- 6 T. sugar (2+4)
- 1 T vanilla
- 3 T Marsala + 1/4 cup Marsala (sweet)
- 2 packages Birds dessert mix custard style pudding
- 3 3/4 cups skim milk
- 1. Pour Kahlua and expresso into bowl and dip lady fingers, one or two at a time until saturated but not crumbling (approx. 30 seconds each)
- 2. Place 12 soaked lady fingers in decorative pattern (spokes) in bottom of glass serving bowl.
- 3. Sprinkle generously with cocoa powder and let sit, covered.
- 4. In large bowl mix cream cheese, coffee crystals, 2 T sugar, 1 T cocoa powder, 1 T vanilla, 3 T Marsala. Beat with electric beaters until creamy-custardy consistency, adding more coffee or marsala if needed. Set aside.
- 5. Stir together dessert mix and 4 T sugar in medium saucepan.
- 6. Gradually stir in milk and 1/4 cup Marsala. Mix until smooth, then cook on medium heat, stirring often until you reach a full boil. Boil one minute stirring constantly, then remove from heat and cool 5-10 minutes.
- 7. When cool, add dessert custard to cream cheese mixture, beating with electric mixer.
- 8. Pour into glass serving dish over arranged lady fingers.
- 9. Soak remaining lady fingers as was done in #1 and arrange in same decorative arrangement on top of the pudding mixture.
- 10. Sprinkle with rest of cocoa, cover, and chill until firm. VOILA
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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/robins-low-fat-tira-misu-1221186 (may not work)