From In the Land of Spice
Several friends have been asking for this recipe for the last YEAR. >sigh< Yes, I have procrastinated, forgotten, and put it off for that long. The last time I actually made this dessert was two years ago, so it wasn’t much on my mind until the subject of strawberry beer arose recently.
My favorite Louisiana brewery, Abita, puts out a special edition, limited batch of strawberry beer each spring; and I use that specialty beer in a tiramisu recipe. I can’t take credit for the “Beeramisu” name. That comes from a basic recipe in Abita’s own cookbook that I took and tweaked just a bit to make it a little more my own. Smile
It doesn’t hurt that this is the height of strawberry season here in Louisiana, either.
Ingredients
Strawberry Beeramisu
1 lb fresh strawberries, sliced
2 bottles Abita Strawberry Harvest Beer
1 cup heavy cream
8 oz marscapone cheese
3/4 cup confectioners’ sugar
1/4 cup strawberry jam
2 T vanilla extract
1/2 cup brewed coffee
Lady fingers or vanilla wafers
Directions
In a shallow bowl, combine sliced strawberries and 3/4 bottle of Abita Strawberry Harvest beer. {Drink the rest Smile} Set aside while preparing other ingredients.
Mix together marscapone, confectioners’ sugar, strawberry jam and vanilla in a large bowl.
Using an electric mixer, whip heavy cream on high speed until thick and stiff peaks form. Fold whipped cream into marscapone/jam mixture.
{How did I ever accomplish anything in the kitchen before this beautiful appliance? It is a workhorse!}
In another shallow bowl, combine coffee and 1/2 of second bottle of beer. {Drink the rest Laughing} Briefly dip wafers into beer/coffee mixture. {Do not allow to get soggy.}
Line wafers in a glass dish and then alternately layer whipped cream mixture and fresh strawberry slices, continuing until all components have been used up.
Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving.
Voilá! Enjoy….
