Strawberry Chocolate Tiramisu | Recipe
A fruity take on the classic dessert, featuring "White Vanilla" chocolate
Text:
Katharina Kuhlmann
Photography:
© Roberta Dall'Alba
27 May 2026
This Strawberry Chocolate Tiramisu is a twist on the popular Italian dessert. It is alcohol-free and made without espresso. Instead, strawberries add a touch of summery freshness. As well as cream and mascarpone, the cream contains VIVANI’s ‘White Vanilla’ chocolate, giving it a particularly rich and sweet flavour. Like the classic tiramisu, this version is layered in a dish with sponge fingers, cream and strawberries. The recipe is easy to make and can be prepared the day before. It’s perfect for any occasion and ideal when you have guests.
Why the "White Vanilla" matches perfectly with this Tiramisu
VIVANI White Vanilla Chocolate impresses with its particularly intense vanilla flavour. The finest Bourbon vanilla and a particularly creamy texture are reminiscent of delicious, homemade vanilla custard. Yet, compared to other white chocolates, this bar contains significantly less sugar and has a less sweet taste. The bar has been honoured with the title “World’s Best White Chocolate” by two of Germany’s most renowned chocolate experts for its particularly fine flavour.
White vanilla chocolate is the perfect base for summer creations because it has a lighter flavour than milk or dark chocolate. It goes particularly well with the fruity flavours of the strawberries and brings out the sweetness of the fruit.
RECIPE: STRAWBERRY CHOCOLATE TIRAMISU
Ingredients
For a 27x20 cm oval casserole dish / Serves 6
200 g
Ladyfingers (Savoiardi)
500 g
fresh strawberries
30 g
sugar
0.5
lemon (juice and zest)
For the cream:
4
egg yolks
85 g
sugar
45 ml
water
250 g
cold mascarpone
150 g
cold heavy cream
160 g
VIVANI White Vanilla Chocolate
2 tsp
natural vanilla extract
Decoration:
chocolate shaves from VIVANI White Vanilla Chocolate
making
waiting / cooling time
a few hours or overnight
level of difficulty
medium
N°
01
First prepare the strawberries. Clean them and cut into small pieces. Add to a bowl, with sugar, lemon zest and juice. Stir. Cover, set aside and let macerate for about 30 minutes.
02
In the meantime, melt the white chocolate carefully in a bain-marie. Let cool to room temperature.
03
Then prepare the cream. In a little pan, add sugar and water, let melt at low heat until it reaches 120 °C (until it forms small bubbles). Turn off the heat.
04
Add egg yolks into a stand mixer, start beating at high speed. Then slowly add the sugar syrup. Beat for about 4-6 minutes until it’s light and fluffy.
05
Add a tablespoon of the cream to the mascarpone to soften it. Add mascarpone back to the rest of the egg cream. Also add vanilla extract. Stir carefully. Finally, fold in the melted chocolate and put into the fridge.
06
Whip the heavy cream until firm. Take the mascarpone cream out of the fridge, add the heavy cream and gently incorporate. Put the mixture back into the fridge.
07
Drain the strawberries but retain the juice. Now you can layer the tiramisu. Quickly dip each ladyfinger into the strawberry juice on both sides. Place them into the pan in a single layer. Now add cream and smooth it down. Then comes a layer of strawberries.
08
Make a second layer of ladyfingers, then cream and strawberries. Cover and let get firm in the fridge for a few hours or overnight.
09
Before serving, you can decorate the tiramisu with some white chocolate shaves.
This is VIVANI
For 25 years, VIVANI has been developing high-quality organic chocolate from sustainably grown cocoa beans. The brand from Bochum (Germany) stands for ecological cocoa cultivation, transparent supply chains and responsibility along the entire value chain. VIVANI was awarded “The National German Sustainability Award” for this commitment.
Production takes place at the traditional Weinrich chocolate factory in Herford, where each bar is created with a great deal of expertise and craftsmanship.
White Vanilla
With finest Bourbon Vanilla
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