Soft lady finger cookies with an airy chocolate whipped cream makes this dessert a delicious treat any time of the year!
I had some lady finger cookies in the pantry and these cookies are typically used in the classic Italian dessert called Tiramisu. I’m not a coffee drinker so I wasn’t planning on making a tiramisu with them. I am a major chocolate lover so it only made sense to make a chocolate dessert out of them!
I layered the cookies with whipped cream that has a delicious addition of chocolate hazelnut spread. Yum! Topped it off with some melted chocolate spread and some chocolate shavings. It took less than 20 minutes to put together. The hard part is waiting for it all to set in the fridge! Trust me though, it’s worth it! It’s a great dessert to make ahead and pull it out of the fridge when you have guests over!
Ingredients
42 lady finger cookies
750ml heavy cream (35%)
½ cup chocolate hazelnut spread
1 ½ cup milk
2 tbsp hot chocolate powder
Topping: 2 tbsp melted chocolate hazelnut spread
3 tbsp chocolate shavings
Instructions
Prepare hot chocolate and set aside to cool.
In a cold mixing bowl, add cream and whip until soft peaks form.
Add Nutella and mix to incorporate and cream forms stuff peaks.
Dip cookies into the hot chocolate then line them on a serving platter creating the base layer.
Pipe or spread chocolate whipped cream over the cookies.
Add a second layer of the dipped cookies then add another layer of chocolate whipped cream.
Add a final layer of dipped cookies and a final layer of chocolate whipped cream.
Drizzle melted Nutella over the entire surface and sprinkle chocolate shavings.
Refrigerate for a minimum of 4 hours or overnight.