Olive Garden Low-fat Tiramisu (copycat)

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup low-fat milk (1% fat)
• 1 (1/4 ounce) envelope unflavored gelatin
• 3 (3 ounce) envelopes dream whip, mix
• 4 ounces cream cheese, fat free
• 6 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 24 ladyfingers
• 1/2 cup cold espresso (or strong coffee)
• 1/4 cup kalua coffee liqueur
• 2 teaspoons cocoa powder

Recipe

• 1 measure 1 cup of milk, remove 1/4 cup, and set the rest aside. in a medium bowl, combine the 1/4 cup of milk with the gelatin. let the mixture sit for 5-10 minutes, then microwave on half power for 1 1/2 minutes, or until the gelatin dissolves. set this mixture aside to cool for 5 minutes.
• 2 in another medium bowl, beat together the softened cream cheese, and the sugar. add the gelatin/ milk mixture and beat until smooth.
• 3 pour the remaining milk into a large mixing bowl. add one envelope of dream whip at a time to the milk and beat after each addition for about 2 minutes until the mixture is light and fluffy.
• 4 while beating the dream whip on high speed, add 1/3 of the cream cheese mixture at a time. mix about 1 minute or until it is well blended and smooth. set aside while preparing the lady fingers.
• 5 combine the espresso and kahlua in a large, shallow bowl. one by one, quickly dip each ladyfinger in the espresso.
• 6 to assemble the tiramisu, arrange half of the soaked ladyfingers side by side in a 8x8 baking dish. cover the fingers with half of the cream cheese mixture nd spread carefully with a rubber spatula until smooth and flat. arrange the remaining ladyfingers on the cheese mixture the same way as the first layer. cover the cake with the remaining cream cheese mixture.
• 7 dust the top of the tiramisu with cocoa powder. cover and chill for approximately 3 hours.