Dairy free Tiramisu con Gelato (Tiramisu with ice cream)

Being a sweet tooth and living dairy free means making a lot of good stuff yourself. And that's ok, because often it turns out to be so much better than the cake, Twix or Tiramisu you buy in the store. For example this Tiramisu I made with ice cream! 

In this recipe I used Professor Grunschnabbel vegan chocolate ice cream. I know it's only available in a few countries, but I'm sure you can find other kinds of dairy free ice cream if this one isn't available in a store near you. Or you can swap the dairy free back for normal ice cream! ;-) In this case I really wanted to taste the chocolate flavored kind. Since that one is made with cocoa, coconut milk, bourbon vanilla and orange juice, I adjusted some ingredients from the original recipe to these flavors. It turned out to be marvelous! I can highly recommend you do the same, just let your imagination run free...

*Easy *Lactose free *Dairy free 

dessert ~ serves 4-8 ~ 20 min. prep. time + 2 hours waiting time

Ingredients

• 500 ml / 16.90 oz dairy free ice cream
• finger biscuits
• 3-4 tblsp orange liqueur
• 200 gr chocolate 85% cocoa, grated
• 25 g pecan nuts, chopped
• 2 oranges, pealed and diced
• 1 tblsp agave syrup
• handful basil leaves, thinly torn
• some mint, leaves chopped

*cake tin *cling film

How to make

• Take out the ice cream to melt a bit, so it's easier to work with. Meanwhile decorate the cake tin with a large peace of cling film. Leave a big piece hang out on both sides.
• Divide some finger biscuits on the bottom, sprinkle with halve the liqueur. Spread halve of the ice cream over it and sprinkle with 1/3 th grated chocolate and nuts. Repeat the previous steps till your out of biscuits, liqueur, ice cream, and 1/3 th chocolate and nuts. Cover up with the cling film and let it rest in your freezer for at least 2 hours. 
• Mix the fruit with the agave syrup and herbs, cover up and let it rest for at least 30 min. Toss it once or twice. 
• Plunge the Tiramisu on a plate. Sprinkle with the rest of the chocolate and nuts. Slice it up and serve with the fruit. 

ENJOY!