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Liz G.'s avatar

This is Stunning! Thank you for sharing with us!

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Carolina Gelen's avatar

it’s my pleasure! thank you for being here :)

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Kat's avatar

I just made this for Thanksgiving and everyone loved it! They said it was “surprisingly delicious” lol. I think they were suspicious of a non-traditional tiramisu!

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Carolina Gelen's avatar

AWWW!!! This made me so happy! So glad it was good enough to convince them hehehe

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Kadri Pereira's avatar

You know this is not fair! I'm supposed to go to bed, and instead I'm here druling over your pictures!

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Carolina Gelen's avatar

hahahah

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Sean-Colin's avatar

Don’t sleep...bake this now!

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Mark's avatar

Does the cranberry sauce need to cool and for how long prior to assembly?

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Carolina Gelen's avatar

10 to 15 minutes, it should feel lukewarm, close to room temp

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Jeena Khan's avatar

I'm so excited because this is in the fridge right now for a dinner party tonight. I need to take it to my friend's house, do I need to pack the sugar? Will it weep into the custard if I dust it before I leave home? Thank you for the recipe!! 💓

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Carolina Gelen's avatar

I'm so glad you made it!!! you can dust it before you leave, it should be fine :)

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Jeena Khan's avatar

It was a HUGE hit!! 💓

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Carolina Gelen's avatar

Yayyyy!!!

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Kathleen Trombley's avatar

Would orange juice work in lieu of the liqueur?

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Carolina Gelen's avatar

definitely! or simply omit the liqueur!

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Jennifer Thomason's avatar

I just made this for Thanksgiving and it was a huge hit! I have a family member who is allergic to eggs, so I had to omit them. It made the cream layer more dense but it was still very tasty. I can't wait to try out the recipe with the eggs included. Thank you Carolina!

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Carolina Gelen's avatar

you’re so sweet for reporting back!!! I’m so so happy it was a success, hope you had an amazing Thanksgiving 🧡

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Jordo's avatar

Alright, throwing down in the kitchen.

Making some substitutions, out of necessity, and the morbid curiosity that a couple drinks has worked into me. Dark Chocolate Milano cookies, and Licor 43.

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Carolina Gelen's avatar

no cause I love that!!! it’s gonna be ah-maziggggg, keep me posted :)

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Maryann's avatar

Can this be made a couple days ahead of time and left in refrigerator? without the strawberry powder, of course

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Carolina Gelen's avatar

definitely!

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Judit's avatar

Can any Berry work for this recipe? I’m from

Australia, and it isn’t easy to find cranberries. Thank you! 🤗

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Carolina Gelen's avatar

definitely! I would go for raspberries (you can use frozen ones since they're cheaper than fresh), they would be delicious :)

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Sean-Colin's avatar

Yes it can work, but the tartness is offset by the filling. So, be sure to pick something tart in order to maintain the valance or you may need to adjust your sugar ratios.

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Con. Vince's avatar

Ooh lala I gotta try

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Carolina Gelen's avatar

I hope you dooo

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Alexandra's avatar

Are you using regular cranberry juice, or a completely unsweetened cranberry juice?

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Carolina Gelen's avatar

regular!

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stacey's avatar

Will it be too tart if I use regular unsweetened cranberry juice? I took a sip and was like :x

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Carolina Gelen's avatar

Might be a bit too tart! You can sweeten it yourself by adding a little sugar to it until is more palatable :)

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Alexandra's avatar

Thank you for the quick reply!! I’m placing a grocery pickup order now haha

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Carolina Gelen's avatar

I’m so excited for you to try it! hope you enjoy 💕💕💕

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Katherine R's avatar

So... not 100% cranberry juice (such as knudsen) but rather “cran juice cocktail” (such as ocean spray)? Thx. Love your stack and insta!

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Katherine R's avatar

Oops--you answered below!

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JOLI GENEVIEVE HUNT's avatar

Do you need to refrigerate before serving?

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Carolina Gelen's avatar

yes

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Kiki Rossi's avatar

Any idea if you could make this ahead and freeze?

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Carolina Gelen's avatar

I haven’t frozen tiramisu before, but I just did some research and it seems to be pretty common. It should work fine, just make sure you save the strawberry sugar topping to sprinkle on right before serving.

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Noa's avatar

Where are the two cups of water being used?

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Carolina Gelen's avatar

in the cranberry sauce. let me edit that instruction, I missed mentioning the water :)

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Veera's avatar

Made this using lingonberries instead of cranberries, and the sauce just didn't thicken enough although I doubled the simmering time. I think cranberries might contain more pectin than other berries, which makes it not work with other berries with this amount of water. Tried adding more lemon juice to increase the amount of pectin but was still left with a very thin jam consistency. I improvised and dipped the gingerbread (that I used instead of the lady fingers to get a christmasy version) in the sauce before layering and omitted the syrup so there would be less moisture. Ended up using only about 3/4 of the sauce. We'll see how the consistency turns out after a few hours in the fridge. If anyone else is trying this with other berries, I recommed using a smaller amount of water when making the sauce, as you can alwayd add water but it takes ages to try and boil it away.

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