Faking Tiramisu

Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (8 ounce) container low-fat coffee-flavored frozen yogurt
• 1 (8 ounce) container low-fat vanilla yogurt
• 0.5 (2 ounce) container whipped cream cheese
• 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
• 1 (3 -4 1/2 ounce) package sponge-type ladyfingers
• 2 tablespoons coffee liqueur (optional)
• 2 teaspoons instant coffee powder
• 3/4 cup coarsely crushed amaretti cookie
• 1 1/2 cups thawed frozen light whipped dessert topping
• unsweetened cocoa, for garnish

Recipe

• 1 in small bowl, with rubber spatula, mix coffee and vanilla yogurts. place large paper coffee filter in small metal strainer set over small bowl. spoon yogurt mixture into coffee filter; place in refrigerator. let yogurt mixture stand 2 hours (whey will drip into bowl and yogurt will be slightly thickened).
• 2 remove yogurt mixture from refrigerator and discard liquid in bowl. spoon yogurt mixture into bowl; stir in whipped cream cheese and 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar until well blended. set aside.
• 3 separate ladyfingers into halves. cut each half crosswise in half and place in jelly-roll pan. in small bowl, stir together coffee-flavor liqueur, instant espresso-coffee powder, 1/4 cup hot tap water, and 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar (if not using coffee-flavor liqueur, increase hot tap water to 1/3 cup and espresso-coffee powder to 1 tablespoon). brush ladyfingers on both sides with espresso mixture.
• 4 in each of six 8-ounce parfait glasses, layer 4 pieces of ladyfinger, 1 scant tablespoon crushed amaretti cookies, 2 tablespoons yogurt mixture, and 1 heaping tablespoon whipped topping. repeat layering one more time. sprinkle with cocoa if you like. refrigerate at least 30 minutes or until ready to serve.