What Is Mascarpone cheese and How Can I Use It?
Mascarpone cheese rewards a little know-how: how to choose it, cook it, store it, and substitute in a pinch. Browse 61 recipes to cook with it.
What is mascarpone cheese?
Mascarpone is an Italian triple-cream cheese made from crème fraîche, denatured with tartaric acid. Sometimes buttermilk is added as well, depending on the brand.
Mascarpone is milky-white in color and is easily spread. It is a main ingredient of tiramisu. It is sometimes used instead of butter or Parmesan cheese to thicken and enrich risotto.
Where found
Mascarpone cheese is usually found in the cheeses section or aisle of the grocery store or supermarket.
| In Chinese: | 马斯卡彭奶酪 | |
| British (UK) term: | ||
| en français: | mascarpone | |
| en español: | queso mascarpone |
Recipes using mascarpone cheese
There are 61 recipes that contain this ingredient.
Fresh Strawberry & Citrus Mascarpone Tart with Port Glaze
This fresh strawberry tart is a winner at any occasion, the fresh strawberries are arranged on top of the creamy and citrus mascarpone cheese that is spread in the buttery and flakey baked shell, after that, we have a port glaze over the strawberries. Give your palate a super luxury enjoyment.
Mascarpone Vanilla Ice Cream
Silky and rich. This mascarpone ice cream is absolutely delicious, it's so easy to be addicted.
Wild Mushroom Risotto
Creamy wild mushroom risotto made with shiitake and white mushrooms, Arborio rice, white wine, and finished with Mascarpone and Parmesan. Pure Italian comfort for two.
Cheesy Crispy Potato & Zucchini Pancakes
An easy and delicious way to make zucchini into a delicious dish. Serve it with yogurt, sour cream or any your favorite sauce.
Cheesy Farfalle with Asparagus, Mushrooms & Toasted Walnuts
Loved the browned onions and mushrooms that really added tons of flavor, also enjoyed the tender-crunch and freshness from the asparagus. The toasted walnuts just added enough nutty touch and brought everything together.
Perfect Tiramisu
Creamy, silken and rich, but not too sweet! This tiramisu is just like the title, perfect. It gives you ultimate joy in every bite, and this is a super dessert!
The Ultimate Tiramisu
Tiramisu from scratch: Italian sponge soaked in espresso-brandy syrup, layered with a silky Marsala zabaglione mascarpone cream, and dusted with cinnamon and coffee. A refined take on the classic.
Classic Tiramisu with Zabaglione
Authentic Italian tiramisu with zabaglione, mascarpone, and espresso. Marsala-based custard layered with rum-soaked sponge cake in wine glasses. Serves 8, chill 3 hours.
Chocolate Tiramisu
Chocolate tiramisu layers espresso-soaked ladyfingers with mascarpone cream spiked with Marsala, Triple Sec, and brandy, then folds in bittersweet chocolate between every layer. A grown-up Italian no-bake dessert that chills in just one hour.
Tiramisu (Ew)
Lighter tiramisu made with cooked egg whites, mascarpone, reduced-fat cream cheese, brandy, and espresso-soaked ladyfingers. No raw eggs, layered in a trifle bowl, and chilled overnight.
Delicious Tiramisu Cake
Italian tiramisu cake with layers of sponge cake, mascarpone-Tia Maria filling stabilized with gelatin, and an espresso-amaretto topping dusted with cocoa. A make-ahead party dessert.
Tiramisu - Bon' Appetito
Classic Italian tiramisu with mascarpone, marsala wine, espresso-soaked ladyfingers, and grated bittersweet chocolate. A cooked egg custard base makes this version rich and silky.
Mascarpone with Wafers, Caramelised Fresh Figs & Orange Sauc
Mascarpone sandwiched between crispy ginger brandy wafers with caramelized fresh figs and orange sauce. A stunning restaurant-style plated dessert with snap and tuile textures.
Favourite Tiramisu
Classic Italian tiramisu with mascarpone, espresso, cognac, amaretto, and dual layers of Savoiardi ladyfingers and amaretti biscuits. No-bake dessert showstopper.
Tiramisu #1
Italian tiramisu with whipped mascarpone, cottage cheese and egg yolks, layered over coffee-soaked ladyfingers and dusted with cocoa. Includes a strawberry-rhubarb variation. Make-ahead, no-bake dessert.
Spotted Chocolate Cheesecake with Lychee Love Liquid
Spotted chocolate cheesecake with lychee sauce features cream cheese and mascarpone filling, piped white "spots," and a fragrant lychee-lemon puree. A showstopper dessert.
Tiramisu--Italian Dessert
Classic Italian tiramisu layered with espresso-brandy soaked ladyfingers, creamy mascarpone filling, and dusted with cocoa. A no-bake make-ahead showstopper.
Peaches with White Wine
Peaches with white wine: ripe peeled peaches steeped in dry white wine for an hour, then served in wine glasses topped with sweetened mascarpone-yogurt cream. The Italian summer dessert that cooks itself.
Tirami Supick Me Up Cake
Tiramisu-style cake with three sponge layers soaked in espresso-rum syrup, filled with mascarpone cream, and finished with cocoa powder and chocolate shavings. A classic Italian pick-me-up.
Tiramisu Parfaits
Elegant individual tiramisu parfaits layered in stemmed glasses with mascarpone Italian meringue, coffee-soaked crumbs, dark rum, and bittersweet chocolate triangles.
Mascarpone-Lemon Cream & Fresh Fig Tart with Cornmeal-Rosemary Crust
Creamy, refreshing, nutty and tangy! This is a absolutely beautiful and delicious dessert that will impress everyone.
Tiramisu Cake
No-bake tiramisu cake with angel food cake soaked in espresso and amaretto, layered with ricotta-mascarpone cream and topped with grated chocolate.
Big Raviolis Stuffed with Mushrooms, Potatoes, Egg
Oversized ravioli filled with mascarpone potatoes, sautéed mushrooms, and a whole egg yolk that oozes when you cut in. Topped with crispy pancetta and fresh tomato-basil sauce.
Jane's Tiramisu
Tiramisu ("pick me up") is a modern version of a dessert first created in Siena, where it was called zuppa del Duca (the Duke's soup!). From there it migrated to Florence, where it became very popular in the nine- teenth century among the many English people who came to live in the city at that time. And so it was called zuppa inglese--English soup. Only recently, the same dessert with some variation--chiefly the substitution of rich mascarpone cheese for the original custard--has come to be called tiramisu.
