TIRAMISU ( Italian .. pick me up )

Traditionally made with sponge fingers dipped in coffee and a spirit or liqueur and then layered with a caramel egg yolk , sugar and mascarpone cheese layered and sprinkled with chopped chocolate and finished with chopped nuts , then refrigerated..
The real tiramisu has nothing in common with the commercial  offerings  for sale in the refrigerated section of your supermarkets .

This is my recipe for Tiramisu ....

I used 6 medium jars with lids for my tiramisu .

You will need a packet of chocolate ripple biscuits , roughly broken into pieces and placed in a bowl .
Make 3/4 cup of black coffee and mix 150 gm of chocolate syrup with the hot black coffee.
Place a 1kg tub of natural yoghurt on the bench .

To prepare the caramel ....
Place 12 pitted dates and 180 ml of maple syrup in a processor , process till smooth .
Add 2 tbs of water and mix till well combined.

To construct  the tiramisu ....
Sprinkle some of the biscuit pieces on the base of your jars .
Spoon in a layer of yogurt .
Then a drizzle of the choc coffee syrup .
Followed by a layer of the caramel .
Repeat the process till you  reach the top of your serving jars ...
Finishing with yoghurt and a crumble of biscuits .
Refrigerate for 2 hours before service .