Recipes and Cooking Maple-Bourbon Chocolate Tiramisu with Pecans 5.0 (1) Add your rating & review Add a splash of bourbon to make this homemade tiramisu cake extra spirited. Made with lightened-up pudding, whipped topping, and cream cheese (yet still full of flavor!) this chocolate dessert recipe is surprisingly low in calories. By BHG Test Kitchen BHG Test Kitchen The Better Homes & Gardens Test Kitchen has been in continuous operation for nearly 100 years, developing and testing practical, reliable recipes that readers can enjoy at home. The Test Kitchen team includes culinary specialists, food stylists, registered and licensed nutritionists, and other experts with Bachelor of Science degrees in food science, food and nutrition, or culinary arts. Together, the team tests more than 2,500 recipes, produces more than 2,500 food images, and creates more than 1,000 food videos each year in the state-of-the-art test kitchen. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Published on January 11, 2014 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Karla Conrad Prep Time: 35 mins Chill Time: 4 hrs Total Time: 4 hrs 35 mins Servings: 12 Jump to Nutrition Facts Ingredients ⅓ cup boiling water 2 tablespoon instant espresso coffee powder ⅓ cup light maple-flavored syrup 2 tablespoon bourbon (optional) 6 ounce reduced-fat cream cheese (Neufchatel), softened 3 tablespoon fat-free milk 1 teaspoon vanilla ⅔ cup frozen light whipped dessert topping, thawed 2 3 ounce packages ladyfingers, split 1 ½ cup prepared fat-free sugar-free chocolate pudding* ⅓ cup chopped pecans, toasted Dark chocolate curls (optional) Directions For syrup mixture, in a small bowl combine boiling water and espresso powder; stir to dissolve espresso powder. Stir in maple syrup and bourbon (if using). Set aside. In a medium mixing bowl beat cream cheese with an electric mixer on low speed until smooth. Add milk and vanilla; beat until smooth. Fold in dessert topping. Set aside. Arrange half of the ladyfinger halves in the bottom of a 2-quart rectangular baking dish. Brush with half of the syrup mixture. Top with chocolate pudding, spreading evenly. Top with remaining ladyfingers. Brush with remaining syrup mixture. Top with cream cheese mixture, spreading evenly. Cover and chill for 4 to 24 hours. To serve, cut into 12 portions. Sprinkle each serving with pecans. If desired, garnish with chocolate curls. *Tip: For easy pudding, use a 4-serving-size package fat-free sugar-free chocolate instant pudding mix. Prepare according to package directions and measure 1 1/2 cups to use in the tiramisu. Rate it Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 154 Calories 7g Fat 18g Carbs 5g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 12 Calories 154 % Daily Value * Total Fat 7g 9% Saturated Fat 3g 15% Cholesterol 42mg 14% Sodium 180mg 8% Total Carbohydrate 18g 7% Total Sugars 9g Protein 5g Vitamin C 0.6mg 3% Calcium 69mg 5% Iron 0.8mg 4% Potassium 168mg 4% Folate, total 11.3mcg Vitamin B-12 0.2mcg *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.