Light Christmas Tiramisu Recipe: Festive, Creamy & Only 242 Calories!

The light Christmas tiramisu recipe is exactly what it sounds like – all the creamy, coffee-soaked, chocolate-dusted joy of a proper tiramisu, but coming in at just 242 calories per serving.

Whether you’re cooking for someone watching their intake or want a dessert that won’t leave the whole table groaning, this is the one to make.

It serves four, takes around 30 minutes, and uses ingredients you can pick up in any supermarket.

Why This Is Our Favourite Lighter Christmas Dessert

The beauty of this recipe is that it doesn’t taste like a compromise. Swapping standard sugar for Canderel Sugarly and using low-fat soft cheese alongside half-fat crème fraîche gives you that rich, creamy tiramisu texture without the full calorie hit.

The coffee-soaked sponge fingers are as indulgent as ever, and a generous dusting of dark chocolate on top means it looks every bit as impressive as the full-fat version.

Easy to make and ready in just half an hour. This skinny tiramisu will serve up to 4 people and makes an excellent dessert for friends and family.

What You’ll Need (Serves 4)

Prep time: 20 minutes
Chilling time: at least 1 hour (can be made the night before)
Calories per serving: 242 calories / 9g total fat / 5g saturated fat / 23g sugar

Ingredients:

200ml fresh strong coffee, cooled completely
8 sponge fingers (savoiardi), halved lengthways, sugar side discarded
1 large egg, separated
25g Canderel Sugarly (or any granulated sweetener that measures like sugar)
1 tsp vanilla extract
90g low-fat soft cheese (lightest variety)
100g half-fat crème fraîche
25g 75% dark chocolate, very finely grated

You’ll also need a deep-sided serving dish or four individual glasses – glass tumblers or ramekins work beautifully and make a lovely individual presentation for a dinner party.

How To Make Your Festive Skinny Tiramisu – Step By Step

Pour your cooled coffee into a shallow bowl. Dip each halved sponge finger briefly into the coffee — you want them soaked but not falling apart — then lay them in a single layer across the base of your serving dish, or divide them between individual glasses. Set aside.
Using a clean bowl and electric whisk (or stand mixer), whisk the egg white until it forms soft peaks. Spoon into a separate bowl and set aside; you’ll fold this in at the end to keep the filling light and airy.
In the same bowl (no need to wash it), beat the egg yolk and Canderel Sugarly together until pale and creamy. Add the vanilla extract, low-fat soft cheese and half-fat crème fraîche and beat until completely smooth with no lumps.
Gently fold the whisked egg white into the cream mixture with a large metal spoon, working carefully to retain as much air as possible. Spoon the filling evenly over the sponge finger layer and smooth the top.
Cover and refrigerate for at least one hour — overnight is even better as it allows the flavours to settle and the filling to firm up beautifully. Just before serving, dust generously with the finely grated dark chocolate.

🔗 Canderel Sugarly Granulated Sweetener — Waitrose

Cook’s Tip
This recipe is alcohol-free as written, but if you’re making it for adults only, a splash of Marsala wine, brandy or a coffee liqueur drizzled over the sponge fingers before adding the filling takes it up a notch. Bear in mind this will add calories.

This gorgeous Christmas recipe was sent to us from: Canderel

Whether it’s Christmas Day, a festive dinner party or just a Tuesday in December that needs brightening up, this light Christmas tiramisu delivers every time. Creamy, coffee-soaked, chocolatey and just 242 calories a serving — Christmas doesn’t get much better than that.

👉 For more Christmas Day dessert ideas, see our Christmas pudding safety guide — because a great dessert is only great if it makes it to the table in one piece.