Mum invents HEALTHY five-ingredient ‘Tim Tam’ recipe

Mum invents a HEALTHY five-ingredient ‘Tim Tam’ recipe for 99 calories a serve – making it the perfect guilt-free treat to enjoy in lockdown

• Founder of The Healthy Mummy, Rhian Allan, shared simple recipe for ‘Tim Tams’
• It requires five ingredients including dark chocolate, tahini and coconut cream 
• Ms Allan also showed fans how to whip up a healthy batch of ‘Snickers’ mousse 

By Mary Mrad and Alice Murphy For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 06:12 BST, 17 April 2020 | Updated: 06:12 BST, 17 April 2020

A mother-of-two has shared a simple recipe for healthy ‘Tim Tams’ – and at just 99 calories per serve, you can enjoy them during lockdown without any guilt.

Founder of Australian health and fitness program The Healthy Mummy, Rhian Allan, shared the recipe on her blog and revealed it requires just five ingredients to make including dark chocolate, tahini, coconut cream, maple syrup and Biscoff biscuits.

‘Make them to suit your own tastes, with milk chocolate, dark chocolate, or white chocolate – but remember these are a treat so be sure to have people to share them with. They’re that good,’ she wrote.

Founder of Australian health and fitness program The Healthy Mummy Rhian Allan, has shared a simple recipe for healthy ‘Tim Tams’

To make your own, first you’ll need to melt the dark chocolate in a bowl, then add in the tahini and mix well.

Then add chilled coconut cream solids, maple syrup and coconut cream liquid, and stir well to smooth the mixture.

Half the Biscoff biscuit, add one teaspoon of the chocolate mixture then top with the other half of the pair and chill for an hour.

Then melt the remainder of the dark chocolate, dip the biscuits in to coat them and place them in the fridge until the chocolate is set.

The recipe requires five ingredients to make including dark chocolate, tahini, coconut cream, maply syrup and Biscoff biscuits

How to make HEALTHY ‘Tim Tams’ 

Ingredients:

60 grams dark chocolate (70% cocoa)

1/2 tbsp tahini

1/2 tbsp chilled coconut cream solids plus one teaspoon of the liquid

1 tsp maple syrup

8 Biscoff biscuit pairs

Method:

1. Chill coconut cream by putting in the freezer for 20 minutes, or in the fridge for 8 hours

2. Melt 20g dark chocolate in a microwave safe bowl, add the tahini and mix well.

3. Once slightly cooled to room temperature, add the chilled coconut cream solids. Then add the maple syrup and coconut cream liquid, and stir well to smooth the mixture back out. 

NOTE: The mixture should become quite thick like chocolate icing.

4.Half each Biscoff biscuit, add 1 teaspoon of the chocolate mixture, and top with the other half of the pair. 

5. Chill for approximately 1 hour, or until the chocolate centre is completely firm.

6. Melt remainder of dark chocolate, and dip the biscuits in to coat entirely. Return to the fridge until chocolate is set.

Ms Allen also recently showed fans how to whip up a batch of ‘Snickers’ mousse with healthy alternatives to traditional ingredients, using ricotta cheese instead of double cream and natural maple syrup in place of white caster sugar.

The mousse can be made in less time than it takes to boil an egg and stays fresh in the fridge for up to four days, which means you don’t have to enjoy it all at once.

But at just 226 calories per serve – roughly the same as a glass of milk – you can tuck into this treat night after night without a shred of guilt.

 

Ms Allen also recently showed fans how to whip up a batch of ‘Snickers’ mousse (pictured) with healthy alternatives to traditional ingredients

Everything you need to make a healthy ‘Snickers’ mousse

 – One cup reduced-fat ricotta cheese

– Two teaspoons cocoa powder

– One third of a cup of peanut butter

– Two tablespoons of maple syrup

– One tablespoon dark chocolate chips 

Source: The Healthy Mummy 

To make your own, combine one cup of reduced-fat ricotta cheese, two teaspoons of cocoa powder, one third of a cup of peanut butter and two generous tablespoons of maple syrup in a large bowl.

Gently mix the ingredients until they form into a smooth and creamy mousse.

Divide the mousse into small cups or bowls, sprinkling dark chocolate shavings on top for added flavour.

Dark chocolate can also be melted and poured over the mousse if you are serving it immediately.

Dark chocolate can also be melted and poured over the mousse if you are serving it immediately

What is The Healthy Mummy? 

Founded by Sydney sales director Rhian Allen in 2010, The Healthy Mummy empowers Australian mothers to live healthier, fitter lives.

Starting with just a few hundred mums who followed the program’s recipes and exercise routines on Facebook the community now has over 825,000 members who are transforming their health, body and mental well-being together.

The best-selling products are The Healthy Mummy Smoothies and the 28 Day Weight Loss Challenge.

There are also 52 books, supplements and snack bars aimed at children’s health and health during pregnancy. 

Ms Allen now employs 150 people in her mini fitness empire which turned over $22million in 2018 alone.

She has also published a book, The Busy Mum’s Guide to Weight Loss, which deals with weight gain during pregnancy.

Free healthy recipes can be found here.

Healthy pizza recipes are popular among those who follow The Healthy Mummy program

The mousse can be stored in the fridge for up to four days before it’s time to start over and make another batch.

Members of The Healthy Mummy community who tried the recipe at home were delighted by its taste and simplicity. 

‘So delicious, I made this for the first time yesterday using smooth ricotta and healthy crunchy peanut butter. It’s definitely my new favourite go-to dessert!’ a Queensland fan said on Facebook.

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