A great alternative to the standard Tiramisu- By Elissa Jewel

Tiramisu



The below recipe is intended as a treat meal which won't do nearly as much damage to your waistline as the regular version. Standard tiramisu recipes have a nutritional profile of around 366 calories, 25g of fat, a mere 3g of protein and 32g of carbs, of which around 24g are sugar. This recipe has 92 less calories, 14g less fat, a whopping 38.5g of protein and only 4.9g of carbs, only 0.7g of which is sugar.

Ingredients:

Almond sponge

2/3 cup of almond meal
1 whole egg
1 scoop of vanilla protein powder
1/3 cup of water
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup of strong black coffee

Vanilla "marscapone"

2 scoops of vanilla protein powder
1/2 cup of low fat cottage cheese
1/4 cup of water
Cocoa powder

Method:

Begin by making the almond sponge. In a large bowl, mix together all ingredients except coffee and pour into a rectangular tupperware container.

Microwave the mixture on high for 1 minute before turning out onto a cooling rack. Once cool, cut the sponge in half lengthways, and then into ten equally sized fingers.


Place the sponge fingers into a larger container and pour the coffee over the top. Leave to cool for about 5 minutes while you make the "marscapone."


To make the vanilla cream mixture, simply blend all ingredients (except the cocoa powder) together until thick and creamy.

Assemble the tiramisu within the same container you used to create the sponge, as this will keep your tiramisu uniform and neat.

Layer the first layer of sponge fingers on the bottom before coating with half the cream mixture. Sprinkle cocoa powder on the top before repeating the process.


Place in the fridge for approximately 2 hours or until the cream has "set."

(Serves 4)
Nutritional info:

Calories: 274
Fat: 10.9g
Protein: 38.5g
Carbs: 4.9g (4.0g net)
Fibre: 0.9g