Healthy Tiramisu

Tiramisu is one of my favorite recipes, and also one of my mom’s. It’s also one of the few recipes I have already prepared with my brother, and it is relatively easy to make, since no oven is required. However, the originak recipe calls for lots of mascarpone, eggs and sugar. Hence, it’s quite heavy and…well, not something I would eat everyday 🙂 You know I like to bring twists to original recipes, so I came up with this. Ricotta cheese is one of my favorite. I always get the reduced fat version, which is like 280 calories per cup, and always have to try not to eat the entire thing. Ricotta cheese is my Nutella, you know. So…enought alking, here’s the recipe:

Ingredients (serves 4, 170cal/portion)

1 1/4 cup ricotta cheese (reduced fat ideally) // 2 tbsp of milk // 1 tsp of maple syrup // 12 fingers biscuits // some espresso // cocoa powder (preferably unsweetened)

Instructions

Blend together the ricotta cheese, milk and maple syrup. The mix should be smooth and not too liquid. You should easily spread it. You can add some milk or ricotta cheese if needed, but don’t forget to add some maple syrup too not to spoil the taste // Place each finger biscuit in the espresso, then quikly onto the tin (I used a medium load tin). Finger biscuits are really fragile, so don’t let for too long in the coffee! // Put a layer of the ricotta mixture, then 6 other coffee coated finger biscuits and finish with a layer of ricotta mixture // sprinkle some cocoa powder (unsweetened, preferably) 

Ta da! There you have it. Only 170 cal/portion. The only time when dessert for breakfast is acceptable.

Tried the recipe? Got some ideas for improvement? Let me know in the comments down below 🙂