Healthier Churros
Healthier Churros with JimJams 83% Less Sugar Chocolate Spread (makes approx. 30)
Churros are traditionally deep fried, coated in heaps of sugar then dipped into hot chocolate. We’ve managed to make them healthier without compromising on the taste! Instead of deep frying, we’ve baked them, then we’ve halved the amount of sugar used in a traditional recipe, and by using JimJams 83% Less Sugar Chocolate Spread, we’ve significantly reduced the sugar content in the dip.
Ingredients
For the Dough
225g water
115g butter
½ tsp vanilla extract
2 tbsp brown sugar
¼ tsp salt
145g plain flour
3 eggs at room temperature
For the coating
2 tbsp sugar
¼ tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
For the dip
1 jar of JimJams 83% Less Sugar Chocolate Spread
Method
Preheat oven to 200°C. Place a sheet of grease-proof paper on a baking tray
In a sauce-pan, add water, brown sugar, salt and butter. As it starts to simmer, whisk in the flour until there are no lumps and a dough ball has formed. Stir the dough around for a minute and then set aside
In a jug, whisk the eggs and vanilla together
Once the dough ball has cooled a little, gradually add the egg mix a little at a time. Stir and mash (should look like mashed potato)
Transfer your dough to a piping bag with a large star nozzle
Squeeze firmly and slowly pipe the dough into finger size lengths onto the grease-proof paper (leave enough space between each for the dough to rise)
Bake for 18-22 minutes or until golden brown. Turn off the oven and leave them in there for 5 minutes (this helps them to keep their shape)
Take the churros straight from the oven and toss them in the coating mixture
Place half a jar of JimJams 83% Less Sugar Chocolate Spread into a microwavable bowl and heat for 30 seconds
Dip the warm churros into the chocolate and enjoy!
Alternatively, enjoy the churros cold. After dipping them in chocolate, transfer to the fridge in an airtight container to firm up. These taste like little chocolate eclairs – yum!
JimJams Healthier Freak Shake
Ingredients (makes 4)
175g JimJams Hazelnut Chocolate or Milk Chocolate Spread
1L semi-skimmed Milk
Ice
Half a banana
1 scoop of Oppo Healthier Madagascan Vanilla Ice-cream or 1 scoop of homemade banana nice cream (if you decide on banana nice cream, you will need 2/3 additional bananas and 1 tsp vanilla extract)
Fruit of your choice and No Added Sugar marshmallows to skewer
Method
Place the JimJams Chocolate spread in a microwavable bowl and heat in the microwave on high for 30 seconds.
Pour the milk into a blender with the ice and half a banana. Add the melted JimJams Chocolate spread and whisk until well combined.
Pour mixture into glasses and add 1 scoop of either Oppo Healthier Ice-cream or, if you want to make your own banana ‘nice cream’, peel and slice 2 bananas and place in freezer for 4 hours. Once frozen, whizz in food processor with 1 tsp of vanilla extract until a soft-scoop ice-cream consistency occurs.
Skewer pieces of fruit and No Added Sugar marshmallows and place in shake.
Drizzle with melted JimJams Chocolate Spread and anything else that takes your fancy (e.g. chopped nuts, a few choc swirls).
Enjoy!
Chocolate Milkshake
Ingredients (Serves 4)
175g JimJams Hazelnut Chocolate or Milk Chocolate Spread
1L Milk
Ice
Method
Place the JimJams Chocolate spread in a microwavable bowl and heat in the microwave on high for 30 seconds.
Pour the milk into a blender with the ice, add the melted JimJams Chocolate spread and whisk until well combined.
Place the mixture in the fridge until cool, pour into a big glass and enjoy!
Chocolate Ice Lollies
Ingredients
175g JimJams Hazelnut Chocolate or Milk Chocolate Spread
1L Milk
Method
Place the JimJams Chocolate spread in a microwavable bowl and heat in the microwave on high for 30 seconds.
Pour the milk into a blender with the ice, add the melted JimJams Chocolate spread and whisk until well combined.
Pour the chocolate milk mixture into ice-lolly moulds and place in the freezer for four hours until frozen, serve straight from the freezer and enjoy!
Chocolate Cookies
Ingredients (Serves 10)
150g Plain Flour
1 Egg
175g JimJams Hazelnut or Milk Chocolate Spread
Method
Pre-heat the oven to 180C. Line a baking tray with grease proof paper.
Place all ingredients into a large bowl and using a wooden spoon mix until well combined and the mix forms a dough.
Place the dough on a worktop and roll out to ½ inch thick. Using a cookie cutter cut out round cookies from the dough and place on the prepared tray ensuring there is sufficient room between cookies.
Place in the oven and cook for 8 minutes, leave to cool and enjoy!