Creamy, chocolatey Tim Tam cheesecake. The ultimate treat for any cheesecake lover. It’s easy to make and the best part is it’s completely no-bake!
The greatest thing about blogging is interacting with other bloggers and creating friendships with people who share the same passion as me. I started talking with my friend Lilly who writes the blog lillybites.com a while back. We have a lot in common and we both love food! When Lilly asked if I wanted to tart part in an ingredient swap and I was so excited because I’ve not had the chance to visit Australia yet and try Australian candy. We arranged to send each other a parcel containing favourite foods (like biscuits, chocolate bars etc…) from our countries.
Lilly is a big fan of my recipes, and she especially likes my Terry’s chocolate orange cookies even reviewing the recipe on her blog. If you’re from, live or are visiting Australia, Lilly reviews cafés, restaurants and bakeries mainly focussing around Sydney. Her blog is definitely worth taking a look at.
I cheekily mentioned to Lilly that I would love to try Tim Tams. We don’t get Tim Tams here in the UK and I’ve always been so eager to try them because everyone always says how tasty they are. When I received my parcel in the mail all the way from Sydney I was beyond excited to open it and see what was inside. Along with the Tim Tams I received vegemite chocolate. Yes you read it right, I said VEGEMITE. This was definitely the weirdest chocolate I’ve ever tasted. I also got to try traditional Aussie treats like Cherry Ripe (a coconut and cherry dark chocolate bar) and Milo which is a malt flavoured cocoa drink.
As soon as I received the Tim Tams I knew exactly what I wanted to make. It had to be a cheesecake!
This cheesecake starts like all my other cheesecake recipes, with a buttery biscuit base. This time I went for Bourbon biscuits, these are chocolate sandwich biscuits with chocolate buttercream filling. If you want you could substitute with chocolate Oreos or another of your favourite biscuit/cookie.
The cheesecake filling is made by folding white chocolate and a mix of chopped/crumbled Tim Tams into a simple no-bake vanilla white chocolate cheesecake.
Digging into each slice, the cheesecake is decadent and creamy smooth. You get a taste of Tim Tams in each bite! It’s quite a sweet and rich cheesecake so I recommend starting with a small slice and then going back for your next slice! 😉
(Serves 10-12)
Ingredients:
Biscuit Base –
140g (5 ounces) unsalted butter, melted
300g (11 ounces) Bourbon biscuits (you can use Oreos)
Cheesecake Filling –
500g (18 ounces) full-fat cream cheese
300ml/1/2 pint (1 and 1/4 cups) double/heavy cream
85g (3/4 cup) icing sugar, sifted
1 tsp vanilla extract
200g (7 ounces) white chocolate, melted and cooled slightly
Half a pack of TimTams (approx. 5-6) – chopped or crumbled
Method:
- To prepare the base: Place the biscuits in food processor and blitz until fine crumbs. Or place the biscuits in a ziplock bag and crush with a rolling pin. Mix the biscuit crumbs with melted butter until combined. Press into the cheesecake tin until firm. Chill in the refrigerator.
- To make the filling: Gently melt the white chocolate over a bain-marie or in the microwave in 20 second intervals. Once completely melted, leave to cool slightly. Whisk the cream with the vanilla and icing sugar until soft peaks form. In another mixing bowl, gently beat the softened cream cheese until smooth. Fold through the cream and white chocolate. Then finish by folding in the chopped Tim Tams.
- Spread the cheesecake filling over the biscuit base. Smooth over and level with a spatula or palette knife. Cover and leave in the refrigerator for at least 6 hours or overnight – I recommend overnight chilling.
- Once set decorate in any way you like. I topped the cheesecake with chopped Tim Tams, but it would be great as it is!
- Slice up and enjoy! The cheesecake will keep in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.
(Picture courtesy of lillybites.com)
Read Lilly’s review of my cookie recipe here
Enjoy!
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holey moley! This is the stuff of dessert dreams. YUM!
Thanks so much! It is my new favourite cheesecake recipe – tasted so good! 😀
That looks amazing! I travelled Australia last year and really miss Tim Tams!
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Thank you! I would love to visit Australia one day and have an unlimited supply of Tim Tams! 😉
My two hungry teenagers will be right over. Just giving you a little heads up so you can make another 2 more of these delicious cheese cakes.
Thank you so much! Ahaha – this cheesecake definitely went down a treat with my taste testers! 😀
Oh wow! This is a stunner, Jess. Tim tam sounds incredibly delish. YUMMY stuff!
Thanks so much Anu! 😀
This looks awesome! I miss Tim Tams so much from my days travelling around Australia. If I ever get my hands on them again, I’m definitely going to try this! Hx
Thank you so much! Tim Tams are so good – definitely way too addictive! Glad you like the cheesecake! 😀
What a gorgeous cheesecake, Jessica! I’ve never had tim tams before, but I’m loving the sound of it. What a delicious treat for Friday!
Thanks so much Gayle! 😀
Tim tams are so good!! I have a cousin in Australia who sends packages once a year for everyone and those are always included. This is such a sweet idea – and this cheesecake looks heavenly!
Thanks Jasmine! I know right, they’re incredibly addictive, I could eat the entire packet! 😀
What a fun idea to have an ingredient swap! I’ve never tried Tim Tams but now am curious. Your recipe sounds delicious, Jess!
Thanks Andrea! The ingredient swap was great fun, we’re already planning our next one! 😀 Tim Tams are really delicious, if you ever have the chance you definitely need to try them! Glad you like the cheesecake! 😀
This look sooo delish Jessica! I can go for a slice or two right now 🙂
Thanks Ana! 😀
Never had Tam Tam cheesecake, but this one looks fantastic! Pinning!
Thanks Mira! 😀
I’m flying over and joining you for this cheesecake! 🙂
Ahaha! Glad you like it Eva! 😀 Have a great weekend!
Yum! I love Tim Tams! Such a delicious idea to use it in this cheesecake! It looks beautiful, Jess!
Thanks Kelly! Tim Tams are so delicious! 😀
This looks just fabulous! I’ve never had Tim Tams, but they’re obviously delicious, an made ten times moreso by being part of this stunning cheesecake 🙂
Thanks so much Medha! 😀
Hehe I love that you made a Tim Tam cheesecake! I’ve got a similar relationship with some blogger friends in the US and I love swapping food with them! 😀
Thanks so much Lorraine! I’m so pleased you like it! 😀 I love the ingredient swaps with other bloggers – you get to try all sorts of delicious treats!
This treats trade is such a sweet idea! I love your use of the Tim Tams in this cheesecake! Pro tip (if you have any left, which I doubt you do because they’re obviously so delicious plus you put a lot of them into a cheesecake): have you done a Tim Tam Slam?
Instructions: Get a glass of cold milk OR hot tea. Bite one corner off the Tim Tam, and then bite off the opposing/diagonal corner. Stick the Tim Tam into the glass of milk/tea and suck the liquid through the Tim Tam ‘straw’. Then when it’s getting melty/soggy, eat the Tim Tam!
Hi Hannah! 😀
I’m so pleased you like the cheesecake, the Tim Tams made it extra delicious!
I actually have a few left in the fridge, I remember someone mentioned to try the Tim Tam Slam! I will definitely try that – sounds good!
I love Tim Tams! And cheesecake!! This is the perfect fusion of both 🙂
Thanks Abi! 😀
What are Tim Tam biscuits. I have never heard of them
Hi Anne – Tim Tams are a chocolate biscuit, two layers of chocolate malted biscuit with a layer of chocolate buttercream. In you’re from the UK they’re similar to Penguin bars. (but they don’t really taste anything like them!)
Oh, this ingredient swap sounds SO fun and your cheesecake looks insanely good. Now I want to get my hands on some of those fun treats + Ingredients! We don’t have most of them in the USA either.
Thanks Amy! It was so much and great to try new foods from Australia! 😀
I love cheesecake and I love no-bake! How fun to receive a box of new ingredients! Looks like you put them to perfect use!
Thanks so much Kathy! 😀
That cheesecake is gorgeous Jess, love no bake cheesecake, and that cookie crust sounds sooooo good, Beautiful!
Thanks Suzanne! 😀
What a beautiful cheesecake and the recipe actually looks pretty simple. Definitely going on my ‘must try’ list!
Thanks Marissa! 😀
Oh my goodness does this look good! I could probably take care of a pretty huge slice of this cheesecake. :). Cheesecake is one of my favorite things to make, so I have to remember this one!
Thanks Amanda! 😀
I have a huge sweet tooth and already had a double dessert tonight (2 big slices of cake) and I could go for more! I wish we were closer so I could try some!
Thanks Julie! You’d definitely love this cheesecake! 😀
YUM! Thankfully we get Tim Tam’s here and they make great desserts 🙂
Thanks Tandy! 😀
How fun to collaborate and share with your friend in the land down under! I’m glad you got to make a vegemite cheesecake rather than a vegemite sandwich. You know the song, right? I think the vegemite is the same as Tim Tam? Fascinating! I love it!
Haha, thanks Rachelle! Yeah, it was great fun to arrange an ingredient swap, we’re even planning one for Xmas now! 😀 Glad you like the cheesecake!
How fun is it to get your hands on hard to get ingredients! Now I’m curious about Tim Tams! This cheesecake looks so good! I really want a slice now since I was too full to order dessert after dinner tonight.
Thanks Thao! Tim Tams are so good – definitely my new favourite chocolate bar! 😀 The cheesecake was definitely one of my best yet and it was really easy to make too!
I have never had tim tam before but anything with cheesecake is super awesome! 😀 this looks delicious Jess!
Thanks Manali! 😀
I’ve never tried tim tams, but they certainly sound delicious–and I bet they’d be delicious in this cheesecake! love that it’s no bake too 🙂