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I Tried Making Homemade Australian Tim Tams | Claire Recreates

I Tried Making Homemade Australian Tim Tams | Claire Recreates
In this episode of Claire Recreates, Claire Saffitz takes on one of the most iconic Australian snacks of all time — Tim Tams. Known for their rich chocolate coating, creamy filling, and signature crunchy biscuit texture, Tim Tams are a beloved treat across Australia and beyond. Claire attempts to recreate Tim Tams from scratch, using her precise baking techniques and deep understanding of pastry science to reverse-engineer this layered chocolate biscuit sandwich at home.

Watch as Claire tests different chocolate biscuit recipes, explores the mechanics of the perfect Tim Tam Slam, and tackles the challenge of replicating a store-bought snack with homemade methods. This episode blends Claire’s signature charm with technical baking as she breaks down how to make homemade Tim Tams, one of the most recognizable Australian treats.

If you’re a fan of nostalgic snack recipes, iconic cookie recreations, or just love watching detailed step-by-step baking challenges, this episode is for you.

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Chapters

00:00 Intro
00:18 Tim Tams
01:53 Taste test
03:56 Measurements
04:59 Reading the Ingredients
06:25 Game plan
06:42 Make cookies / biscuits
14:14 Use pasta roller
17:31 Make filling
19:13 Assemble
22:02 Enrobe
23:13 Comparison
25:38 Cat cam

Chocolate biscuit
1½ cups all-purpose flour
½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tablespoon malted milk powder
¾ teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon baking powder
1 stick unsalted butter, at cool room temperature
¾ cup sugar
1 large egg
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Chocolate cream filling:
150g milk chocolate, chopped
150g heavy cream
Salt

Chocolate coating
Dark chocolate

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Video Series:
Producer/Director: Vincent Cross
Camera Operator: Calvin Robertson
Editor/Motion Graphics: Hal McFall

Animation Credits:
Character Designer/Animator/Backgrounds: Jack Sherry
Character Rigger: Johara Dutton

19 Replies to “I Tried Making Homemade Australian Tim Tams | Claire Recreates”

  1. I'm from New Zealand and lived in Australia for several years, and I can confirm that they are called biscuits in both countries.

  3. Can you do a bonus short of you guys all doing a TimTam Slam! 🙏🏼💕🇦🇺

  5. The only true test of a TimTam is if you can drink milk through it like a straw

  7. There is a dark chocolate Tim Tam, so the darker colour isn't an issue, and you could easily use a dark chocolate in the filling. There is also a "deluxe" Tim Tam which gets an extra dipping in the coating, so having a thicker coating isn't an issue.

    And a huge thank you. Since going low carb, dark chocolate Tim Tam are one thing I miss. Now I have a starting point for creating a Low Carb version.

  8. Timtams are based on Penguins, which originated (and are still sold massively) in the UK. Penguins date from the 30s, Timtams were made by someone that tried a penguin and wanted to make a better one.

    I'm not going to argue over better or worse – I think both are fine, but not special – but it really irritates me when people say timtams are uniquely Australian. They're just not.

  11. Tim tams in Australia do not contain red 40 or any of those dyes and taste way better than the American ones you guys get

  14. I think stroopwafels would be an interesting international challenge to recreate!

  15. Kurkure from India. It’s the most delicious savory snack from our childhood

  16. Those ingredients are different to the Australian one. And because you've got cookie on the packaging, I'm going to say they're the American version.

  18. A Tim Tam seems basically the same as what we call a Penguin bar in England – although they are wrapped individually and each one has a penguin themed joke on the back! I’d love to see Claire make my all time favourite, Malteasers!

  19. we defo call then buiscuits. you called this a 'sandwich cookie' and i think some part of my soul shriveled up in protest XD

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