Makes 6 cupcakes. Just under 1.5 syns per cupcake without choc shot, or 2 syns per cupcake with choc shot.
Ingredients:
3 eggs, separated
3 tablespoons low calorie sweetener, I used Sukrin Gold (1.5 syns)
2 teaspoons chocolate essence
25g self raising flour (4 syns)
1 level tablespoon cocoa powder (2.5 syns)
Quarter tsp instant coffee
2-3 tablespoons water
Choc shot to decorate (0.5 per tsp)
Method:
1. Preheat the oven to 170 degrees (for fan assisted, adjust for other oven types as appropriate).
2. Place the egg yolks, sweetener, chocolate essence, coffee powder and 1 tbsp water into a mixing bowl and mix well.
3. In a separate bowl whisk your eggs until they form very stiff peaks. If in doubt, keep going. They need to be very, very stiff peaks!
4. Go back to your other bowl and sift in your cocoa and flour. Mix well, add an extra tablespoon or two of water so that it’s not too dry looking.
5. Gently fold in your stiff peaked egg whites to the chocolate mixture, keeping as much air in as possible.
6. Distribute into 6 cupcake cases in a muffin tin.
7. Bake for 15-18 minutes, do not open the door during this time else they will drop.
8. Allow to cool for at least 30 minutes before decorating with a drizzle of choc shot if you wish, but they’re lovely on their own too.
Enjoy!
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All of our meals are based on Slimming World free foods: nutritious, everyday foods that satiate you for fewer calories, which means they’re great for weight loss. Free foods include lean meat, poultry, fish, eggs, pasta, rice, potatoes, pulses, fruit, vegetables and more. And you can eat these foods freely, making them ideal for satisfying the biggest appetites. Some free foods have the added bonus of being Speed Foods: super low-calorie fruits and vegetables that are great for weight loss. For best results, always use Speed Food first between meals and include at least a third of a serving of Speed Food at each meal when it makes sense.
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To ensure a good balance of nutrients, consume two measured servings of milk or cheese every day – your ‘a’ Extra Healthy options. Options: 350ml skim milk or 250ml semi-skim milk; 40g reduced-fat hard cheese or 30g whole cheese; 50g mozzarella (from cow’s milk); 45g feta cheese or 35g Danish blue cheese, which can be consumed as part of a lunch or snack. Also eat a serving of wholemeal bread or cereal for breakfast every day – your ‘b’ healthy eating option. To make it easy, we’ve included your option b, Healthy Supplement, in your menu plan for each day.
Choose your symptoms
Foods and drinks that pose a risk to your weight loss, those that are high in fat or sugar, and alcohol can be consumed as a carefully calculated sin. We recommend that you plan between 5 and 15 syn in your day (see the bottom of the next page for some ideas).
Make simple changes
Choose lean meat and remove visible fat to protect against weight loss: cut white bits off bacon and skin off poultry. Use a low-fat cooking spray instead of fat or oil, replace sugar with sweetener and cream and crème fraîche with non-fat yoghurt or fresh cheese.
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