After trying numerous Slimming World dessert recipes floating around the internet, I’ve generally stayed away from them because there’s not much that can beat the real deal.
Ingredients
Cupcake Mixture
3 medium eggs (or 2 large)
33 g coconut flour (I use Groovy Food Organic Flour)
38 g flora light margarine spread
1/2 lemon zest and juice
3 x 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp baking powder
3 tsp Whole Earth stevia leaf 0 calorie sweet granules
Few drops pink food colouring(optional to your desired colour)
Cream & Jam Filling
60 g quark
6-12 drops pink food colouring
3 x 1/4 tsp Whole Earth stevia leaf 0 calorie sweet granules
24 g No added sugar strawberry jam (2g per cupcake) I use Stute
5 g icing sugar syns negligible
Instructions
Preheat your oven at 180 degrees.
Line a mini cupcake baking tray with 12 cases. Note: silicone ones would be best.
First whisk the eggs in a large mixing bowl, then mix the remaining cupcake ingredients together excluding the filling until well combined.
Bake in the oven for 8 minutes or until slightly golden and place on a cooling rack.
Now in a separate bowl or jug, mix the cream mixture together excluding the jam.
Using a sharp knife, slice the top off each cupcake and fill with cream.
To ensure each cupcake has an equal amount of jam, place each cupcake on some kitchen scales and spoon over 2g of no added sugar jam, then place the tops back on.
Then to finish, sprinkle over the icing sugar. Note I don’t syn this as most of the icing sugar misses the cupcake anyway.
Now enjoy at 1 syn each and don’t forget if you enjoyed them.
Fill up on free food
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.
Add healthy supplements
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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