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Low-Syn Chocolate Confetti Cupcakes (3 syns each)

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Nothing says "party" like a confetti cupcake, and while these are perfect for a party there is nothing stopping you creating them for any special occasion... for example - a Tuesday night :) At just 3 syns for a decent sized cupcake, we can enjoy a few with a cuppa and still have syns left over for the day.

8 Servings
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Ingredients:

  • 3 eggs, separated
  • 1 muller light yoghurt (strawberry adds a lovely sweetness)
  • 2 tbsp cocoa powder
  • 20g "Chocolate Jazzies" (Lidl)
  • 50g plain flour
  • 2 tbsp sweetener

  • For the icing:
  • 100g Quark
  • 1 teaspoon Salted Caramel Essence
  • 1 tbsp granulated sweetener

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 180 C.
  2. Separate eggs and leave the whites aside. Mix the egg yolks, vanilla essence, muller light and sweetener.
  3. Sieve the flour and cocoa into the egg mixture and mix well
  4. Whisk the egg whites until they are fluffy and form soft peaks. Fold into the mixture gradually, aiming to keep the volume
  5. Pop some cupcake liners into a cupcake tray
  6. Pour the mixture gently into the liners and pop in the oven for about 20-25 minutes.
  7. Meanwhile, mix the icing ingredients together and add to a piping bag
  8. Take out the cupcakes and allow them to cool
  9. Decorate the cupcakes. Garnish with chocolate jazzies.

Low-syn Rocky Roads

 
 

Rocky Roads are a classic, and such a rich food is typically made with the high quantities of rich ingredients such as butter and sugar. Rocky Road bars from the local cafe can set you back up to 20 syns! However with a few smart swaps, this slimming world version of Rocky Roads will set you back a mere 4 syns a pop. Perfect on the go snack or to impress the pals at an afternoon tea at yours. :)

Syns: 4 | Servings: 10

Ingredients

  • 9 Rich Tea Fingers (9 syns)
  • 40g of chocolate (13 syns)
  • 40g of butter (12 syns)
  • 1 tbsp. Golden Syrup (2.5 syns)
  • 18g Mini marshmallows (2.5 syns)

Method

  1. Place biscuits in a bag and crush with rolling pin.
  2. In a bowl, add the chocolate, butter, and golden syrup.
  3. Place the bowl over a sauce pan of boiling water and stir until everything is melted.
  4. Once melted remove from the heat, add the biscuits, and stir.
  5. Smooth out into and tray and top with mini marshmallows.
  6. Place in the fridge for 2 hours. Remove from tray, cut into 10 slices (4 syns each)and keep in the fridge.