*Slimming World Recipe Thread*

6 Eggs (free)
14 level tablespoons of Splenda (free)
2 oz Self Raising Flour (9 Syns)
2 teaspoons of Baking Powder(1 Syn)
Couple of drops of Vanilla Essence (free)
2 Tablespoons of Nutella (8 Syns)


Put the eggs, sweetner and vanilla essence into a bowl and whisk with electric whisker until the mixture trebles in size ….. about 10 minutes, should be light bubbly and golden.
Then sift the flour and baking powder into the bowl and fold in with a metal spoon to the egg mixture.
Split into 18 cake cases and put in the oven (middle shelf) on 180 – 200 for about 10 minutes until golden on top.
Leave to cool and then melt two tablespoons of Nutella in the microwave for 30 – 45 seconds and then lightly spread the top of each cake with the Nutella. You should be able to cover all 18 with the 2 tablespoons.

It works out to be 1 syn each - or 18 syns for all of them!!!

CARROT, PARSNIP & POTATO CURRY (from SW magazine)
(Serves 4 at 1½ syns per portion)

1 onion
2 cloves garlic
283g each parsnips and potatoes
2 carrots
1tsp grated ginger
2tbsp mild curry powder (or to taste)
400g can chopped tomatoes
3-4tbsp sweetener
100ml reduced fat coconut milk
284ml chicken stock made with Bovril
Salt & freshly ground black pepper
5tbsp freshly chopped coriander
Juice of 1 lime

Prepare the veggies: peel & finely chop the onion, crush garlic, peel & chop the parsnips; potatoes & carrots & cut into bite sized pieces.
Fry the onion & garlic in a little Frylight for 2-3 mins. Add ginger & curry powder & fry for 30 seconds. Stir in the veggies & tomatoes & bring to the boil.
Stir in the sweetener, coconut milk & stock, cover & simmer for 25-30 mins or until veg is tender & sauce thickened.
Season well, stir in the coriander & lime juice and serve.

*Other root veg can be substituted for those in this recipe. Try swede, sweet potato or turnip.

Yes you can. Be aware, its not called Dyno Rod soup for nothing lol!

Had two bowfuls on Saturday and still ahem "feeling the effects". All aids weight loss though.

Its good to eat a variety of food so you won't get bored and you need to get all your nutrients but its a good one if you have a hungry day.

I made some on Saturday and froze a couple of portions. I'm having another tonight for tea as I've had quite a few meals out this week.

I got this from my Curry feast Book but tweaked it a bit (and removed the gram flour) to make them SYN FREE

shish kebabs


1 garlic clove peeled & chopped
500g lean minced lamb
1 tsp dried coriander
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp chilli powder
1 tsp garam masala
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbspn ff plain yog
salt & black pepper
fry light

wooden or metal skewers

mix all the ingredients in a bowl and leave to marinade in the fridge for at least an hour (or overnight if possible)


Divide the mixture into 6-8 portions then mould each one into a 'sausage' around a skewer (if using wooden ones soak them in water for 30 minutes 1st so they dont burn when you grill or BBQ them)

give a quick spray with frylight (I didnt bother when BBQing but I did under the grill) and grill for 6-8 minutes turning once.

serve with pitta & salad with a free yog & mint/chilli sauce.
Or just on their own with lemon wedges & sprinkled with fresh coriander.

MR Dizzy said these were every bit as good as any he's had from a takeaway !!!

winner :T:T

Chocolate Cake

Serves: 6
Syns per serving: 3½ Syns on Green and Original
Cooking time: 6 minutes
Preparation time: 15 minutes

100g All Bran cereal
250ml boiling water
2 eggs
6 heaped tsp of drinking chocolate
½ cup sweetener

1. Pour the boiling water on to the All Bran in a large bowl and mix well.
2. Add the eggs, drinking chocolate and sweetener and beat the mixture until all the ingredients are thoroughly combined.
3. Put the mixture into a 6½ inch round plastic tub or other suitable microwaveable dish, smooth the top with a large spoon or flat knife, and microwave on high for 6 minutes.
4. Turn the cake out on to a plate, cut into 6 slices and enjoy!


Cheesecake

Serves: 10
Syns per serving:
6½ Syns on Green, Original and Extra Easy

12 digestive biscuits
28g/1oz low-fat margarine
3 level tbsp cocoa powder
250g pot quark
2 tsp finely grated orange zest
100g Vanilla Mullerlight Yogurt
1 sachet chocolate Options
3 level tbsp caster sugar
2 eggs

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4. Crush the biscuits and mix together with the low-fat margarine. Press into the base of a 20cm springform cake tin and chill.
2. Place the cocoa powder, quark, orange zest, yogurt, Options and caster sugar in a food processor and blend until smooth. Beat the eggs and fold into the mixture. Mix well
Spoon the mixture over the biscuit base. Level and bake for 40-45 minutes or until just set.
3. Turn off the oven and leave the cheesecake to cool in the oven. Cover and chill until ready to serve, then cut into 10 slices. To serve, garnish with mixed berries and a spoonful of fromage frais and dust with icing sugar.

Chocolate Pud

This chocolatey pud is perfect for rounding off a Food Optimising meal
and it's just 4½ Syns on both choices!
Serves: 4
Syns per serving:
4½ Syns on Green and Original

57g/2oz plain chocolate
2 tablespoons Amaretto liqueur
170g/6oz quark skimmed milk soft cheese
3 eggs, separated
1 tablespoon Canderel


1. Place the chocolate and Amaretto liqueur in a small mixing bowl with 1 tablespoon of water, place over a pan of simmering water until the chocolate has melted. Leave to cool for about 5 minutes.
2. In a separate bowl, beat together the quark, egg yolks and Canderel until smooth, then fold into the cooled chocolate and Amaretto mixture.
3. Whisk the egg whites until they form soft peaks, then carefully fold into the chocolate mixture. Pour into 4 individual serving bowls and chill for 2 hours or until set.


Fudge cake

Syns: 14½ Syns for the whole cake!

You will need:
5 Scan Bran, broken into small pieces
1oz/28g sieved icing sugar
2 level tbsp golden syrup
4 tbsp artificial sweetener
2 beaten eggs
1 pot quark skimmed milk soft cheese
Method:

1. 1Soak the Scan Bran in a little hot water until soft.
2. 2Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well.
3. 3Place in a parchment lined loaf tin and bake at 190ºC/Gas Mark 5 for 30–35 minutes.

Low-Syn chocolate cake

Syns: 11½ Syns for the whole cake
You will need: 5 Scan Bran
3 beaten eggs
1 level tbsp golden syrup
1oz cocoa powder
½ mug sweetener
Method:

1. 1Soak the Scan Bran in boiling water to soften. Then drain and mash.
2. 2Mix all the ingredients together and pour into a microwavable bowl.
3. 3Microwave on high for 7 minutes. When cooked the cake will be springy to the touch and will have pulled away from the side.
4. 4For a free topping, pile with (defrosted) frozen forest fruits or top with chocolate spread (4½ Syns per tbsp).

Scan Bran Ferrero Rocher

Syns: 26 Syns for 30, 1 Syn each
You will need:
8 Scan Bran
4 level tbsp Nutella
1 level tbsp Golden Syrup
1 tbsp water
Method:

1. 1Place the Scan Bran into a food processor and reduce to crumbs.
2. 2Mix all ingredients into the crumbled Scan Bran and divide up into petit four cases.
3. 3This should make 30 'Rochers'.

Variation: Try replacing Nutella with white chocolate spread and adding 2oz/57g chopped fresh apricots.