Fake Jelly Sweets

So to ween myself off chocolate and sweets I've made up these fake ones. 1.5 syns for the lot. Basically make up a heartless jelly sachet as directed and also add in some powdered gelatine. I put one sachet in these but I think i'd put another one in next time so they set a little firmer! Still, can't complain for 1.5 syns!

Hartleys Jelly

One of my biggest downfalls is my sweet tooth so i'm constantly trying to find low syn things I can keep in my cupboard to turn to instead of chocolate! Hartleys kindly offered to send me some of their jellies to try and I couldn't resist! They are all 0.5 syns on SW and they're only 50p each in ASDA at the moment so they're perfect! You can have them on their own or even add spray cream and sprinkles etc and make mini trifles, so excited to give them all a try!

I went to stock up on some in ASDA and found they only had the below flavours left and the shelves were almost empty so it appears i'm not the only one loving these right now!

Thanks Hartleys!

Low Syn Chocolate & Sweets

I know a lot of people struggle with low syn treats, even more so near halloween when they're EVERYWHERE so I thought i'd post this. I bought these 2 bags today from ASDA to stock up my syn drawer and worked out all the syns. I could have my own little feast and still be within my syns! Hope these help!

Ombré Jelly Slice

There's a recipe for an ombré jelly slice on the Slimming World website. I didn't have all the ingredients so I improvised with what I had and I love it. 

The bottom layer was made with 1 sachet of sugar free hartleys jelly crystals (1.5 syns) made up with a pint of hot water and then a tub of quark mixed through. 

Poured into the mould and left to set. 

Then added some frozen raspberries

The top layer was made up with another sachet of the jelly crystals (1.5syns) and a pint of hot water and then the passion fruit muller light stirred through it and then poured over the top of the raspberries and other layer. 

3 syns in total and lasts ages. Super sweet and doesn't take much of it to daisy my sweet tooth which is good. 

Chocolate Orange Squares

Apologies for the lack of posting, I batch cooked a few things last weekend so I haven't really had any new recipes to post about. SO! Here's an oldie that I love, and I definitely need to make again soon...

4 eggs, separated
50g caster sugar
5 tbsp artificial sweetener
150g self raising flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 tbsp finely grated orange zest
Juice of 2 oranges
120g Kraft chocolate Philadelphia
Tin of mandarin oranges (drained of syrup)


Method
Preheat the oven to 190°C/170°C Fan/Gas 5. Line a cake tin with non-stick baking parchment, approximately 24cm x 17cm.

Place the egg yolks, caster sugar, sweetener, self raising flour, baking powder, orange zest and juice in a bowl and whisk until thick and pale.

In a separate bowl, whisk the egg whites until softly peaked then fold them into the egg yolk mixture.

Spoon this mixture into the prepared cake tin and cook in the oven for 25-30 minutes or until the cake has risen and is firm to touch. Leave to cool.

Warm the chocolate Philadelphia in the microwave for a few seconds, then turn the cake upside down, remove the baking parchment and spread the chocolate Philadelphia over the top.

Cut into 24 pieces and place a mandarin orange segment on the top of each square.


Taken from the Slimming World website.

One Square is 2.5 syns!

Jelly Sweets

I make this recipe every so often, usually when I'm craving sweet things!

49 jelly sweets made for 1.5 syns. Would quite happily use 2 sachets and make it 3 syns per batch as they would set a lot firmer.

1 sachet of jelly crystals - 1.5 syns (I use the hartleys ones and these are blackcurrant)
Make it up with the hot water as it says on the packet, let it cool and then stir a muller light (or any other syn free yoghurt) through the mix and then pour into your moulds to set. As simple as that. I chose the vanilla yoghurt with the chocolate bits to keep it relatively simple in flavours but you could use any.