This Low Syn Sticky Gingerbread Traybake is not only filled with tasty Christmas flavours, but it’s also made with real ingredients! It doesn’t need 12 whisked egg whites to rise…it’s a proper cake that has simply been carefully created to help you stick to your Slimming World plan because guess what… It works out at ONE SYN PER SLICE! The syn value breaks down as follows:
2tbsp Golden Syrup – 5 syns
1tbsp Black Treacle – 2 syns
75g Self Raising Flour – 12 syns
3x Eggs – syn free
3tsp Ground Ginger – syn free
1tsp Baking Powder – 1/2 syn
1tbsp Sunflower Oil – 6 syns
To save you the maths, this makes the whole cake 26 syns in total. It easily cuts into 24 squares (it’s quite rich so they’re the perfect size and could even be made smaller if you wanted) so that’s just a tiny bit over 1 syn each. Not bad for a real cake! However many pieces you get from this cake, just make sure that you divide the total number of syns (26) by the number of slices you cut.
Making Low Syn Sticky Gingerbread Traybake
I really hope that you enjoy this recipe as much as I did and that it helps you have a healthy, guilt-free Christmas! Just remember though, the holidays aren’t a time for self-doubt, negative thinking or self-sabotage. Let yourself have some fun and remember that balance is key!
Ingredients
- 2tbsp Golden Syrup – 5 syns
- 1tbsp Black Treacle – 2 syns
- 75g Self Raising Flour – 12 syns
- 3x Eggs
- 3tsp Ground Ginger
- 1/2tsp Ground Cloves
- 1tsp Baking Soda – 1/2 syn
- 1tbsp Sunflower Oil – 6 syns
- Low calorie cooking spray
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Spray a 12 inch baking tray with low calorie cooking spray.
- In a stand mixer or large mixing bowl combine the flour, baking powder and spices.
- Add the golden syrup, treacle, eggs and oil and whisk until smooth.
- Pour into your baking tray and bake for 15 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean when poked through the middle of the cake.
- Cool completely, slice and serve with a dusting of icing sugar if desired.
Notes
Full cake = 26 syns Serves 24 – 1.08 syns per slice. Syn values correct at time of serving. It is always best to check syns for the ingredients you are using at the time. Please do not screenshot this recipe, syn values are changing all the time so recipes are updated regularly.
