Simply Scrumptious

INGREDIENTS 75g plain wholemeal flour 75g porridge oats 75g light olive spread 1 tsp baking powder 1 tbsp golden syrup METHOD  Preheat oven 160ºc / 180º fan / Gas mark 3 Put the wholemeal flour, baking powder and porridge oats into a mixing bowl and stir together Heat the butter and golden syrup in a saucepan over a low heat until melted Pour into the flour mixture and stir until all is well combined Roll walnut size pieces using your hands and place onto your baking tray, then flatten slightly using either the palm of your hand or the back of a spoon, making sure you leave room between each cookie Place tray in oven on the middle shelf and bake for approx 7-15 minutes, depending on your oven, until golden brown If you prefer a softer biscuit, remove them from the oven a little after 7 minutes, but if you prefer a crunchier biscuit leave for approx 15 minutes, but do keep an eye on them so they don't burn

These muffins have to be the easiest to make and t hey only requiring 3 basic ingredients! Ready to eat within approx 20-25 minutes. Makes 4 muffins INGREDIENTS 1 cup of self-raising flour 1 cup of low fat grated cheese 3/4 cup of skimmed milk  ½ tsp baking powder (optional) METHOD   Preheat your oven to 160c / 180 fan / 350f Grease your muffin tray using some Frylight Sieve your flour into a mixing bowl Then add your grated cheese, followed by the milk and mix well until all the ingredients are combined Scoop your mixture into your prepared muffin tray and bake in the oven on the middle shelf for approx 20-25 minutes, checking half way through, if your find your muffins are starting to brown on top quicker than they're baking just cover loosely with some tin foil Once baked turn out onto a cooling rack Best eaten while still warm with a lightly spreading of butter or some tasty sandwich pickle/chutney, even a spr...

Just 4 basic cupboard ingredients needed to make these sweet treat White Chocolate Chunk Muffins These muffins contain no added sugar - no added fat and have no egg! WHAT YOU WILL NEED Mug or cup of your choice (the bigger the mug/cup the more muffins you make) Muffin tray Mixing bowl & spoon PREP TIME - 10 minutes OVEN TEMP - 200 ºc / 180ºfan BAKE TIME - 20-25 minutes INGREDIENTS 2 cups of self raising flour 1 cup of milk ½ cup of white chocolate chunks ½ cup of Cadburys drinking chocolate METHOD 1. Preheat oven & grease your muffin tray 2. Sieve flour and drinking chocolate into a mixing bowl 3. Stir in your chocolate chunks 4. Add milk to the dry mixture and mix until all the ingredients are combined 5. Scoop mixture into your prepared muffin tray 6. Place muffins in the oven on the middle shelf and bake, check muffins half way through baking, to check if your muffins are baked insert a cocktail stick into the centre of a muffin,...

No scales are required for this recipe just a normal household drinking mug INGREDIENTS  1 mug of sultanas 1 mug of boiling water 2 mugs self-raising flour METHOD 1. Preheat oven 200c / 180 fan 2. Line a loaf tin with parchment paper  3. Put sultanas in a mixing bowl and add boiling water, leave to soak until water has cooled 4. Sift in the flour and mix until all is combined, if you find mixture is to thick just add a little more water 5. Pour mixture into your prepared loaf tin 6. Place in the oven on middle shelf, bake for approx 40-45 minutes, to check if loaf is cooked use a skewer and insert into middle   of loaf, if it comes out clean loaf is baked if not continue to bake, if your loaf is browning quicker than baking, place some silver foil over the top of the loaf

This Guilt Free Strawberry Mousse is  high in protein low calorie only requires 2 ingredients fat free and does seem to keep you fuller for longer It's airy like a mousse but thick! Its light like a mousse but heavy! This recipe makes three good servings Each serving is approx 90 calories INGREDIENTS 1 sachet of sugar free strawberry jelly 1 tub of plain quark or fat free greek yogurt 250-300g  METHOD 1. Make jelly up to half a pint, leave to cool until luke warm (not setting) 2. Pour the yogurt into a bowl and whisk until light and fluffy, then add the jelly but continue to whisk until its all combined to a light, fluffy mousse.  3. Spoon into ramekins or small bowls.  4. Place in the fridge to set

Just 4 basic ingredients needed to make these soft, fluffy tasty vegan banana cookies These cookies are sugar, fat and egg free  Prep time 10 minutes Cook time 12-15 minutes Total time approx 25 minutes INGREDIENTS 2 ripe bananas, mashed 1/3 cup of almond milk, or any plant based milk. (you can use normal milk if you prefer) 1 cup self raising flour 1/2 tsp baking powder METHOD 1. Preheat your oven to 180'c and line a baking tray 2. Mash the banana well, so there are no lumps (I use a mini food processor) 3. Add the almond milk or the milk of your choice and mix well 4. Sift the flour and baking powder into the wet mixture and stir well until you have a thick batter consistency 5. Using a spoon drop spoonfuls onto your baking tray leaving enough room for the cookies to spread, you may have to use two baking trays 6. Bake in the oven on middle shelf for approx 12-15 minutes, or until edges start to go a golden brow...

These 4 ingredient coconut flour biscuits are simple to make and take no time at all to make.  They are a very versatile biscuit as can be eaten with savoury or sweet. They are gluten free, paleo-friendly, low carb, keto and scrumptiously delicious! Makes 7 biscuits Calories per biscuit approx 130 INGREDIENTS 1/2 cup coconut flour 1/4 tsp baking soda 1/4 cup melted low fat olive spread or butter of your choice 4 eggs METHOD 1. Preheat oven to 180c / 160 fan / gas 4 2. Add the coconut flour and baking powder into your mixing bowl and mix to combine 3. Pour the melted olive spread/butter into the flour and mix well (I used an electric mixer) 4. Add the eggs and continue to mix until all the ingredients are well combined 5. Using a large spoon (table/dessert spoon) scoop a heaped spoonful and place on your prepared baking tray, making sure you leave room between each biscuit (you may need more than one baking tra...

This is a simple recipe with basic ingredients that will give you a scrumptiously moist fruit cake, with plump sweet juicy sultanas WHAT YOU WILL NEED Slow cooker Mixing bowl Grease poof paper to line your slow cooker bowl A clean tea towel  A standard size drinking mug INGREDIENTS 2 mugs self raising flour 1 mug of sultanas 1 1/2 mugs of stewed black tea 1 tsp baking powder (optional) METHOD 1. Place your sultanas into your mixing bowl and pour in just 1 mug of your stewed black tea,(keep the other half one side as you may need it later) let soak for a approx 2-3 hours 2. Sieve your flour and baking powder (if using) into your wet mixture and stir well until all is combined, if you find your mixture is to dry add the rest of your tea that you kept to one side 3. Pour you fruit mixture into your prepared slow cooker, place tea towel over the top of the slow cooker and then place the lid on top. 4. Set your slow cooker on high...

INGREDIENTS  1 cup of shredded/grated carrot 1/2 cup of sultanas 1 tbsp baking powder 1 cup of self-raising wholemeal flour 1 cup of white self-raising flour  2 tbsp of good orange essence  1 cup of boiling water NOTE - you can use any size cup/mug, as long as you use the same measurements for all the ingredients. The bigger the mug the more muffins you bake.  METHOD   Preheat oven to 180c fan and grease your muffin tray  1. Place carrot & sultanas in mixing bowl with the boiling water, orange essence a give a good stir. Leave for 15-20 minutes for water to cool down.  2. Sieve the flours and baking powder into the wet mixture, mix well so all is combined.  3. Spoon evenly into your muffin tray and place on middle shelf in oven for approx 25-30 minutes, until golden brown, checking half way through. To test if baked insert a skewer into centre of a muffin and see if it comes out clean.  4. Once baked carefully p...

These muffins are so easy to make and take no time at all. If you prefer a sweeter taste you add add some honey to the hot water, which is a natural sweetener. INGREDIENTS  1 mug of boiling water 2 mugs of self-raising flour 2 tsp of ground ginger Crystallised fiery ginger (amount is optional) Tbsp honey (optional) YOU CAN USE ANY SIZE MUG BUT YOU MUST USE THE SAME ONE FOR BOTH THE LIQUID & FLOUR, THE BIGGER THE MUG THE MORE MUFFINS YOU MAKE METHOD Pre heat oven to 180c  Using frylight spray a muffin tin ready (you may need more than one depending on size of mug) In a mixing bowl add the hot water and ground ginger and honey if using, stir and leave to cool. When ginger water is cool, sieve the flour in and also the ginger pieces and mix well to all is combined Transfer mixture into muffin tin and bake for approx 15-20 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick comes out clean Leave to cool and enjoy with a c...