reduced sugar bakes

If you are avoiding refined sugar, try Mary's take on carrot cake which uses agave syrup and maple syrup as sweeteners.

You will need two 20cm/8in cake tins, a piece of muslin or a thin cleaning cloth and a piping bag fitted with a 1cm/½in plain nozzle.

Reduced-sugar carrot cake

200 milliliters/7fl oz vegetable oil

free-range eggs

175 milliliters/6fl oz agave syrup (also known as agave nectar)

275 grams/9¾oz self-raising flour

tsp baking powder

cinnamon

tsp mixed spice

150 grams/5½oz sultanas

walnuts

orange,

full-fat cream cheese

grams/1¾oz unsalted butter, softened

milliliters/2fl oz maple syrup

walnut pieces, chopped

cinnamon,

Cupcakes are all the rage but they can make you fat. Don’t miss out on all the fun, give these low-cal versions a whirl. Just eat one mind, not the whole batch.
167 calories per cupcake

Skinny lemon cupcakes with drizzly icing

flour

tsp bicarbonate of soda

golden caster sugar

blueberries

milliliters/¼ pint low-fat natural yoghurt

tbsp semi-skimmed milk

milliliters/2fl oz sunflower oil

grams/3½oz icing sugar

lemon juice

This healthy banana muffin recipe makes eating cake for breakfast guilt-free! Ripe bananas add sweetness to muffins, so you don't have to use much sugar. Wholemeal flour give the muffins plenty of fibre, keeping you full for longer.

Equipment: You will need a six-hole muffin tin.

Each muffin provides 206 kcal, 4.5g protein, 30g carbohydrate (of which 13g sugars), 7.5g fat (of which 0.8g saturates), 1g fibre and 0.4g salt.


Healthy banana muffins

grams/4½oz wholemeal flour

tbsp light muscovado sugar

level tsp baking powder

medium free-range egg, beaten

grams/1¾oz low-fat plain yoghurt

milliliters/2fl oz rapeseed oil,

bananas (175 grams/6 ounces peeled weight), roughly mashed

Flapjacks are perfect for taking to work, school or having a snack with a cuppa! You can use any of the dried fruit and nuts you like. This version is slightly more healthy than normal, with a bit less butter and syrup, so it's great for families.

Each serving provides 231 kcal, 4.5g protein, 27g carbohydrates (of which 14g sugars), 11g fat (of which 5g saturates), 3g fibre and 0.25g salt.


Healthier flapjacks

oil,

grams/3½oz butter, cubed

golden syrup

grams/1¾oz seeds,

grams/1¾oz cranberries

grams/1¾oz raisins

grams/1¾oz apricots,

250 grams/9 ounces jumbo porridge oats (gluten-free, if required)

free-range egg, beaten

How to make flapjacks with tasty fruit and bit less butter than normal

How to make flapjacks

These vegan coconut taste bombs are also good for gluten-free and dairy-free diets.

One macaroon provides 55 kcal, 0.7g protein, 3g carbohydrate (of which 1.8g sugars), 4.5g fat (of which 4g saturates), 1.3g fibre and 0.1g salt. 


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