Just been emailed these recipes, thought i'd share with you all.



Banana and Scan Bran Cheesecake

Serves 8



Fry Light 2 tsp vanilla essence

4 bananas 5 tbsp sweetener

227g/8oz quark 6 ScanBran

113g/4oz v low fat cottage cheese 1 level tbsp cocoa

1 large egg 60 mls orange juice

2 tbsp honey



Pre-heat the oven to 150 degrees.

Whiz the ScanBran in a liquidiser, add the orange juice and the honey and warm in the microwave. Mix together and pack in the bottom of a 9 inch flan tin or case, which has been sprayed with Fry Light.

In a food processor combine the bananas, quark, cottage cheese, egg vanilla essence and sweetener until smooth. Pour the banana mixture onto the base and cook for 1 hour. Turn off the oven and leave the oven door open for 15 minutes. Remove the cheesecake from the oven and leave to cool.

Syns 2.5 per serving on either plan, if you are using ScanBran as a healthyextra





CARROT CAKE

Original day recipe
11 syns whole cake

4 scan bran, crushed Topping

1 weetabix, crushed

5 oz carrot, grated Quark

½ tsp mixed spice Lemon juice

1 tsp cinnamon Sweetener to taste

1 tsp nutmeg
1 tbsp runny honey
2 tbsp mincemeat
3 eggs, beaten

Method

preheat the oven to 180c or equivalent.

Place all ingredients in a large bowl and mix well.

Turn into a lined tin and cook for 1 hour.
Turn out onto a wire rack to cool.

Mix all topping ingredients together and spread on the cake when cool.





Chocolate Cake

4 ½ syns total

If using scanbran as healthy extra b choice count as 2 syns

5 scan bran – 2 ½ syns or 1 ‘b’ choice

3 beaten eggs – free

Chocolate options-2 syns

Orange essence 1 cap full-optional

½ mug sweetener – free

Method

Mash and moisten scan bran with boiling water. Whisk egg whites separately. Add all the other ingredients, and then fold in egg whites,

Then put mixture into bowl. Place in the microwave on high for 5 mins.

Serve when cooled down, with feet up in front of the telly and away from the kids.

You can replace the orange essence with vanilla and use ooh la vanilla option. Works well with any flavour.



FERRERO ROCHER

MAKES APPROX 18 – 1 SYN EACH

5 scan bran – 1 healthy option b or 2 ½ sins

3 tbsp Nutella – 12 sins

2 tbsp Golden syrup – 4 sins

METHOD

Crumble the scan bran in a bowl or processor, add the Nutella and Golden syrup and mix well.

Divide into bun cases and leave in the fridge to set.





Scotch Eggs

½ syn each

8 boiled eggs

8 syn free sausages

4 scan bran crushed – 2 sins

Method

Skin the sausages and mash each one individually into a ball, flatten down in your hand then wrap around an egg.

Roll onto scan bran till covered, place on a baking tray for 30 mins, gas mark 5.
Variations

On green days use potatoes instead of meat, to help bind the potato add a bit of grated cheese, but remember to sin accordingly.

Tip


Hide them from your husband and kids as they are
Yummy.





Scan Bran Mince Pies

1 syn each on red and green

Makes 24

24 scan bran (12 sins)

2 eggs

2 level tbsp mixed spice

1 level tbsp sweetener

6 level tbsp mincemeat (12 sins)

Fry-light



Method

Preheat oven to gas mark 4, 180c, 350f
Break scan bran into small pieces and pour over some boiling water, cover and leave to soften.

Break up with a fork and add a little more water if some pieces are still not soft.

Beat the eggs and mix in the mixed spice and sweetener. Pour over the scan bran, mix well add the mincemeat.

Spray a little fry-light onto a baking sheet. Form the mixture into 24 rounds with 2 spoons.

Bake for 45 mins.







Scan Bran & Weetabix Cake

1 weetabix & 4 scan bran (1 Healthy extra)

1 level tbsp mincemeat (2 sins)

1 level tbsp honey (optional 1 ½ sins)

½ tsp mixed spice

½ tsp cinnamon

3 eggs



Method


Soften scan bran with hot water, crumble in weetabix.

Stir in mincemeat, honey and spices.

Whisk eggs and add to mixture.

Bake for 35 – 40 mins in a medium oven.

Great served hot with sweetened fromage frais.

Just 1 Healthy extra and 3 ½ syns for the whole cake.

Great if you don’t have time for breakfast, or if you travel around a lot during the day.

Can you tell me what scan bran is?

From the SW site

I've had scan bran cake it's quite nice ish but it did make me cough a lot after I had a bit. My old consultant use to take the mick out of it and didn't bother buying any most of the time.

Cheers Veggie. It's something I won't find here I know that much.