Gingerbread Men
Gingerbread Men
Serves: Serves 12
Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Ingredients
- 175g self raising flour
- 1-2 teaspoons ground ginger. According to taste
- 90g low fat polyunsaturated margarine (31%)
- 11 level tablespoon SPLENDA® Low Calorie Sweetener Granular
- 1/2 cup steamed apple slices, pureed
- 1/2 tsp vanilla essence
- 1 egg yolk
Method
Preheat the oven to 180°C(170°CFan).
Sift the flour and ground ginger into a bowl. Rub in the margarine until it resembles breadcrumbs.
Stir in the SPLENDA® Granular making sure that it is evenly distributed in the mixture.
Add the apple puree, vanilla essence and egg yolk, cutting through using a knife, then bring together to form a soft dough, using your fingers or a spoon.
Lightly flour a work surface and roll the dough to 1/2cm thick and use a gingerbread man cutter to make approximately 12 men. Place on a non-stick baking sheet and bake for 12-15 minutes, until golden. Cool on the tray.
Store in an airtight container for 1-2 days
Notes
This recipe, when compared with a traditional recipe has a 52% reduction in kilojoules, a 55% reduction in carbohydrate and a 96% reduction in sugars.
Tips
- Use currents as eyes and coat buttons
Nutritional Information
Per serve
| Carbohydrate | 12 | g |
| Energy | 352 | cal |
| Fat | 3 | g |
| Protein | 2 | g |
| Sodium | 132 | mg |
| Fibre | 1 | g |
| Saturated Fat | 1 | g |
| Sugars | 0 | g |
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