OK – what has grandma got on her scary doily-covered table for you? Yes, these small cupcakes are a great low fodmap treat for Halloween! Just don’t scare your gut by eating too many ?

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Ingredients

175g gluten-free self-raising flour

50g butter

45mls oil

80g dark muscovado sugar

35g maple syrup (golden syrup can be used if you can’t get any pure maple syrup)

1 teaspoon ginger

1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg

1 egg

a pinch of salt

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Method

Weight out the dry ingredients into a bowl

Add the sugar, maple syrup, butter and oil to a pan and melt slowly (do not boil)

Cool the mix slightly and add the egg

Beat with a whisk until mixed

Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients

Mix well

Add to a preheated oven at 170 degrees C until a skewer pierced into the cake comes out clean

Decorate with buttercream, orange and black icing and decorative bats

Recipe makes 10-12

Enjoy!






  

Julie

I am a state registered dietitian and advisor to The IBS Network, the UK charity for people with irritable bowel syndrome. My specialty is dietary treatment of gut disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome, crohns disease, ulcerative colitis, coeliac disease, lactose & fructose malabsorption and complex food intolerances. I also have experience in dietetic treatment of people who have bariatric surgery and weight management.

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