Apologies and a Chickpea Cake!!

So sorry that I have disappeared for so long! Everything is changing in my life! I am about to start a new job, half way through buying a house but having a nightmare with sorting out our mortgage and to top it off my Aunty and Uncle were staying with us for the entire Olympics! It's all been a bit crazy and my usual cooking has kind of fallen to the side, I am sorry!
But I am back with a recipe that pops up on the weight watchers boards every now and again. Chocolate Chickpea Cake! Now this is gluten free and veggie friendly, I topped it with 90g of chocolate Philadelphia as it was a bit dry without it but you could serve it with ice cream, custard, frozen yogurt or whatever you want. Just remember to adjust the propoints accordingly!
 

 
Ingredients:
1 can (around 200g when drained) of Chickpeas
3 Eggs
3 Tbsp Splenda or 0pp Sweetner
1 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
25g Cocoa Powder (I use Green & Blacks)
 
Instructions:

1. Stick all the ingredients in the food processor and blitz!
2. Turn the cake mix into a non stick cake tin, I use a 10 inch round tin but you can use whatever you want!
3. Bake for 20 minutes at 200 degrees, or until a cocktail stick comes out clean.
4. I like to leave too cool and top with Cadbury Philadelphia before serving. Yummy!!

Serves 8 with a propoints value of 2 per serving* (propoints calculated using recipe builder on weightwatchers.co.uk)
*If topped with 90g Cadbury Philadelphia then it is 3pp per serving.
 

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Apple Crumble

I've been looking at making an apple crumble that's low in points and GF for a while. My Mum makes an amazing one, but hers has soooo much sugar in it! This one was perfect with custard or cream or whatever you want! I made it especially for Easter Sunday lunch dessert.

 

 

Ingredients (filling):

3 Peeled and Chopped Cooking Apples

2 tbsp Splenda

2 tsp Cinnamon

 

Crumble Topping:

40g Butter

3 tbsp Splenda

50g GF Plain Flour

25g GF Porridge Oats

 

Instructions:

1. Mix the apples and Splenda with cinnamon and place in the bottom of an oven proof dish.
2. Mix together the sugar and butter until creamy.
3. Add in the flour and oats, mix until the mixture is crumbly.
4. Place the crumble on top of the apples.
5. Bake for 35 minutes at 180 of Gas Mark 4.

Serves 4 with 3 Propoints per serving (PP calculated using the points calculator on weight watchers.co.uk)