Healthier Carrot cake – unofficial Slimming World recipe

Carrot cake is one of my favourite cakes. That said, there are not many cakes I don’t like in all honesty! I love this healthier carrot cake recipe from Stacey in the Sticks. If you are looking for a Slimming World carrot cake then this unofficial Slimming World recipe could be absolutely perfect!

Just Average Jen is an independent blog and in no way connected with any weight loss plan and no contributors have been trained by them or worked for them. It is the reader’s responsibility to check Slimming World syn values, WW points and any other allowances themselves as those given are approximate.

What makes this healthier carrot cake recipe so good

One of my favourite things to do is bake – and eat the final product, of course! But since starting healthy eating, I’ve had to find alternatives that are lower-calorie than the real deal.

Carrot cake is in my top five favourite cake flavours, so this is one that I really needed to try.

Juicy plump raisins are one of the best parts of carrot cake, in my opinion, so of course, this version has them in.

If you follow Slimming World, Weight Watchers (WW), Noom or any other weight loss plan you can usually count the ingredients within this recipe in your allowances. It is of course important to check yourself any plan you follow and remember all nutritional information and ingredients are found in the recipe card below.

Using low fat spread instead of proper butter brings the calories down a lot.

I find this healthier carrot cake recipe is a really great alternative to the real thing, and it cuts the syns down by a third, so you can still be within your daily allowance!

Using quark for the icing really reduces the calories, syns or whatever it is you count.

Tips to use quark and enjoy it

In recipes like this that need quark, there are a few simple things you can do to ensure it tastes good. Quark doesn’t have much flavour so ensure you flavour the dish well.

Quark is available in most large supermarkets now and even stocked in Aldi and Lidl. You can usually find it near soft cheeses in a tub similar to that you would buy cottage cheese in.

If using quark in a hot dish be careful. Due to the low-fat content of quark, it easily splits if heated too much or has hot water or hot liquid added to it. Be careful and stir in gradually and you should be ok.

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Enjoying this recipe on Slimming World

This recipe is great on Slimming World and the approximate syns for the whole recipe are as follows. Please do remember to check yourself though as they are always subject to change.

• Syns in flour – 28 approx
• Low fat spread syns – 20 approx
• Syns in half spoon sugar – 7.5 approx
• Raisin syns – 7 approx

More you might enjoy as much as this healthier carrot cake recipe

If this has made you realise you should use quark more and are looking for more recipes with it check out my ultimate quark recipe list.

Do you fancy looking at the other healthier dessert ideas I share? I promise they are all as tasty as this carrot cake! Check out my dessert recipes.

If you have lots of carrots why not make carrot soup or a vegan alternative carrot soup?

By using healthy recipes like this you could feed your children similar foods and help them also be a healthy weight.

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