Slimming World, Dumbarton - Friday and Saturday with Phyllis

12/08/2026

Stuff ‘em how you like, top ‘em how you want and pair ‘em with your favourite side… dinner is served 🤗👀.

These Vegan stuffed peppers are packed with store-cupboard staples and are perfect for feeding the family without breaking the bank. And the best thing is, they’re totally tailorable to your tastes 🌶✅. Click here to get cooking: https://ow.ly/cCTi50PwuPA

12/08/2026

11/08/2026

Thanks for being a top engager and making it onto my weekly engagement list! 🎉

Carol Hill, Janice Rankin, Joan McCready, Karine Badalian, Jan Hunter, John Mcelroy, Catherine Kerr, Bernadette Curran Dixon

11/08/2026

🤩Recipe of the Week 🤩

🍒Bakewell trifles🍒

Did you know that it’s National Bakewell tart day today.
Why not try these out for some Bakewell flavours.
These pretty two-in-one puds come with a big old dollop of nostalgia! The recipe was taken from Slimming Worldʼs Food for the Soul cookbook – itʼs packed with more than 60 deliciously soothing, spirit-lifting dishes

🍒Ingredients 🍒

⭐️2 medium eggs
⭐️1 level tsp sweetener granules
⭐️2 level tbsp self-raising flour
⭐️1 tsp almond extract
⭐️1 level tbsp raspberry jam
⭐️10 fresh cherries, halved and stoned, plus ⭐️4 whole cherries to decorate (or use raspberries)
⭐️11.5g sachet sugar-free raspberry jelly crystals
⭐️4 tbsp plain quark
⭐️250g low-fat custard
⭐️160g pot fat-free no-added sugar cherry yogurt
⭐️10g flaked almonds, toasted, to decorate

🍒Method 🍒

⭐️Get your oven warmed up to 180°C/fan 160°C/gas 4.

⭐️Put the eggs and sweetener in a bowl over a pan of boiling water and whisk with an electric hand whisk for 5 minutes or until the eggs have tripled in volume. Take the bowl off the heat and sieve the flour over the top. Using a metal spoon and a figure-of-eight motion, fold the flour and the almond extract into the mixture, then spoon it into a small non-stick loaf tin. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden, then leave to cool in the tin.

⭐️Halve the sponge lengthways and spread with the jam, then cut the sponge into small cubes and arrange in 4 tall glasses. Divide the halved cherries between the glasses, too.

⭐️Make up the jelly with 300ml boiling water and put to one side until it’s cooled to room temperature, making sure it doesn’t start to set. Divide between the glasses, then chill for 1 hour or until completely set.

⭐️When the jelly has set, stir the quark through the custard, spoon the custard over the jelly and top with the yogurt. Add the cherries and evenly scatter over the almonds to serve.

6 Swips per serving
35 minutes plus 1 hour cooling and chilling
Serves 4

11/08/2026

🌮 How good do these look 🌮

Gather the family, and invite your friends... we’re taco-ing midweek meals to the next level with a mezze of Mexican-style dishes 🌮️
Find the recipes for this spicy sharing feast on the Slimming World blog http://bit.ly/3m3S3hx then salsa your way to group for more tasty recipe ideas.

11/08/2026

The breakfast inspo you didn't know you needed 🤩🚨. We’ve given our overnight bix a dreamy dessert-inspired makeover – and we think you’re going to fall in love 😍!

🍌 Banoffee pie – mix crushed wheat biscuit cereal with Greek yogurt to make a creamy base 🍰. Layer with sliced banana, more yogurt and a dusting of cocoa powder – then drizzle over a little caramel sauce 🍯.

🥕 Carrot cake – mix wheat biscuit cereal with grated carrot, cinnamon, mixed spice and a little Greek yogurt to create a deliciously spiced base 🍰. Top with more yogurt and a sprinkle of crushed walnuts for that perfect finishing touch ❤️.

☕️ Tiramisu – mix chocolate wheat biscuit cereal with a splash of coffee and Greek yogurt to form a base 🍫. Top with creamy vanilla yogurt and a dusting of cocoa powder ❤️.

Which flavour are you trying first 🔥?

10/08/2026

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10/08/2026

Did you know that it’s National Rice pudding day 😋

⭐️Slow-cooker rice pudding – 3 ways⭐️

The classic dessert is cosy and comforting... and it can be a blank canvas for creating your favourite flavour combos, as this trio of deliciously different versions shows

🍚Ingredients 🍚

⭐️175g dried pudding rice
⭐️1.3 litres skimmed milk
⭐️4 level tbsp sweetener granules

For vanilla rice pudding (4 Swips per serving):

⭐️2 vanilla pods, split in half lengthways
⭐️2 tsp vanilla extract
⭐️500g fresh blackberries (or your favourite fruit), optional

For chocolate-orange rice pudding (5½ Syns per serving):

⭐️1½ level tbsp cocoa powder
⭐️Orange segments
⭐️1 level tbsp chocolate dessert sauce

For cinnamon and apple rice pudding (4 syns per serving):

⭐️½ tsp cinnamon
⭐️½ tsp nutmeg
⭐️Chopped apple, to serve
⭐️Small mint leaves and pared lemon rind, to serve (optional)

🤩Method🤩

⭐️Rinse the rice under cold water and drain well. Tip it into your slow cooker with the milk, then stir in the sweetener. To make the vanilla rice pudding, scrape the vanilla seeds from the pod and add to the pot with the extract. To make the chocolate-orange version, stir in the cocoa powder. And to make the cinnamon and apple rice pudding, stir in the cinnamon and nutmeg.

⭐️Cook on high for 3-4 hours, or until the rice is tender. If you’re having vanilla rice pudding, stir through the blackberries (or other fruit), if using; if you’re having chocolate-orange rice pudding, top with the orange segments and dessert sauce; if you’re having cinnamon and apple rice pudding, top with the chopped apple and the mint leaves and pared lemon rind, if using.

3 hours 10 minutes
Serves 6

To oven cook, preheat your oven to 150­°C/fan 130­°C/gas 2. Add the ingredients to a baking dish and bake for 2 hours or until the rice is tender.

09/08/2026

Is it just me, or do you get bored of the same old dinners each week 🍽?
This Book Lovers Day, I thought I’d dig back through my recipe books – and I know every single one will have something that jumps off the page and tantalises my taste buds 🤤
If you’d love foodie inspiration too 🙌, come along to my group and pick up one of our fabulous recipe books.