Are French Fancies Okay To Eat On Slimming World? - Our Syn Guide!

There's nothing quite like a small French Fancie cake when you are fancying something sweet, but how many syns do these little cakes have on the slimming world plan, are they syn-friendly?

French Fancies from Mr Kipling have 5 syns per small cake, making them average in syns, we would be careful to eat these cakes in moderation, however, since three could cost you your whole daily syn allowance if you are not careful.

To find out more about why French Fancies have syns, other syn values of Mr Kipling cakes and some low syn alternatives, we've put together a syn guide with everything you need to know below.

How Many French Fancies Can I Eat On Slimming World?

At 5 syns for a small cake, you could eat up to three French Fancies before using your syn allowance, the syns in French Fancies mainly come from the sugar content, with one French Fancie having up to nearly 16g of sugar.

This doesn't mean you can't enjoy the occasional French Fancie on the slimming world, but you should ensure you have enough room in your syns.

Mr Kipling's Cakes Syn Values

Mr Kipling has a huge range of cakes along with their French Fancies, to help keep you on track, we've listed all of their popular syn values down below.

• Mr Kipling 8 Exceedingly Good French Fancies Orange & Lemon - 5 syns.
• Mr Kipling 8 French Fancies - 5 syns.
• Mr Kipling 6 Cherry Bakewells - 10 syns.
• Mr Kipling 6 Viennese Whirls - 6.5 syns.
• Mr Kipling 5 Mini Battenbergs - 6 syns.
• Mr Kipling 6 Bakewell Slices - 6.5 syns.
• Mr Kipling 6 Bramley Apple Pies - 10.5 syns.
• Mr Kipling 30% Less Sugar 6 Angel Slices - 5 syns.
• Mr Kipling 6 Lemon Layered Slices - 6 syns.
• Mr Kipling 6 30% Less Sugar Chocolate Slices - 5 syns.
• Mr Kipling 8 Chocolate Slices - 6 syns.
• Mr Kipling 6 Country Slices - 5 syns.
• Mr Kipling 6 Carrot Cake Slices - 5 syns.
• Mr Kipling 6 Almond Slices - 7.5 syns.
• Mr Kipling 6 Deep Filled Mince Pies - 12.5 syns.
• Mr Kipling 6 Unicorn Slices - 6 syns.
• Mr Kipling 8 Egg Fancies - 5 syn.
• Mr Kipling 6 Christmas Slices - 7.5 syns.
• Mr Kipling 6 Trifle Bakewells - 10 syns.
• Mr Kipling 8 After Dinner Chocolate & Orange Fancies - 5 syns.
• Mr Kipling Signature 6 Deluxe Millionaire Whirls - 8.5 syns.

Low Syn Alternatives To French Fancies

If you find French Fancies to be too high in syns, we've got some great small cake low syn alternatives for you to check out below.

• Tesco Finest Salted Caramel Brownie Bites 266G - 3 syns per one (check here for Lo Dough Brownies).
• Real Lancashire Eccles Cakes 4 Pack - 10 syns for 100g.
• Cadbury Raspberry Mini Roll 5 Pack - 6 syns.
• Tesco Millionaire Bites 22Pk - 3 syns.
• Bonne Maman Mini Fruit Cakes 210G - 6 syns.
• Cadbury Caramel Cake Bars 5 Pack - 5 syns.
• Mcvities Jaffa Cakes Cake Bars 5 Pack - 5 syns.
• Mcvities Moments 5 Double Chocolate Fudge Brownies - 7 syns.
• Galaxy Cake Bars 5 Pack - 7 syns.
• Tesco 10 Chocolate Cake Bars - 6.5 syns.
• Mcvities Hobnobs Choccy Flapjacks 5 Pack 131.8G - 6.5 syns.
• Tesco 10 Double Chocolate Mini Rolls - 6.5 syns.
• Ms Molly's Chocolate Chip Cake Bars 5 Pack - 5.5 syns.
• Thorntons Chocolate Fudge Brownie Bites 10 Pack - 2.5 syns.
• Tesco Free From 5 Angel Slices - 8.5 syns.
• Tesco Brookie Bites 20 Pack - 2 syns.
• Maltesers Mint Cake Bars 5 Pack - 6.5 syns.

Last Words

Overall, French Fancies are average in syns, having around 5 syns per small cake, you could have up to three small cakes before using all your daily syn allowance. Most of the syns in small cakes come from sugar, so to save syns we suggest having a smaller portion of cake or switching to smaller bites which can start as low as 2 syns from our options above.