Is Peppercorn Sauce High In Syns On Slimming World? - Our Unofficial Syn Guide!

If you are planning on having some creamy pasta for dinner with peppercorn sauce, or want to have some steak with a peppercorn side, you might be wondering how many syns peppercorn sauce has on the SW plan.

Peppercorn sauce can have varying syns according to how it is made, on average, store-bought peppercorn sauce has 2.5 syns for a 50g serving, making it quite low in syns.

We've put together a syn guide below, discussing how much peppercorn sauce you can have on the slimming world plan, some varying syn values and our own SW recipe for making peppercorn sauce at home!

How Much Peppercorn Sauce Can I Have On Slimming World?

At 2.5 syns for a 50g serving, peppercorn sauce is quite low in syns, allowing you to have up to 300g before using all of your 15 syn daily allowance, however, syns can vary.

Peppercorn sauce is low in syns due to its simple ingredients, mostly consisting of peppercorns, double cream and some stock.

That being said, some pre-made sauces can be very high in fat because of the cream, for example, Tesco's peppercorn sauce has 4g of fat in a 90g portion.

Syn Values Of Peppercorn Sauce

Peppercorn sauce has varying syns according to the ingredients used, we've listed a few different syn values below so that you can compare.

• Asda Peppercorn Sauce Mix 160g - 2.5 syns for 60ml.
•  Schwartz Creamy Mild Peppercorn Sauce Mix 25g - 4.5 syns a pack.
•  Lidl Batts Peppercorn Sauce 100g - 5.5 syns for 100g.
•  Morrisons The Butcher's On Market Street Peppercorn Sauce 200g - 2.5 syns.
•  Asda Creamy Peppercorn Sauce 180g - 4.5 syns.
•  Aldi Bramwells Peppercorn Sauce Mix 25g - 2 syns.
•  Sainsbury's Inspired to Cook Peppercorn Sauce 150g - 4 syns.
•  M&S Food Peppercorn Sauce 180g - 5.5 syns.
•  Aldi Quixo Peppercorn Sauce Mix 160g - 2.5 syns for 60ml.
•  Loyd Grossman Pour Over Creamy Peppercorn & Brandy Sauce 170g - 4.5 syns for half.
•  Goldenfry Peppercorn Sauce Granules 230g - 2 syns.
•  Tesco Finest Peppercorn Sauce 180g - 3.5 syns.
•  Sainsbury's Inspired to Cook Creamy Peppercorn Sauce Mix 25g - 1 syn.
•  Waitrose & Partners Peppercorn Sauce 180g - 5 syns.

Our SW Recipe For Peppercorn Sauce

A great way to save syns is to make your own peppercorn sauce at home which is slimming world friendly, our recipe below is also syn free!

Ingredients

• One teaspoon of black peppercorns.
•  300ml of chicken stock.
•  One pinch of paprika.
•  Two spoons of fat-free fromage frais.

Method

1. First, crush the peppercorns then add to a pan with your chicken stock and allow the mix to simmer for around 5 minutes.
2.  Then add in the paprika, allow it to become a thicker consistency then remove, and let the mix sit for a few minutes.
3.  Once cooled, add in the fromage frais and mix to make it creamy, gently heat through and serve!

Last Words

To conclude, peppercorn sauce is low in syns, having on average 2.5 syns for a 50g serving, meaning you could have up to 300g on the plan!

Some peppercorn sauces can be high in fat due to the cream, so we recommend making your own easy SW version at home with fat free fromage frais instead.