OK – what has grandma got on her scary doily-covered table for you? Yes, these small cupcakes are a great low fodmap treat for Halloween! Just don’t scare your gut by eating too many 
Ingredients
175g gluten-free self-raising flour
50g butter
45mls oil
80g dark muscovado sugar
35g maple syrup (golden syrup can be used if you can’t get any pure maple syrup)
1 teaspoon ginger
1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg
1 egg
a pinch of salt
Method
Weight out the dry ingredients into a bowl
Add the sugar, maple syrup, butter and oil to a pan and melt slowly (do not boil)
Cool the mix slightly and add the egg
Beat with a whisk until mixed
Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients
Mix well
Add to a preheated oven at 170 degrees C until a skewer pierced into the cake comes out clean
Decorate with buttercream, orange and black icing and decorative bats
Recipe makes 10-12
Enjoy!
Julie
I am a state registered dietitian and advisor to The IBS Network, the UK charity for people with irritable bowel syndrome. My specialty is dietary treatment of gut disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome, crohns disease, ulcerative colitis, coeliac disease, lactose & fructose malabsorption and complex food intolerances. I also have experience in dietetic treatment of people who have bariatric surgery and weight management.