Fancy doing something different in the slow cooker? Then why not try out this Crockpot Diet Coke Gammon is ideal.
The idea of cooking with diet coke or any other fizzy soda is strange or unusual to some people, but more and more people are using drinks to cook and not only Coca Cola.
I have cooked chicken with Fanta and that turned out great, cooking with Fanta usually makes the dish go sweet and sour, whereas cooking with diet coke, does give more of a BBQ flavour.
I’ve therefore tried to cook a few other recipes that involve fizzy drinks and I must say that I have been pleased with the results, this slow cooker diet coke gammon is certainly a treat.
Slow-Cooked Diet Coke Gammon
A lot of people have tried either this or Diet Coke Chicken, if you’ve not tried either, then you are sure in for a treat.
The idea of cooking with Diet Coke can seem a little strange, but the taste that makes the meat tender and beautiful. Once this gammon is cooked, it is so tender and melts in the mouth.
This recipe is completely on track from Slimming World, it is low syn and so moreish, you will be coming back for more and so will everyone you make this for.
If you have tried Slow Cooker Pulled Pork, this recipe doesn’t go the same, as you finish the gammon in the oven with a honey glaze, this gammon can then be sliced and served with either Slimming World Chunky Chips or even with some veggies like a roast.
As it’s made with Diet Coke, you get a Gammon which is packed full of flavour, juicy and just what is needed.
Why cook in the crockpot?
A slow cooker or crockpot cooking is a great way to cook meals, you can make near enough anything in the slow cooker. What you have to do is plan what you’re making.
You may be wondering what are the benefits of using a slow cooker for cooking meals, this simple answer to this is that you get some fantastic meals that can take a long time to cook, and you can enjoy them more.
If you’re someone who is out of the house working 8 hours or more a day, this is the best way to make sure you have a delicious meal when you get home.
Another reason to cook in a crockpot is that you can use cheaper cuts of meat, cuts such as beef brisket, chicken things or even pork shoulder, these cuts all need a long time to cook to get the most out of them.
The final reason why you should cook with a slow cooker is that you can use less meat in your meals because the slow cooker extracts more of that meaty flavour and goodness, which then goes through the whole dish, all you need to do is bulk up with vegetables and pulses such at lentils.
Why not check out some of my other slow cooker recipes.
How Many Syns In Diet Coke Gammon?
This is a fantastic recipe, the only bit that you need to syn is the honey, it works out being 1 syns per portion of meat, so you can use this for dinners, sliced in sandwiches for lunches or even cut up and put into a pasta salad.
Slow Cooker Gammon
For a hearty family meal on a budget, you can see the list below showing you a breakdown of the costs of this meal.
The prices are based on the supermarket that I go to. If you can find any of these products cheaper, then you can adjust the figures. Either way, this is an absolute bargain meal, a perfect cheap meal for the family or good for people.
You can make some changes to the recipe, especially when it comes to the spices, you need to know the tastes of the people you’re cooking for.
When you are shopping, you can look at buying some products in bulk, as this way make cooking on a budget better, all you need to do is portion out the bulk items into what you would need per meal and just cook with that.
You need to plan your meal ideas and what else you can use the same ingredients for. As this recipe will need you to use all the mince and passata, there won’t be any leftovers. The spices will last and can be used in so many recipes.
For some other great family-friendly, cheap and budget meals, why don’t you check out Slimming World Sweet and Sour Chicken or even Chicken Spaghetti Carbonara, both of these are great cheap easy meals to make.
Crock Pot Diet Coke Gammon Cost
If you’re on a budget and need some budget recipes, slow cooker cooking is the way forward, the number of meals that you can create in a slow cooker is truly amazing.
You do have to plan everything beforehand, then in the morning, you need to spend 5 – 10 minutes throwing everything into the slow cooker, setting it on low and leaving it for 8+ hours to cook and do its job.
You will see that you can actually create a lot in a slow cooker, from breakfast, lunches, dinners and even desserts and sweets. All you have to do is follow some great recipes.
Cooking with a crockpot and being frugal can show you that you don’t need to use expensive cuts of meat, what you do have to consider is that some of these cheaper cuts of meat do need a little longer in the cooking process, while you are out of the house, why not have a slow cooker doing all of the work.
For a hearty family meal on a budget, you can see the list below showing you a breakdown of the costs of this meal. The prices are based on the supermarket that I go to. If you can find any of these products cheaper, then you can adjust the figures.
Either way, this is an absolute bargain meal, the perfect cheap meal for the family or good of people.
You can make some changes to the recipe, especially when it comes to the spices, you need to know the tastes of the people you’re cooking for.
When you are shopping, you can look at buying some products in bulk, as this way makes cooking on a budget better, all you need to do is portion out the bulk items into what you would need per meal and just cook with that.
You need to plan your meal ideas and what else you can use the same ingredients for.
As this recipe will need you to use all the mince and passata, there won’t be any leftovers. The spices will last and can be used in so many recipes.
For some other great family-friendly, cheap and budget meals, why don’t you check out Slimming World Sweet and Sour Chicken or even Chicken Spaghetti Carbonara, both of these are great cheap easy meals to make.
Recipe Cost Breakdown
*Prices correct as of August 2019
| INGREDIENTS | WEIGHT | CALORIES | PRICE |
| Gammon Joint | 1.4kg | 1727 kcal | £6.00 |
| Diet Coca Cola | 1.5ltr | 0 kcal | £1.47 |
| Onion | 150g | 60 kcal | £0.05 |
| Carrots | 150g | 35 kcal | £0.09 |
| Cinnamon – Ground | 0.5 tsp | 8 kcal | £0.04 |
| Peppercorns | 12 | 0 kcal | £0.60 |
| Honey | 3 tsp | 64 kcal | £0.06 |
| TOTAL |
| 1894 kcal | £8.31 |
| PER SERVING |
| 474 kcal | £2.08 |
If you have tried the Slimming World Slow Cooker Diet Coke Gammon, let me know how it turned out for you, let me know if you have changed the recipe, what did you do and how did it turn out? Why not tag me on social media to show me your creations.
Crockpot Ham
A honey-glazed ham or gammon is not something new, it is certainly a treat for the family.
I know this is usually a favourite for my family, especially at Christmas. If you are cooking this slow cooker gammon for a special occasion, the slow cooker will make your life so much easier, you can set it up and leave it until it is ready, and you can continue and do everything else you want or need to.
You need to make sure that before you go ahead and cook the gammon and make sure you have removed any and all visible fat from the joint, that way you will end up with a great tasting cut of meat.
Slow cookers or crockpots as they are also called, are perfect for cooking this way, you will be surprised at just what you can cook in the slow cooker, why not check out some of my other slow cooker recipes and see what you can make?
Slimming World Crock Pot Diet Coke Gammon Recipe
Slimming World Slow Cooker Diet Coke Gammon Recipe (2 syns)
Equipment
- Slow Cooker / Crock Pot
Ingredients
- 1.4 kg Gammon Joint Trim off fat
- 1.5 Litre Diet Coke / Coke Zero
- 1 Medium Onion Chopped
- 2 Medium Carrots Peeled and chopped
- 1/2 tsp Ground Cinnamon
- 12 Black Peppercorns
- 3 tsp Honey 2 syns
Instructions
- Trim the fat off the gammon join and place the joint into a large saucepan and cover with water. Boil for 10 minutes to remove the excess salt.
- Remove the gammon from the water and place the gammon into the slow cooker.
- Add the onions, carrots, peppercorns, cinnamon and Diet Coke / Coke Zero into the slow cooker.
- Cook for 6 – 8 hours on low.
- Preheat your oven on 200°C
- One the gammon is cooked, remove from the slow cooker and place into a roasting tin, drizzle the top with honey and put it in the oven for 20 minutes.
- After 20 minutes, remove from the oven, carve and serve.
Notes
| INGREDIENTS | WEIGHT | CALORIES | PRICE |
| Gammon Joint | 1.4kg | 1727 kcal | £6.00 |
| Diet Coca Cola | 1.5ltr | 0 kcal | £1.47 |
| Onion | 150g | 60 kcal | £0.05 |
| Carrots | 150g | 35 kcal | £0.09 |
| Cinnamon – Ground | 0.5 tsp | 8 kcal | £0.04 |
| Peppercorns | 12 | 0 kcal | £0.60 |
| Honey | 3 tsp | 64 kcal | £0.06 |
| TOTAL | 1894 kcal | £8.31 | |
| PER SERVING | 474 kcal | £2.08 |
Conclusion
You will have seen from the slow cooker diet coke gammon recipe, this is my version, so I have made some changes to other recipes that are out there, you make want to make some tweaks yourself, however, this is the recipe that my family absolutely love.
I cook it this way every time. You can make this recipe with a pork shoulder as well, it will give you a very similar outcome, you will have to make sure that you have a boneless shoulder for this to work.
If you like this recipe, you should check out some of my other frugal and budget-friendly recipes here.
If you’re looking to try something a little different for your roast dinner why not check out this slow cooker roast beef.
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