{"id":29371,"date":"2019-10-22T13:41:37","date_gmt":"2019-10-22T18:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.slimmingeats.com\/blog\/?p=29371"},"modified":"2026-04-24T15:53:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T20:53:51","slug":"lighter-toad-in-the-hole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slimmingeats.com\/blog\/lighter-toad-in-the-hole","title":{"rendered":"Lighter Toad in the Hole"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Toad in the Hole - a lighter version of this Classic British dish using low-fat sausages and the perfect Yorkshire pudding batter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Perfect Yorkshire Pudding Batter.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

My kids love Yorkshire puddings and according to them, mummy makes the best ones ever. Like these Yorkshire Puddings already on Slimming Eats<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you struggle to get the perfect Yorkshire puddings you most likely have your ratio of ingredients wrong. My dad always made the best Yorkshire puddings, but always a huge one dish one that we would always fight over trying to grab a slice to smother in gravy with our Sunday roast dinner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ratio ingredients should always be equal volumes (not weight) or egg, milk (you can use water) and flour. Stick to that every time and you can't go wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lighter Toad in the Hole<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

So how do you make a lighter toad in the hole? It's really simple actually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just swap out the oil for cooking oil spray, so long as you make sure that pan is really hot when you add the batter, it works perfectly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

and lastly, choose a low-fat sausage. I won't recommend a particular type here, as it will be different depending on where you live. But you want a variety with a low point value that is not too small unless you are adding two per person instead of the one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I use Italian turkey sausages, it's what available here and they have a lovely flavour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hey, if you want you could even use my Pork Breakfast Sausage Patties or Turkey Breakfast Sausage Patties and form into sausages shapes as a skinless type sausage. If you don't have decent low-fat sausages where you live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Honey Mustard Sausage Toad in the Hole<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Slightly different from a traditional Toad in the Hole, I like to add onion to the tray with the sausages and I make a yummy honey mustard glaze to brush over the sausages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It just adds amazing flavour to the Lighter Toad in the Hole and the kids love it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By all means, omit the honey mustard glaze if you want to reduce the points a bit more, but I at least recommend giving it a try at some point, as it's really yummy, especially with the addition of onion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How to serve this Lighter Toad in the Hole<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I like to keep this meal light so just go for some yummy vegetables as a side to this recipe. I add two large chopped carrots to a pan, seasoned with salt and black pepper and loosely cover with some water. Head on high and let the water reduce down around the carrots until they are tender.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then I add in two chopped zucchini (courgette), and a little spray oil, a pinch of paprika, a pinch of garlic powder and onion powder and some more black pepper and saute for a few minutes before tossing through some frozen peas (which I defrost in the microwave with a little water). So quick to make, but a yummy healthy vegetable side for this Toad in the hole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lastly, you can't have Toad in the Hole without Gravy and so my Best Ever Gravy<\/a><\/strong> is delicious drizzled over this. I make a large batch of the gravy regularly and freeze some in tubs, as you never know when you might need gravy. Did I mention that the kids love this gravy too? It's is packed with flavour and all homemade. Not forgetting it is also , bonus!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you can't do without some carby sides to your Toad in the hole. These are all great additions too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n