Difficulty
Most of our recipes are easy. Those that require a little more time or cooking ability are rated medium or advanced.
Preparation time
This is how much time you need to prepare this meal.
Total time
This is the time it takes to prepare this meal from start to finish: marinating, baking, cooling etc.
Serving size
This shows how many portions this recipe makes.
Ingredients
Gingerbread People
- 80 - 100 g crystallised ginger, to taste
- 180 g unsalted butter, diced
- 220 g light brown sugar
- 60 g golden syrup
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp ground nutmeg
- ¼ tsp ground cloves
- 500 g plain flour, plus extra for dusting
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 large egg
- ¼ tsp fine sea salt
Royal Icing
- 125 g granulated sugar
- 1 egg white, from medium egg (see tip)
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- Nutrition
- per 1 piece
- Calories
- 522 kJ / 124 kcal
- Protein
- 2 g
- Carbohydrates
- 20 g
- Fat
- 4 g
- Saturated Fat
- 3 g
- Sodium
- 35 mg
In Collections
Alternative recipes
Show allChristmas Cake
517h 45 min
Cranberry and Clementine Cookie
25 Min
Orange Biscuits
1 Std.
Millionaire's Shortbread with a Twist
1h 45 min
Brain Cupcakes
1h 40 min
Ginger Flapjacks
1 Std. 30 Min
Brownies
50 min
Chocolate Beetroot Muffins
30 min
Croissants
12 Std.
Mini Banana and Oat Bakes
20 Min
Spelt Cake with Orange, Chocolate and Walnuts
1 Std. 20 Min
Kasutera (Castella) Honey Cake
1h 45 min