Basic Sweet White Sauce

(SERVES 4)

• 30 ml/2 tbsp cornflour (cornstarch)
• 300 ml/ ½ pt/ 1 ¼ cups skimmed milk
• 15 g/ ½ oz/1 tbsp low-fat spread
• A few drops of vanilla essence (extract)
• Artificial sweetener granules

Blend the cornflour with a little of the milk in a saucepan. Add the remaining milk, bring to the boil and cook for 2 minutes until thickened. Stir in the low-fat spread and vanilla essence and sweeten to taste. Use as required.