Apple Cranberry Pudding

Pets'R'us's Note:

No flour in this pudding, the sponge topping is made with ground almonds, good warm or cold but best warm with lightly whipped cream and at its very best warm with vanilla ice cream!!

• Total Time: 1 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 lb cooking apple
• 2 ounces brown sugar
• ½-1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup cranberries (when you use dried cranberries add 2 tablespoons apple or orange juice)
• 4 ounces soft butter or 4 ounces margarine
• 4 ounces sugar
• 2 large eggs , beaten
• 4 ounces ground almonds

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. Peel, quarter, core and slice the apples.
3. Put them in a saucepan with the brown sugar, cinnamon and cranberries bring to the boil and simmer for 1 to 2 minutes.
4. Pour this mixture into a greased ovenproof dish, 3 inch deep, 9 inch diameter, (the dish needs to be deep to avoid fruit bubbling out during baking).
5. Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
6. Add the beaten eggs a little at the time and incorporating them well before adding more egg.
7. Fold in the ground almonds.
8. Spoon this almond cake mix on top of the apple-cranberry mixture in the dish and even it out a little bit.
9. Put the dish in the oven and bake for 45 to 55 minutes.

Reviews

[Merlot]

This really hit the spot. I made it just as you instructed using dried cranberries and softened them with 2 tablespoons of apple juice as you suggested. This is a real treat!!! Thank you for sharing yet another great recipe. :-)

[chia]

this is fabulous! i used granny smith apples, craisins and orange juice. the best part of this lovely dessert was pointed out to me by my daughter who is dieting- it is high in fiber and no fat! we loved the almond topping.

[Evie*]

What a tasty pudding, made a nice change from the usual sponge type topping. I used dried cranberries and softened with orange juice as suggested. Served with French vanilla ice cream and a dollop of cream.