Treacle apple pudding

Treacle apple pudding

Using fruit purée instead of butter means you can enjoy a comforting steamed sponge pud with less fat - serve with skinny custard

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 50 mins

Low-fat

Method

  1. Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Put the chopped Bramleys in a saucepan, add 100ml water and bring to the boil. Cover and cook for 5 mins until the apples are very soft. Beat to a purée with a wooden spoon. Add the sugar and 50g of the syrup, bring to a simmer, then set aside and cool.
  2. While you wait, grease the inside of a 1.3-litre pudding basin. Spoon 2 tbsp syrup into the bottom. Peel and core the eating apple, slice half and chop the rest. Toss in the lemon juice and nestle the sliced apple into the syrup in the bottom of the basin.
  3. Sift the flour, bicarb and spices into a bowl and add a pinch of salt. Beat the egg into the saucy apple, then tip this and the remaining chopped apple into the bowl and stir until smooth. It will start to rise a little as you mix. Quickly turn the batter into the basin, level the top, then bake for 40-45 mins or until well risen and a skewer inserted comes out clean. Cover with foil towards the end of cooking if the sponge browns too quickly. Leave to rest for a few mins, then turn out onto a plate.

PER SERVING

264 kcalories, protein 4g, carbohydrate 58g, fat 2 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 3g, sugar 38g, salt 1 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, February 2013.

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  • Binder photo Maddy

    11 February 2013

    Maddy rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    absolutely delicious, melts in your mouth! would definitely recommend!

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  • Binder photo Jules5095

    17 February 2013

    Jules5095 rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    I wasn't overly keen on this recipe, it had quite a strange texture, but admittedly I did rush through some of the stages and possibly didn't get the apple as smooth as it should be. My husband really liked it, so it possibly just wasn't to my taste. Great that it's low in fat though:)

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  • Binder photo jithanishant

    18 February 2013

    jithanishant rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Amazing pudding. The smell of cinnamon was really soothing. I used fresh grated ginger in place of ground ginger

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  • Binder photo amanda

    04 March 2013

    amanda rated and commented on this recipe

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    Absolutely delicious. It will be a favourite alright.

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  • Binder photo JoW

    06 March 2013

    JoW rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    /This was delicious & everyone loved it. It took longer than 15mins to prepare though. Definately make again.

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  • Binder photo Julie Bahrain

    18 March 2013

    Julie Bahrain rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I made this using Granny Smith apples which did cook down into a pulp successfully; I also blitzed them with a stick blender just to be sure. I think I was a bit heavy handed with the spices and would use less next time. I didn't find the syrup shone through enough so might suggest 3 tbls in the bottom of the dish next time. Lovely with both custard or vanilla ice cream and low fat!

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  • Binder photo Paula Biss

    20 March 2013

    Paula Biss commented on this recipe

    Is this recipe freezable?

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  • Binder photo Jules5095

    22 March 2013

    Jules5095 commented on this recipe

    Made it again and much better this time, I don't think I got the apple smooth enough last time. Gorgeous with vanilla ice cream.

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  • Binder photo Christine

    18 April 2013

    Christine rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    The absence of any fat makes for a strange texture. I would only recommend this if you are really trying to cut back on your fat intake. It's not in the same league as a light steamed pudding.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 50 mins

Low-fat

Ingredients

  • 2-3 Bramley apples , peeled, cored and chopped (about 250g flesh)
  • 100g light soft brown sugar
  • 50g golden syrup , plus 2 tbsp
  • butter , for greasing
  • 1 tangy eating apple , such as Braeburn
  • squeeze of lemon juice
  • 175g self-raising flour
  • 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • 1 large egg
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PER SERVING

264 kcalories, protein 4g, carbohydrate 58g, fat 2 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 3g, sugar 38g, salt 1 g

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