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  • Atora do veggie suet too that works really well, for any veggies/non-beef people.

    That pud sounds fantastic. Two of my favourite things - toffee and apples -in one bowl. Nom!
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  • yummy self saucing pudding very filling and delicious with a bit of value icecream

    http://www.annabelkarmel.com/recipes/delicious-desserts/chocolate-pudding

    Crumble - always a lovely pud with any fruit you have frozen, tinned etc. Lots of options such as adding porridge oats so cheap and filling

    Fruit sponge

    Layer of any fruit on the bottom - I tend to use a mix of apples and frozen summer fruits quite cheap if you buy value or aldi and dont use too many per pud. Then mix the following and add to the top, bake in the oven for around 45 mins on about 180 (usually do this when oven on for tea anyway). Lovely with custard.

    Sponge mix

    150g marg
    150g caster sugar
    3 eggs
    75g ground almonds
    75g self raising flour
    5ml almond esscence

    serves around 4 people
  • Bananas and custard

    Chewy choc cookies served straight from oven with value ice cream

    1 cup plain flour
    1/4 tsp baking powder
    1/2 cup marg
    1/2 cup caster sugar
    1/4 cup brown sugar
    pinch of salt
    tsp vanilla esscence
    1 large egg
    100g bar of value choc broken into pieces with a rolling pin

    combine butter and sugars until light and fluffy
    add salt, vanilla, egg and beat until well mixed
    add flour and baking powder and mix until just combined
    stir in choc chips

    bake large balls of mix (on greased baking tray) to make giant warm chewy cookies (bit like cookie dough desert at pizza hut) on 180 for about 14 mins crunchy round edges and soft in middle

    put in a large bowl with a couple of scoops of icecream on top and serve immediately

    I love this cookie dough before it cooks so have to be careful so some makes it to the oven
  • dronid
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    Simplest Hot pudding is probably a choice between a Steamed Sponge Pudding, a Crumble or a Bread and Butter pudding. For time (as we have a microwave) the steamed sponge wins as it only takes a few moments to mix the ingredients and cook it through. I've made it with a hand mixer, food processor and on a few occasions, a blender.

    I could make it better myself at home. All I need is a small aubergine...

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  • Although bread and butter pud is an obvious one, the recipes I've used take a bit of time (making the custard with eggs etc.). I came across the idea of using Sainsbury's Basics custard - which I found tasted fine; I'm sure you could use any value brand - layered with buttered white bread and scattered with sultanas or whatever you happen to have in, then baked. It wasn't quite as delicious as a properly home-made one, but it wasn't half bad.
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  • snowleopard61
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    edited 9 November 2012 at 7:30PM
    I make a pud based on one I saw Nigella make once :
    Drain a tin of pear halves (slices would do fine if they're cheaper). Top with your standard sponge cake recipe and bake for slightly short of the time you would for a cake. This leaves the bottom slightly gooey. Yum.

    ETA: For some reason I forgot to specify that this is a chocolate sponge mix. I don't know what it would be like with a plain one but not quite so good, I suspect!
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  • maman
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    I make a pud based on one I saw Nigella make once :
    Drain a tin of pear halves (slices would do fine if they're cheaper). Top with your standard sponge cake recipe and bake for slightly short of the time you would for a cake. This leaves the bottom slightly gooey. Yum.

    I've just made a bread and butter pudding and a syrup suet pudding ready for visitors this weekend. I was going to buy some in Sainsbury's and decided I could be that lazy (or extravagant).:o

    DH really misses puddings since the children have grown up but every day wouldn't be good for the waistline!

    I used to make a pinneaple upside down cake which was very similar to the pear one. Pinneaple rings in the bottom of a sponge tin then a sponge recipe on top. Turn it out after cooking and put cherries in the 'holes' if you have any.

    I love rice pudding but rarely make it as I prefer it slow baked to boiled and never remember when I've got the oven on for a while.

    Do they still make instant whip? Children used to love that and it was qute cheap IIRC.
  • Muppet81
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    CHEATS CRUMBLE

    Tin of fruit into bottom of dish (mango is lovely but anything really)
    Pour carton of Ambrosia (or similar) custard over fruit
    Sprinkle packet of crumble mix over custard

    Bake as you would a normal crumble (I have an AGA so can't comment on temps etc). 30 to 40 mins

    Easy, not too pricy and so little washing up! What is not to like.

    Everyone seems to love this
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  • maman wrote: »
    I've just made a bread and butter pudding and a syrup suet pudding ready for visitors this weekend. I was going to buy some in Sainsbury's and decided I could be that lazy (or extravagant).:o..............

    Do they still make instant whip? Children used to love that and it was qute cheap IIRC.

    Ooh, I could just eat bread and butter pud. We have plenty of eggs so will make one tomorrow.

    I was thinking about whip today, and wondering whether anyone else still calls it that! You can still buy angel delight type mixes- I love the butterscotch one with bananas.
    :DYummy mummy, runner, baker and procrastinator :p
  • pinkypig
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    We all love proper puds :D

    Firm family favorites are apple and blackberry crumble, syrup or jam sponge and apple pie. Always serve with smartprice custard which I think is great value and tastes lovely :j
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