Dutch apple dessert
Soft cinnamon apples on a ginger-biscuit base, baked with brown sugar
A quick baked pudding of apples softened with condensed milk and cinnamon, layered over a buttery ginger-biscuit, nut and coconut base and topped with brown sugar. It's sweet, warmly spiced and crunchy underneath. Serve it warm on its own or with ice cream.
- Total time
- 45 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
Method
0/7 doneStep 1: Heat the oven to 300°F (275°F fan) and grease a 23 cm square baking tray.
Step 2: Mix 3 apples, 7 oz sweetened condensed milk and 1 tsp ground cinnamon in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave on high for 5 minutes, until the apples start to soften.
5 minStep 3: Mix 3 ½ oz ginger biscuits and 2 tbsp butter with 2 ⅛ oz mixed nuts, 2 tbsp desiccated coconut and 2 tbsp mixed peel.
Step 4: Divide the biscuit mixture in half and stir one half into the apples.
Step 5: Spread the other half over the base of the tray and press it down lightly.
Step 6: Spread the apple mixture over the base and sprinkle 1 ⅜ oz brown sugar on top.
Step 7: Bake for 25 minutes, until bubbling and lightly caramelised. Serve warm, on its own or with ice cream.
25 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 430 kcal
- Protein
- 7 g
- Carbs
- 62 g
- Fat
- 18 g
- Fibre
- 4 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does dutch apple dessert take?
- About 45 minutes in total: 15 minutes to prepare and 30 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of apples?
- Pears, same amount.
- What can I use instead of sweetened condensed milk?
- Oat, soy or almond milk, same amount (use unsweetened for savoury dishes).
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