Puddings

Summer Pudding

Ingredients

  • 400g frozen blueberries
  • 400ml cranberry juice
  • 12 slices wholemeal bread
  • Icing sugar
  • 4 tbsp soya plain yogurt

Method
You will need four small bowls. Bring the blueberries and cranberry juice to the boil in a saucepan. Cut 12 circles of bread the same diameter of the bowls. Place a cut piece of bread in the bottom of the bowls. Fill with the blueberries and juice and top with another circle of bread. Wrap in cling film and chill for at least an hour.
When ready to serve, unwrap and turn out onto a flat dish. Serve with cream or yogurt.
Serves 4

Apple and Blackberry Layer

Ingredients

  • 450g Bramley apples, peeled, cored and sliced
  • 125g blackberries
  • 75g soft brown sugar
  • Juice 1/2 lemon
  • 15g butter
  • 50g chopped toasted almonds
  • 90ml Alpro soya vanilla dessert, chilled

Method
Place the apples, blackberries, sugar and lemon juice in a saucepan. Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally until apples and blackberries have turned to a thick pulp. Remove from the heat and allow to cool. Melt the butter in a frying pan and cook the breadcrumbs, stirring occasionally until golden and crisp. Remove from the heat and stir in the chopped nuts. Allow to cool. Spoon half the apple puree into four glasses. Top with the vanilla cream and sprinkle over the nut mixture. Chill until ready to serve.

Health Tip: This is a tasty pudding, ideal for anti-aging as it contains antioxidants. The dairy products used are also a great way to increase your calcium intake, therefore helping to prevent osteoporosis.

Honey Plums

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp of clear honey
  • 2 tbsp orange juice
  • 4 large ripe plums - stone and slice each half into 4 - 5 slices
  • 200g plain or fruit soya yoghurt

Method
Heat the honey and juice in a pan until the mixture bubbles, add the sliced plums and cook for 4 - 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Serve with soya yoghurt.
Serves 2

Chocolate Pots
These chocolate pots are to be kept as occasional treats!

Ingredients

  • 100g (3 ½ oz) luxury Belgian Plain chocolate
  • 12 white marshmallows - chopped
  • 115g (4oz) fresh raspberries
  • 250ml (9fl oz) Alpro soya Dairy free Shake, Chocolate flavoured

Method
Break the chocolate into squares and place in a bowl with the marshmallows. Melt over a pan of hot water. Place sufficient raspberries to cover the base of each ramekin dish.
With a balloon whisk, combine the soya Dairy-free Shake into the melted chocolate mixture; pour into the individual ramekins over the raspberries. Chill for 2 hours and serve decorated with a couple of fresh raspberries and a spring of mint.
Serves 4