I want to make an easy pudding for tonight, to have with custard - mind is blank

[MamaG]

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what about that microwave cake in a mug thing I saw on here ages ago, maybe do a search....?

banana custard

No it's shit. I tried it

aw shame, seemed like a good idea

mmmmm......banana custard....now your talking!

custard with hundreds and thousands in?

apple crumble and custard?

stewed pears

peel, chop, put in pan with little slug of water, moderate heat for a while

Or a baked apple with sultanas in the middle? You could do that in the microwave

crumble

(this is a low effort option for me as I always have stewed fruit, and usually crumble mix too, in the freezer)

stewed apple. Or tinned pears - they go quite well with custard. Ditto tinned prunes - tad reminiscent of school dinners though!

Sponge cake

or you could get a jam swiss roll and heat that up and have custard on it - minimal effort required.

Now this is VERY embarrassing to admit, but my crumbles have ALWAYS been rubbish.

I just can't get the hang of them

They taste bitter and powdery

Steamed pudding?

if not crumble then steamed sponge pudding - 3min in microwave and v tasty
[rummages]
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My favourite pudding with custard are individual chocolate sponges... the kind that have goo in the middle...

hmm thanks think a steamed pud is the way to go

Any tips on NICE crumble, while I've got you all here?!

use demerara sugar. And put some on top for caramelising but not too much or the sugar will go bitter.

Ditch the custard.
Get reday made meringues, jar of lemon curd and whip up some double cream.
Mash up meringues and dollop lemon curd and cream on top. mmmmmmm

ready

no idea
I use whatever flora/ utterly butterly/ stork etc is in the fridge rubbed in to twice the weigth of flour, spoonful or sugar or two (or more) depending on tartness of fruit, slam on fruit, not too thick, slam in hot oven till golden

Hi MamaG How is dd's tooth?

Crumble is my standard - half fat to flour and a handful of sugar. What mix do you use?

If you want it to look exotic you can add in sa handful of oats too.

I do 7 oz flour to 3.5 oz of marg to give a nnice thick coating and cook for around 45mins

HTH

tooth fine thanks, how is your DS (was it DS?!) tooth?

I use too much sugar. I can see that from your recipes [sweet tooth]

I add oats and only a small amount of sugar but a generous spoon of golden syrup as well. Makes it go nice and chewy.

pineapple upside-down cake