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There are more than a few things that my family loves to eat, flavors that we find impossible to resist and favorite dishes.
We all LOVE Fish & Chips for instance. Its not something we would only ever rarely cook at home so when we go out to eat, even ensemble, every one of us will order Fish & Chips! Its a given.
And any time we try to break from tradition, we are hugely disappointed and wishing we had gotten the Fish & Chips! Its like a sickness with us. Must have Fish & Chips.
Other things we absolutely love are cabbage rolls, wieners in any way shape or form, mom's homemade baked beans.
Then there is the pizza from my cousins restaurant, mom's ham and pea soup, blueberry pie, savory pies, chicken wings, and absolutely anything made or flavored with lemon!
Yes, we have our firm favorites when it comes to what we like to eat.
This Lemon Biscuit Pudding is a real favorite and at the top of the list when it comes to easy lemon desserts.
Dessert was not something we had very often when we were children. Occasionally mom would make a lemon or an apple pie. Basically desserts were reserved for special occasions and holidays.
Lemon Biscuit Pudding was one of the rare exceptions. Quick and easy to make, and oh so delicious! It is a real comfort dessert.
It is not a pudding in the sense of the North American idea of a pudding. It is more like a British pudding.
Its basically lemon biscuits partially baked, and then topped with a lemon custard and baked again. Simple and lush.
I have downsized this recipe today to feed only two to three people, but will be happy to share the amounts for a larger recipe with anyone who asks.
Lemon! Biscuits! Custard! Count me in, especially if you serve it warm with lashings of cream spooned over top, or a scoop of vanilla ice cream!!
This might be simple, but the flavors are anything but simple. This is one very lush and delicious dessert! Simple ingredients done incredibly well.
WHAT YOU NEED TO MAKE LEMON BISCUIT PUDDING
Nothing extravagant, unless you consider lemon zest extravagant, and I guess there are times during the year when it might be considered so.
- plain all purpose flour
- granulated sugar
- baking powder
- vegetable shortening (or butter if you are so inclined)
- salt
- milk
- finely grated lemon zest
- whole milk
- whipping cream
- egg
So nothing fantastically outlandish. You will need the lemon zest of approximately 2 large lemons and not the juice.
The good news is your lemons will not go to waste. You can freeze them, or the juice. To freeze the lemons themselves, simply slice or halve and place into zip lock baggies.
They will keep for up to three months. and you can use them for anything cooked, or drinks.
To freeze the juice, squeeze and pour into ice cube trays. Freeze until solid and then pop out into a zip lock baggie and return to the freezer.
Most ice cube trays hold at the very least a teaspoon and at best a tablespoon. Once frozen you have premeasured lemon juice ready to use at a moments notice!
Just thaw and use as you would fresh lemon juice. Or if you are cooking with it (ie. sauces, etc.) just throw it in frozen. It will soon thaw out.
HOW TO MAKE LEMON BISCUIT PUDDING
You start by making a very simple biscuit dough. Just whisk the flour, baking powder, salt and some sugar together in a bowl.
Into this you drop some white vegetable shortening. If you want you can use butter instead. Its actually very good made with butter. (Just saying) Richer.
You will need to rub/cut the shortening/butter into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse bread crumbs. Stir in some lemon zest.
Some milk is stirred in and then the mixture it dropped into a buttered baking dish. Make sure your dough has a droppable consistency.
If you think it is too dry, add a bit more milk.
Some additional sugar is sprinkled over top before popping the dish into a hot oven, where it bakes until it is beginning to turn golden brown.
While it is baking, you will need to mix together the custard mixture. Its a simple mixture really.
Just measure everything for the custard into a small bowl and whisk it all together with a small wire whisk or a fork.
To measure the egg, I beat the whole egg together and then just weigh it (easiest) or simply pour in half of what you end up with. You could use just the yolk, but by beating it together you get a bit of each the yolk and the white.
Once the biscuits have browned a bit and risen, you remove them from the oven and turn the oven down to a moderate temperature.
You then pour the custard over top and return it to the oven where it needs to bake for a further 20 minutes or so.
It is done when the pudding is set, golden brown and a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Easy peasy.
This is best spooned into bowls and served warm, with lashings of cream to pour over top or a with a scoop of vanilla ice cream placed on top of each serving.
You can also vary this by stirring some dried cranberries into the pudding mixture before you pour it over top of the hot biscuits.
Raisins are also very nice.
I love homey, comforting desserts like this. Grandmotherly. Home style. Nothing fancy, but incredibly satisfying.
I really hope that you will be inspired to want to try this out for yourself, and like I said, if you want to make it for a larger crowd, just let me know and I will give you the amounts to serve six people.
In the meantime, enjoy!
Lemon Biscuit Pudding
Yield: 2-3
Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 30 MinTotal time: 40 Min
Such a simple thing and yet incredibly delicious. You can add dried cranberries if you wish. Beautiful lemon flavors and delicious served warm with lashings of cream poured over top!
Ingredients
For the biscuits:
- 3/4 cup (105g) flour
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 TBS sugar plus 3/4 tsp to sprinkle
- 2 TBS vegetable shortening
- 1/2 tsp finely grated lemon zest
- 1/4 cup (60ml) whole milk
For the pudding:
- 1/4 cup (60ml) whole milk
- 1/4 cup (60ml) whipping cream
- 1/2 TBS finely grated lemon zest
- 1/2 large free range egg (about 1 1/2 TBS or 25g)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450*F/230*C/ gas mark 7. Butter a small baking dish (1 quart) well.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, 1 TBS sugar, and salt. Drop in the shortening and cut it in until the mixture resembles coarse bread crumbs, using a pastry blender. Stir in the lemon zest and the milk. Drop by spoonsful into the baking dish. (About 4 equal sized dollops) Sprinkle evenly with the 3/4 tsp of sugar.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes until golden brown.
- Beat all of the pudding ingredients together in a bowl with a wire whisk until well combined.
- Reduce the oven temperature to 350*F/180*C/ gas mark 4.
- Pour the pudding over the hot biscuit mixture. Return to the oven and make for 18 to 20 minutes until the pudding is set ad a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Serve warm, spooned into bowls, with cream on the side for pouring over top. Vanilla Ice Cream is also good with this dessert.
As a type 2 Diabetic I need to really watch my carb intake. That means that I am not often able to enjoy a lot in the way of treats. I need to watch how much bread, pasta and potatoes I eat and as far as desserts go, I really need to be careful about what I eat there!
Type 2 Diabetes runs in my family. Even my sister who is stick thin is borderline. We are all consistently checking our glucose levels and watching what we ingest as far as sugars go. When it comes to desserts, we are all in the same boat.
One thing which my sister makes that we all enjoy is this fabulously delicious Almond Joy Chia Pudding!
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I first had it at her house and I was so impressed with how very delicious it was. At first I thought, hmmm . . . chia seed? But I tasted it to be polite.
I was so surprised! It was fabulous. I went in for a second taste and then I just had to ask my sister for the recipe!
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WHAT IS CHIA SEED
I bet you are all familiar with chia seed without even knowing that you are. If you bought a Chia Pet back in the 1980's (and who didn't!) then you have already had an experience with it. Yep! Chia seeds are the same seeds that we used to plaster onto our chia pets and watch sprout and grow!
Who knew just what a nutritional powerhouse they were! I didn't, that's for sure! At best they were a novelty.
These tiny nutrition-packed “superseeds” are now a common staple in many health-conscious households. Thanks to their small size, mild taste, and versatility, it’s also very easy to incorporate chia seeds into your diet.
Filled with insoluable fiber they help to keep you regular, keep you full longer and deliver healthy fats, protein, and cell-protecting antioxidants, plus a multitude of minerals.
On the diabetic front, Chia seeds may help control blood sugar. A randomized controlled trial published in Diabetes Care determined that adding chia seeds to normal type 2 diabetes treatments improved cardiovascular disease risk and helped to maintain good glucose and lipid control.
In short, they are very, very good for you.
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They have a very mild taste, and tend to take on the flavor of whatever you put them with. When added to liquids, such as this pudding, they plump up to several times their size. In the case of this pudding they help to thicken it without having to use thickeners or cooking it.
These days they are very popular additions to smoothies, puddings, granola and protein bars, salad dressings, baked goods and drinks.
They are becoming more and more available in the shops and can also be readily purchased online, in both whole and ground versions.
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They work really well in this pudding which tastes very much like an Almond Joy chocolate bar. Rich and creamy, this delicious no cook pudding uses only a few basic ingredients and has a lovely coconut, almond and chocolate flavor!
You can use either unsweetened almond milk or unsweetened coconut milk to make it. My sister likes to use the coconut milk. I like it both ways.
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WHAT YOU NEED TO MAKE ALMOND JOY CHIA PUDDING
As I said only a very few ingredients are needed to make this delicious, sugar free, diabetic and keto friendly low carb pudding!
- 1 1/2 cups (360ml) unsweetened coconut milk
- 1/2 cup (120ml) heavy whipping cream
- 1/4 cup (19g) unsweetened coconut flakes
- 1/4 cup (28g) cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup (50g) natural granulated sweetener
- 1 tsp coconut or almond extract
- 1/3 cup (57g) chia seeds
To garnish: (optional)
- unsweetened whipped cream
- sugar free chocolate chips
- toasted flaked almonds
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Make sure you use unsweetened cocoa powder and not chocolate drink mix. I have seen other people use chocolate almond milk, thereby negating the need to use cocoa powder altogether. Just make sure you use the unsweetened almond milk.
Seriously be prepared to be impressed with just how rich, creamy and delicious this pudding is!!
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HOW TO MAKE ALMOND JOY CHIA PUDDING
Nothing could be easier, but do be forewarned you will need a blender (or food processor) and you do need to chill it for at least six hours in order for it to set up.
Combine the almond milk(coconut milk), cream, the coconut, cocoa powder, sweetener and extract in a blender. Blitz until all of the ingredients are well combined. Pour the mixture into a large bowl.
Add the chia seeds and whisk for 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer the mixture to four serving cups, cover, and chill in the refrigerator for at least six hours or overnight.
When ready to serve, garnish with whipped cream, toasted flaked almonds and chocolate chips, if desired.
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As you can see it is lovely and thick and despite the way it looks, it has a very smooth and palatable consistency. It tastes gorgeous. I am in love with it.
I chose to top it with all three toppings and why not! Cream, toasted flaked almonds and sugar free chocolate chips. I toasted the almonds in my air fryer. About 4 minutes at 375*F/190*C was the charm.
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If you are not worried about your sugar or carb intake there is no end to the delicious desserts and puddings on offer here on the blog. Some which you might enjoy are:
CHOCOLATE PUDDING - A rich indulgent childhood favorite. This is delicious with a thin layer of cream poured over top.
OLD FASHIONED CUP CUSTARD - Another childhood favorite. Silky, rich and delicious.
CREAMY RICE PUDDING WITH CINNAMON SUGAR - This lush dessert cooks in the slow cooker. Its the most delicious rice pudding I have ever eaten. No word of a lie.
Have a great weekend!
Almond Joy Chia Seed Pudding
Yield: 4
Prep time: 10 MinInactive time: 6 HourTotal time: 6 H & 10 M
As a diabetic its nice to know that I can enjoy treats like this chocolate pudding every now and then. Its surprisingly delicious! I love it! You will need a blender for this. Also it does need to chill for six hours prior to serving, so plan ahead.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups (360ml) unsweetened coconut milk
- 1/2 cup (120ml) heavy whipping cream
- 1/4 cup (19g) unsweetened coconut flakes
- 1/4 cup (28g) cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup (50g) natural granulated sweetener
- 1 tsp coconut or almond extract
- 1/3 cup (57g) chia seeds
To garnish: (optional)
- unsweetened whipped cream
- sugar free chocolate chips
- toasted flaked almonds
Instructions
- Combine the almond milk(coconut milk), cream, the coconut, cocoa powder, sweetener and extract in a blender. Blitz until all of the ingredients are well combined. Pour the mixture into a large bowl.
- Add the chia seeds and whisk for 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer the mixture to four serving cups, cover, and chill in the refrigerator for at least six hours or overnight.
- When ready to serve, garnish with whipped cream, toasted flaked almonds and chocolate chips, if desired.
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This delicious pudding is proof that you can create something totally indulgent and irresistible with just a few simple ingredients.
This delicious pudding is proof that you can create something totally indulgent and irresistible with just a few simple ingredients.
All you need is fruit, day old bread, softened butter, and some sugar.
Simple ingredients that everyone has in their home. Put together in a simple way. Anyone can make it, no real skill is involved.
So simple and easy to do that even a child could do it with supervision. If you can butter bread . . . you can make this.
Softened and sweetened fruit, layered between buttered slices of bread . . . dusted with demerara sugar for extra crunch and sweetness . . .
Then baked until the bread is golden brown and crisply moreish . . .
Serve warm with lashings of cream or custard.
This is not a keeper, unless you are a fan of soggy bread, but that is so not a problem as you will have no leftovers. Trust me on this.
*Blackberry & Apple Charlotte*
Serves 4
Printable Recipe
The best blackberries for pudding and desserts are the ones you pick early in the season. This is when they are the juiciest. Older berries have a lot of seeds. I always pick mine early and then freeze them so that I can make delicious pudding such as this simple one all the way through the winter! Other berries such as black currants are nice done this way as well.
2 large cooking apples (Bramley)
caster sugar to taste
340g of blackberries (fresh or frozen, about 3/4 pound)
150g of softened butter (2/3 cup)
6 to 8 medium thick slices of day old bread, crusts removed
demerara sugar to sprinkle
Peel, core and roughly chop the apples. Put them into a large saucepan along with 1 TBS of water. Place over low heat. Cook gently for about 10 minutes, until the apples are softened, but not collapsed into applesauce. Add sugar to taste, then gently fold in the blackberries. Remove from the heat and set aside.
Preheat the oven to 180*C/350*F/ gas mark 4.
Butter the slices of bread well on one side. Using 2/3 of the bread, line a 2 pint pie dish, placing them butter side down and cutting them to fit. Spread the apple and blackberry mix over this. Cut the remaining bread into rectangles and place on top of the fruit, buttered side up, covering it completely. Sprinkle with demerara sugar.
Bake in the heated oven for 45 minutes, or until the bread topping is golden brown and crisp. Serve immediately with "lashings" of cream or warm custard!
Simple desserts like this make the Toddster a very happy man. That makes me a very happy woman. Win/Win!
I baked what is possibly the most delicious Banana Bread I have ever baked yesterday, and that is saying a lot. I've baked many Banana Breads in my life time and I have my favourites but I think this recipe just kicked the lot to the curb and took their place! A bold statement indeed!
The recipe I am sharing with you today is one I adapted from a recipe I found on a site called From the Larder. It is called Bramley Apple & Mincemeat Pudding.
It is perfect for this time of year, and in fact would make a lovely holiday dessert for Christmas or Boxing day.
At its base is a layer of Bramley cooking apples which are chopped and mixed with some lemon juice, zest and brown sugar . . . .
I think in North America you could use any good cooking apple in the place of Bramley.
Bramley Apples are fabulous cooking apples. Large, flattish round apples with a green skin and red blush these are fabulously tart apples.
They have a beautiful white flesh that cooks down into a frothy pulp which makes them ideal for cooking with. They make beautiful applesauce and crumbles.
They are incredibly tart however . . . I cannot see anyone ever being able to eat one raw without any sugar.
I remember making an apple pie with them when I first moved over here and it was soooooo sour!
They make really great Baked Apples also because they hold up well when baking, but the insides bcome lovely and frothy.
A good North American substitute for them would be a Granny Smith or a Gravenstein.
In any case a layer of these apples, chopped, gets spread out in a baking dish and topped with a sweet cake batter . . .
Its a pretty basic vanilla sponge, with equal parts fat, sugar and flour, with some leavening agents added and spoonsful of prepared mincemeat.
Over here you can get many different varieties of mincemeat this time of year . . . the store shelves are bulging with choice.
I would choose a good basic mincemeat, unless you have made your own.
Homemade is always the better choice and generally speaking I make my own each year. My recipe makes about a pound of mincemeat which is about enough to make 3 dozen mince pies/tarts.
Yield: 1 pound
*Homemade Mincemeat*
A delicious blend of dried fruit, nuts, spices, brown sugar and brandy. (I use apple juice)
ingredients:
150g of currants(1 cup)
125g of raisins (3/4 cup packed)
25g of blanched almonds, finely chopped (1/3 cup)
1 knob of preserved stem ginger, finely chopped
1 eating apple, peeled and grated
50g of shredded beef or vegetable suet (1/2 cup)
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
pinch of ground cloves
the finely grated zest and juice of one lemon
2 TBS brandy
1 TBS dark muscovado sugar
125g of raisins (3/4 cup packed)
25g of blanched almonds, finely chopped (1/3 cup)
1 knob of preserved stem ginger, finely chopped
1 eating apple, peeled and grated
50g of shredded beef or vegetable suet (1/2 cup)
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
pinch of ground cloves
the finely grated zest and juice of one lemon
2 TBS brandy
1 TBS dark muscovado sugar
instructions:
Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and set aside for at least 12 hours to macerate. Transfer to glass jars, seal and store in the refrigerator until ready to use. This will keep a good long while.
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Failing the desire to make your own, just use a good store brand. Six TBS of this gets stirred into the cake batter which is then spread over the chopped apple in the baking dish.
You pop it into the oven where it bakes until the apples are succulent and soft and the cake batter is all risen and golden brown.
Ready to be spooned out warm into bowls and topped with your favourite go-withs . . . warm custard (Todd's preference), pouring cream or scoops of a good Vanilla bean ice cream.
This is so very delicious. Pudding here is a name which is used to describe a dessert . . . and they come in many shapes and sizes and types from crumbles and bakes to cakes and stodgy steamed concoctions (Think Plum Pudding here) and everything in between.
Bread and Butter pudding is a real favourite here in this house as well as Sticky Toffee Pudding, and after today this pudding has become another favourite that I know I will be making often for my husband.
Its nothing short of delicious with that jammy apple on the bottom, that sweet spicy sponge on top and of course with the custard/cream or ice cream on top. Altogether, quite, quite delicious! You won't want to miss this!
Yield: Serves 6
Apple & Mincemeat Pudding
prep time: 15 minscook time: 45 minstotal time: 60 mins
If you are like me you have an abundance of mincemeat in your larder during the holidays. This is a very delicious way of using some of it. A light and fluffy spiced cake, studded with currants and raisins, baked atop sweetened chopped apple. Serve warm with custard, cream or ice cream.
ingredients:
2 large cooking apples, peeled and diced
the finely grated zest and juice from 1/2 lemon
2 TBS soft light brown sugar
150g butter, softened (2/3 cup)
150g caster sugar (fine granulated sugar, 3/4 cup)
3 large free range eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
6 TBS prepared mincemeat
150g plain flour (1 cup all purpose + 1 heaped TBS)
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 TBS whole milk
You will also need:
1 tsp caster sugar for sprinkling
warm custard, single cream or ice cream to serveinstructions:
Preheat the oven to 170*C/325*F/ gas mark 3. Butter a shallow baking dish. Set aside.
Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
Mix together the apple, lemon zest and juice and brown sugar. Pour into the prepped baking dish.
Cream
together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs
one at a time. Stir in the vanilla and mincemeat. Stir in the flour
mixture just to combine. Stir in the milk. Pour the batter over the
apples in the dish. Spread out evenly.
together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs
one at a time. Stir in the vanilla and mincemeat. Stir in the flour
mixture just to combine. Stir in the milk. Pour the batter over the
apples in the dish. Spread out evenly.
Bake
for 40 to 45 minutes until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the
centre comes out clean. Sprinkle the caster sugar over top just prior
to serving. Serve spooned out into bowls with your desired
accompaniment.
for 40 to 45 minutes until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the
centre comes out clean. Sprinkle the caster sugar over top just prior
to serving. Serve spooned out into bowls with your desired
accompaniment.
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I will include my recipe for custard as well so you don't have to go hunting for it.
Yield: about 3 cups
Proper Custard
This is also known as creme anglaise. Be sure not to let the mixture boil once the eggs are added, or you will end up with a curdled mess. You only need to heat it up enough to cook the eggs. The custard is ready when it coats the back of a wooden spoon.
ingredients:
8 egg yolks
75g caster sugar (a generous 1/3 cup)
300ml whole milk (1 1/4 cup)
300ml double cream (1 1/4 cup)
1 vanilla pod, split
75g caster sugar (a generous 1/3 cup)
300ml whole milk (1 1/4 cup)
300ml double cream (1 1/4 cup)
1 vanilla pod, split
instructions:
Beat
the egg yolks and sugar together in a bowl until well blended. Place
the milk and cream in a saucepan with the vanilla. Scrape the insides
of the vanilla pod into the mixture before you add it. Bring the
mixture just to the boil.
Pour a little of this mixture into the
eggs to temper them, and beat it together well. Pour this back into the
pan and whisk together. Return to the heat and using a whisk, lightly
stir until it begins to thicken. DO NOT BOIL.
As the egg yolks
warm, the cream will get thicker and create a custard. Keep stirring
until it coats the back of a wooden spoon. Remove from the heat and
pass through a fine sieve. Leave to cool a bit before using. Serve warm
or allow to cool completely,stirring occasionally.
the egg yolks and sugar together in a bowl until well blended. Place
the milk and cream in a saucepan with the vanilla. Scrape the insides
of the vanilla pod into the mixture before you add it. Bring the
mixture just to the boil.
Pour a little of this mixture into the
eggs to temper them, and beat it together well. Pour this back into the
pan and whisk together. Return to the heat and using a whisk, lightly
stir until it begins to thicken. DO NOT BOIL.
As the egg yolks
warm, the cream will get thicker and create a custard. Keep stirring
until it coats the back of a wooden spoon. Remove from the heat and
pass through a fine sieve. Leave to cool a bit before using. Serve warm
or allow to cool completely,stirring occasionally.
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I think this is a dessert for the holidays that your family is really going to love. It is not complicated in the least and is sumptuously delicious. Delicious enough to serve as a light alternative to a heavy Christmas Pudding on Christmas Day!
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