Easy pudding

[Binky Profile]

This is from Nigella Express.

Take two ramekins and divide a sliced banana between them. Mix yogurt with double cream and a slosh of rum. Pour this over sliced bananas. Top with a tablespoon of dark muscovado sugar on each ramekin. Pop in fridge and leave overnight.

I did this last night and we ate the puds tonight. Very sophisticated and delicious. Something I'd do again, and felt worth passing on to others.

[Earthmaiden Profile]

Gosh, how easy! Thank you. Rather a lot of sugar each but that, along with the rum must be what makes it special.

[Binky Profile]

I misread the recipe and used a teaspoon of sugar - it was sharp as a pudding but we enjoyed it. Moral of story: you don't need to use the full recipe tablespoon of sugar to enjoy the pud.

[KeenCook2 Profile]

That sounds great, Binky (apart from the rum, I'd sub it). As Asda delivered 2 ltrs of yogurt instead of the one I ordered, we have a surfeit of yogurt and were wondering how best to use it up!

[ZeroCook Profile]

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Double cream and a dollop of yogurt left overnight = diy creme fraiche.

[Amber Profile]

We used to make a similar hot pud. Fruit (we liked peaches and apricots), cream/yoghurt, sugar, leave overnight, and just before serving, grill until the sugar is hot and bubbling.

[Earthmaiden Profile]

I misread the recipe and used a teaspoon of sugar - it was sharp as a pudding but we enjoyed it. Moral of story: you don't need to use the full recipe tablespoon of sugar to enjoy the pud.

Good to know!

[Amyw Profile]

I’ve made this before and agree it’s very good . Nigella is always pretty good for me in terms of reliability , plus I like the usual simplicity of her food compared to others .

Crumbled meringue nests (Tesco’s finest are good) with cream , tinned cherries and grated dark chocolate is a nice quick one and I like griddled wedges of pineapple with rum , lime and mint sugar . Mojito in fruit form really

[Binky Profile]

Amy, that's good to know. I need to eat pineapple regularly for its enzymes and plain pineapple is a bit boring. Having it as a griddled pud will be a welcome change.

[Amyw Profile]

Ah glad to be of help . Pineapple salsa is really nice too

[Binky Profile]

Another easy pudding - Nigella's instant chocolate mousse made with marshmallows instead of eggs.

Melt chocolate, marshmallows, and butter in hot water. Whip up some double cream and add to cooled mixture. Pour into ramekins. I added crushed Crunchie bar too.

[Amber Profile]

They look absolutely delicious!

And I think easy to poshen up for a dinner party, using eg orange zest, orange juice and orange liqueur.

[Binky Profile]

OH was dubious about the puds, having seen what I was assembling in the kitchen. However, he pronounced his ramekin excellent and ate every last bit. I left half of mine as it was so rich.

And Amber is correct, it's something you can tart up with a liqueur or other flavouring. I used a few leftover sections of Chocolate Orange as we didn't have quite the right amount of milk chocolate.

I'm planning to use some Camp coffee in my next attempts.....

[PatsyMFagan Profile]

Nigella's chocolate mousse and James Martin Lemon Posset are my two favourite easy go to puddings and are always a success

[cherrytree Profile]

Binky, I’ve even got a set of the Royal Worcester ramekins like yours to put the pudding in right now. They are so pretty and I can’t imagine how long I’ve had them.