I knew I loved this dish long before I knew it was called Eve’s Pudding. Many moons ago, my primary school used to serve this on really rare occasions. I don’t remember much about my school dinners but I do recall just loving this – it was the sweetest of all the desserts. Those dinner ladies certainly didn’t skimp on the added sugar! Most people would have this served with steaming hot custard (or maybe lumpy cold custard if that’s how your school serves it) but I’m strictly an ice-cream girl!
I had some fresh pineapple left over from the weekend so used that up too – it doesn’t need pre cooking, just cut into thinnish strips so it cooks evenly with the apples in the oven. I would have been tempted to add some coconut flavouring but I had none so cinnamon it was – I will try the coconut one day for the true tropical feel.
Eve’s pudding has changed over the years – It is now basically stewed apples with a Victoria Sponge on top but in the 1800’s when it was first recorded, the sponge mixture used breadcrumbs and egg. Ew! It then went onto incorporate suet – To give the dish it’s proper name we should be using ‘Mother Eve’s Pudding”. Raisins are rather popular to be included but I wanted to bring out more of the pineapple so omitted them.
| Serves | 6-8 |
| Prep time | 10 minutes |
| Cook time | 45 minutes |
| Total time | 55 minutes |
| Meal type | Dessert |
| Misc | Child Friendly, Pre-preparable, Serve Cold, Serve Hot |
| Occasion | Casual Party |
INGREDIENTS
- 3 Apples (I used Pink Lady) (Peeled and chopped into chunky slices)
- 100g Fresh Pineapple (Chopped into medium chunks)
- 1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
- 175g Caster Sugar
- 175g Butter
- 3 Medium Eggs
- 175g Self-Raising Flour
DIRECTIONS
| 1. | |
| Preheat the oven to 160C | |
| 2. | |
| Cook the apple in a medium pan with 2 tbsp water until just starting to soften – approx 3 minutes. Take off the heat and stir through the cinnamon. | |
| 3. | |
| Line the bottom of a medium oven dish with the pineapple and add the apple on top. | |
| 4. | |
| Using an electric mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy. | |
| 5. | |
| Add the eggs, one at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl after each addition. | |
| 6. | |
| Sift in the flour and combine using a figure of eight to keep the air in, until just mixed through | |
| 7. | |
| Pour on top of the fruit mixture and bake at 160C for 45-50 minutes – It should be golden and a skewer inserted should come out clean. | |
| 8. | |
| Perfect served hot with custard or eaten later served with ice-cream. | |
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Thank you Alida – Your recipes are pretty mouthwatering too! x
Greetings via foodies 100. I love easy desserts like this and you did have me at pineapple.
Hello – Glad you popped by! Easy is best when surrounded by kids in school holidays x
Ooh I love the look of your apple and pineapple Eve’s Pudding – it’s like a combination of two of my favourite bakes made regularly by my Nana. I must make this for her next time she visits. I know she’ll be very impressed! And a lovely entry for this month’s #TheSpiceTrail challenge. Thanks for sharing 🙂
HI Vanesther – Hope your Nana likes it! x
Love the sound of apple and pineapple. Sounds like a heart warming dessert! Yummy
Proper comfort food after a long day! x
This looks so delicious, I love Eves pudding. All linked up, thank you for hosting and sharing x
What a gorgeous array of fruity cakes & I love the sound of an apple & pineapple Eve’s pudding.
what a great combination for a pudding! apple and pineapple! YUM!
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that loom cake from last week is genius lol
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I have never tried an Eves Pudding before but it looks really nice x
Your Eve’s Pudding sounds so incredibly summery and rather delicious too.
Oh that looks delicious – I’ve never tried Eve’s pudding. Yum! Lovely round up too.
Thanks for linking up to #recipeoftheweek – sorry I’m a bit late over! Have Pinned this post and scheduled in a tweet. New linky live at 6 🙂 x
I don’t think I’ve tried Eve’s pudding but adding pineapple sounds like a great modern twist on a classic pudding.
What a great recipe, I’m a huge fan of Eves pudding have 3 apple trees in my garden so plenty of apples to use, but I like the addition of the pineapple.
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I have never heard of Eve’s pudding before seeing your bake. Looks delicious (glad you left out the suet!). I imagine this would be delicious with custard or ice cream.
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I am not much of a baker but would love to try making this. I really enjoy anything with pineapple in it. I must put Eve’s Pudding on my bucket list of dishes to try. How I have missed having this before I do not know!
Can I use old flour instead of regular flour in this recipe
Hi, I’m not sure what you mean by ‘old flour’? This is quite a forgiving recipe though so feel free to experiment with whatever flour you have available. Good luck!