Prepareahead puddings
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Mango, pear & ginger crumble SERVES 4 MINS Easy
PREP 20 MINS
COOK 35
450g ripe pears, peeled, cored and thickly sliced 1 tbsp muscovado sugar 2 mangoes, peeled, stoned and chunked 1 piece stem ginger, finely chopped FOR THE TOPPING 175g plain flour 85g butter 85g muscovado sugar 85g pecans very roughly chopped
Dried fruit salad SERVES 6 MINS Easy
PREP 20 MINS Superhealthy
COOK 10
Low fat
600g good-quality ready-to-eat dried fruits (prunes, apricots, figs, cranberries) 3 tbsp clear honey 1 vanilla pod, split lengthways 1 Earl Grey tea bag 1 tbsp lemon juice Mascarpone or Greek yoghurt, to serve
60 BBC Good Food Middle East May 2013
1 Tip fruits and 700ml cold water into a large pan. Add honey and vanilla, scraping the seeds from the pod into the pan. Bring to the boil. Stir well, lower heat and simmer for 10 mins until just syrupy. 2 Take the pan off the heat and stir in the tea bag. Leave to infuse for 10 mins. 3 Discard tea bag and vanilla, tip fruits and liquid into a non-metallic bowl and pour on the lemon. Stir; cover and chill until needed. PER SERVING 192 kcals, protein 3g, carbs 46g, fat 1g, sat fat none, ďŹ bre 6g, sugar 6g, salt 0.07g
1 Heat oven to 180C/160C fan. Put pears in a pan with the sugar and 4 tbsp water. Cook over a gentle heat for 5 mins, until the pears are just tender. Remove from heat; stir in the mangoes and ginger. Spoon the mix into a shallow 1.75-litre freezerproof baking dish and leave to cool. 2 Make the topping. Rub butter into flour, stir in sugar and pecans. Sprinkle over the fruit, then bake for 30 mins until browned. Serve with cream or vanilla ice cream. PER SERVING 684 kcals, protein 8g, carbs 95g,
MAKE AHEAD The flavours actually improve if made ahead. Will keep in the fridge for up to 1 week.
fat 33g, sat fat 11g, ďŹ bre 9g, sugar 26g, salt 0.45g
MAKE AHEAD Wrap the dish in a large freezer bag, or cling film and freeze for up to 1 month. To serve, bake from frozen at 180C/160C fan for 50 mins or until topping is golden.