Ginger & caramel apple puddings

30-60 minutes 6 servings 600 kcal or less apple autumn dessert britain's best pudding buttermilk caramel fruit pudding ginger good food channel ground ginger stem ginger

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Ingredients

50g butter , plus extra for the ramekins

1 large cooking apple , peeled, cored and finely chopped

75g light brown muscovado sugar

140g butter , softened

100g light brown muscovado sugar

1 egg

125ml buttermilk

2 balls preserved stem ginger , finely chopped, plus 1 tbsp syrup from jar

100g plain flour , plus extra for dusting

1 ½ tbsp ground ginger

½ tsp baking powder

½ tsp bicarbonate of soda

icing sugar , for dusting

cream or custard, to serve

Method

Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Lightly butter and flour 6 x 8cm deep ramekins, tapping out excess flour. Heat the butter in a pan until foaming, add the apple and cook for 1 min on a medium heat. Toss in the sugar and cook until dissolved. Divide between the ramekins.

For the puddings, beat the butter and sugar together with an electric whisk until fully combined. In a separate bowl, mix together the egg, buttermilk, chopped ginger and ginger syrup, then stir this into the butter mixture. Fold in the flour, ground ginger, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and a pinch of salt. Divide between the ramekins so they are filled to 1cm below the top. Place them on a baking tray and bake for 20 mins, until golden and risen.

Serve warm, dusted with icing sugar. Accompany with cream or custard.