Name: Spiced Pear, Apple and Cranberry Lasagnetta Pudding with Almond-Maple Crunch
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 10 lasagne sheets blanched; 2 apple diced peeled; 2 pear diced peeled; 3 tbs brown sugar; 2 tbs butter; 2 cup vanilla custard; 1/2 cup dried cranberries; 2 tsp mixed spice; 1 egg beaten; 2 tbs butter softened; 2 tbs plain flour; 2 tbs rolled oats; 3 tbs flaked almonds; 2 tbs maple syrup

by cheza68 Last updated on 07/10/2019

A modern twist on an old time favourite "kugel". Simple yet rich flavours taking advantage of harvest fruit and tangy dried cranberries. This is delicious served warm straight out of the oven, Easy to prepare and loaded with "grandmotherly" taste the whole family will love. - cheza68

Ingredients

10 lasagne sheets blanched
2 apple diced peeled
2 pear diced peeled
3 tbs brown sugar
2 tbs butter
2 cup vanilla custard
1/2 cup dried cranberries
2 tsp mixed spice
1 egg beaten

Maple-Almond Crunch Topping

2 tbs butter softened
2 tbs plain flour
2 tbs rolled oats
3 tbs flaked almonds
2 tbs maple syrup

Method

Step 1

Preheat oven to 175C degrees.
Step 2

Heat butter and brown sugar in a saucepan. Add the pears and apples & sauté until caramelised. Remove from heat.
Step 3

In a bowl, combine the thick vanilla custard, egg, dried cranberries, caramelised apple and pear with the mixed spices.
Step 4

In an ovenproof dish (which you can line with baking paper if you like, or just give it a quick spray of oil), fold the cooked lasagna sheets around the dish and top with apple, pear and custard mixture. The filling should completely cover the lasagna sheets.
Step 5

To make maple-almond crunch topping: Mix all of topping ingredients until you get a crumbly textured mixture. Sprinkle this on top of the pudding.
Step 6

Place the pudding in a water bath (which is a tray with water covering the bottom. This lets the puddings cook gently). Bake in oven for 40 minutes. Enjoy warm with ice-cream or more custard.