Favourite apple puddings?

Probably not good for tonight, but this recipe is lovely.
Apple and fruity Mincemeat Crumble
4ozs plain flour. + 1 tblsp extra, reserved for later
4 ozs butter, diced
6 ozs light muscovado sugar
1 level teasp. cinnamon
Zest and juice of 1 lemon
4 each, large apples and pears. Peeled, cored and cut into chunks
4tblsps mincemeat

Preheat oven to 180° fan, gas mark 6
Make the crumble, using only 4ozs sugar and lemon zest.Chill
Put the fruit in a 2 litre, shallow, oven proof dish and add the mincemeat, remaining sugar, 1 tblsp ( reserved) flour, lemon juice. Stir well.
Sprinkle crumble mix evenly over the fruit. Bake for 45 mins, until the crumble is golden and the fruit tender.
Serve warm with cream/ice cream.
Enjoy.

My neighbour 'scrumps' apples from his over the fence neighbours and leaves them hanging in a bag on my front door he knows I'll make him a pie now and then. I make crumbles pies and apple sponges or sometime plain stewed apples and custard. Might have a go at the apple cake it sounds delicious.

Isn't it a truth that when we start to talk recipes, we also start to talk memories ...

My own messy cinnamon and oaty topped apple crumble has definitely been a family favourite over the years, but dinner today is with DH(2) and his side of family. He is not so keen on crumble, but loves my Victoria sponge so may play with that idea.

Does the heart good when my now grown up brood still ask for the puddings they loved when they were little ...with their own memories attached no doubt!

I was given some yesterday, just put some in the freezer for colder weather - it will probably become our favourite apple crumble. But I have kept some back to make an apple cake, which you can eat warm or leave to cool and eat the same as a fruit cake. I use 8ozs SR flour, 4ozs marg, rubbed together. Add 4ozs caster sugar, some mixed spice or cinnamon and the chopped apples. 2 eggs and a splash of milk (not always needed as mix shouldn't be too wet because of apple) mix well and into loaf tin. Bake at gas 5 for about 45 mins.

I make a lovely dessert to eat cold, from a Swedish cook book. Fry breadcrumbs and brown sugar very slowly in lots of butter until golden. You must stand and stir all the time. When golden tip on to a plate lined with kitchen roll to cool.. If you can resist nibbling at this stage you have more will power than me.
When cold layer up with cold pureed Apple eithor in a large pretty glass bowl or individual ones. Top with whipped cream. The recipe also used thin layers of jam but I found that too sweet. The crunchy layer stays crunchy got a long time.

Loving the suggestions. merlotgran I like the portion control measure - it is a generous bag of apples with enough for 2 family puddings. I feel a trip to the supermarket coming on ...

My mother used to make an apple crumble using a similar flapjacky mixture, but with crumbled shredded wheat instead of the oats. We used to love it. I couldn't find a recipe, but this one , although different, looks good.
www.postconsumerbrands.com/recipes/shredded-wheat-apple-crisp/

Roll out enough shortcuts pastry to line a Swiss Roll tin , good layer of peeled and chopped apples , cover with Victoria Sponge mixture , bake in mod oven 40 mins , if the VS mix is too stiff to spread slack with milk . I let it cool and cut into squares , they freeze well , the apples don't need sugar ,

Rub butter and brown sugar into flour, add diced cooking apples and enough milk to make mixture just come together, press into a pie dish or flan tin sprinkle with little more sugar and bake.

Tarte tatin with ready rolled puff pastry.

We're gluten free in our house so I also make Eve's pudding with Tesco's GF sponge mix.

I also freeze cooked apple in those plastic containers you get with a Chinese takeaway. They're great for portion control because one container is the right amount for a pie, crumble or pudding for four and they pack neatly in the freezer.

Make a Victoria sponge mix; put in a dish, slop boiled apple on in scoops dotted around; sprinkle flaked almonds on top; put in oven - yum!
You can do the same with jam or any other fruit.