Ingredients

For the pudding

750gr water

600gr red apples , peeled and diced

400gr soft butter

600gr Brown sugar

3 large eggs

600gr sieved plain flour

30gr baking powder

20gr soft

for the compote sauce

250gr chopped dried figs

50gr toasted and chopped walnuts

200gr water

75gr red wine

60gr brown sugar

25gr cocoa powder

1 tsp orange zest

Pinch cinnamon

Pinch ground nutmeg

Pinch ground star anise

Method for pudding

Preheat the oven to 150/c . Ingredients in a pot and bring to a simmer. Once dates have softened down. take off the heat and blitz with a hand blender until smooth, put aside to cool. once cooled, add ingredients to a blended date mixture and whisk in till full incorporated . finally , add Ingredients to a mix and fold in with a spatula till fully incorporated and no lumps are present . Add pudding mix to a loaf tin or a shallow baking tray lined with parchment paper and bake for 40 minutes or till a knife emerges clean after inserting into the pudding . Set aside to cool and cut to desired thickness and size .

Method for sauce

Place all the ingredients into a pot and bring to a simmer. Cool down to a thick, syrup -like consistency When ready to serve, slightly warm the pudding in a microwave and serve with a spoonful’s of compote Finish with a scoop of vanilla ice-cream and toasted crushed hazelnuts .

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