Apples in Orange and Cardamom Fudge Sauce

Name: Apples in Orange and Cardamom Fudge Sauce
Yield: Serves 5–6
Ingredients: 2 lbs (900 g) dessert apples; 6 oz (175 g) soft pale brown sugar; 4 tablespoons (4 x 15 ml spoon) natural yogurt; 4 oz (100 g) unsalted butter; 5 fl oz (150 ml) carton of double or whipping cream; 2 teaspoons (2 x 5 ml spoon) ground cardamom; ½ teaspoon (2.5 ml spoon) salt; ¼ pint (150 ml) freshly squeezed orange juice

Preparation info

Serves
5–6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Sweet Dreams

By Josceline Dimbleby

Published 1985

About

From India to Scandinavia, spicy cardamom is often used to enhance sweet things, and I think it makes all the difference in this easy apple dish. It’s the sort of pudding you can whip up at the last moment if you feel the rest of the meal might be a bit sparse and needs a treat at the end.

Ingredients

5 fl oz (150 ml) carton of double or whipping cream
4 tabl

Dessert
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

First, whisk the cream until stiff and then fold in the yogurt. Put in the fridge to chill. Gently melt the butter in a large saucepan with the brown sugar, stirring over a low heat. Add the cardamom and salt. Strain in the orange juice and stir. Bring to the boil and boil vigorously, without stirring, for 3 minutes. Remove from the heat. Peel the apples and cut into medium-size slices. Add the