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Eve’s Pudding – simple and delicious!

Updated 3 January 2023 Published 3 November 2016 116 Comments

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Eve's Pudding - a delicious combination of apples and sponge, the ultimate comfort pud! #apple #dessert #British #traditional #pudding #baked #comfortfood

Eve’s Pudding is a British classic. A layer of stewed apples is topped with a vanilla sponge for the ultimate comfort food. Serve with custard or vanilla ice cream!

Eve's Pudding in a white dish surrounded by Bramley apples, a tea towel & serving spoon.
I love autumn, I love the colours, the sound of crisp leaves under foot and I love Bramley apples. Every time I see Bramley apples in the supermarket I reach out and buy another pack because they are so delicious and quickly transformed into a delicious pudding.

So yesterday rather than making another crumble I remembered Eve’s Pudding a traditional recipe which I first made at school and hadn’t made for years.

I looked for my old school exercise book but found that I just had the ingredients written down and no method.

So I looked on-line at other Eve’s Pudding recipes and decided that a much simpler approach was needed and also decided to add a bit of vanilla bean paste to the sponge topping as well as upping the apple content (why skimp on the healthy bit?)

Eve's Pudding - aerial view of dish with portion missing and serving spoon surrounded by Bramley apples & tea towel.

When I served my Eve’s Pudding and custard to the family they all loved it and my daughter asked why I hadn’t made it in years. I couldn’t even remember having made it in her life time, but I must have used someone else’s recipe as my school one was so incomplete!

So now I’ve developed this fuss free version I will be making this on a regular basis. We all need comfort food, it’s good for the soul and our well being. Having a bowl of Eve’s Pudding and custard is like having hug in a bowl.

Eve's Pudding in a bowl with custard.

More Comfort Puddings

As the nights draw in and the weather gets chillier it’s time to embrace comfort food! Hence I asked some fellow food bloggers for their favourite puddings, so here they are along with a few of mine:

  • Banana Pudding
  • Rhubarb Pudding
  • Wholemeal Bread & Butter Pudding
  • Golden Syrup and Clotted Cream Croissant Pudding 
  • Quick Apple Puddings
  • Apple Meringue 
  • Apple & Marzipan Dumplings
  • Klafoutis: A Black Cherry Pudding
  • Plum, Apple and Almond Tarte Tatin
  • Blackberry & Apple Crumble
  • Slow Cooker Golden Syrup Suet Pudding
  • Slow Cooker Chocolate Dumplings 

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Eve's Pudding - simple and delicious!

Eve's Pudding is a British classic, a layer of stewed apples is topped with a vanilla sponge for the ultimate in comfort food, serve with custard or vanilla ice cream!
Course Dessert
Cuisine British
Prep Time 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes minutes
Total Time 1 hour hour 5 minutes minutes
Servings 4
Author Camilla Hawkins

Ingredients

  • 3 Bramley apples/cooking apples about 600g
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp water
  • 100 g granulated sugar
  • For the sponge topping:
  • 100 g self raising flour sieved
  • 75 g buttery spread (or softened butter)
  • 75 g caster sugar
  • 1 large egg lightly beaten
  • ½ tsp vanilla bean paste

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 180ºC.
  • Put the lemon juice and water into a pan.
  • Peel, core and quarter the apples, then cut each quarter into 3 slices (add the slices to the pan as you go along, giving a stir to coat).
  • Sprinkle the granulated sugar over the apples and simmer (under a lid) on a medium heat for about 5 minutes or until the apples are cooked through.
  • Once ready take off the heat and transfer to a 15 cm souffle dish to cool.
  • To make the sponge topping use an electric whisk to beat together the buttery spread and caster sugar until light and fluffy.
  • Next beat in the vanilla bean paste, followed by the egg a little at a time.
  • Fold in the flour a tablespoon at a time.
  • Spread the mixture over the apples.
  • Bake in the oven for 40 – 45 minutes (or until an inserted skewer comes out clean).
  • Serve with custard or vanilla ice cream.

Notes

If you can't get hold of cooking apples then you can use eating apples instead.

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  1. Angie Cruickshank

    28/02/2024 at 3:23 pm

    I made mine with pears and added some ginger syrup….delicious

    Reply
    • Camilla

      28/02/2024 at 3:49 pm

      Awesome Angie, bet that was amazing;-)

      Reply
  2. Frances Jessiman

    05/09/2023 at 11:01 am

    Brilliant,easy recipe, I have never made this before, usually Crumble, my mother made it for us years ago, Completely forgot about it till family said why do you never make Eve’s pudding like Granny used to make,

    Reply
    • Camilla

      05/09/2023 at 5:37 pm

      Aww, that’s wonderful to here Frances, so glad you enjoyed it a relived some memories:-)

      Reply
  3. Nicola

    20/08/2023 at 9:22 pm

    Very quick and easy to make. I grated the apple as the kids moan if it’s chunks of apples. Haha.. It’s just gone in the oven now. Can’t wait to try it ! Thank you

    Reply
    • Camilla

      21/08/2023 at 10:43 pm

      Thank you Nicola, it’s one of my all time favourites puddings and now you’ve made me want it again LOL:-)

      Reply
  4. Frances McGrath

    02/05/2023 at 10:48 am

    Such an easy recipe and just so delicious With lots of custard. Just like I used to make when in my secondary schools cooking class (1962). I practised every weekend as that was part of my exam menu. I’ve loved it ever since. I had forgotten about over the year but now at 72 it’s back on the menu thanks to you .

    Reply
    • Camilla

      02/05/2023 at 11:30 pm

      Aaw, that’s wonderful Frances, so glad to have reignited the memory and dish for you. It’s so good isn’t it and this is the recipe I made at school too:-)

      Reply
  5. Patricia Watson

    05/11/2022 at 3:28 pm

    We have an abundance of apples this year and trying to find different recipes rather than stewed or crumble. So quick and easy is what I like.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      05/11/2022 at 11:22 pm

      Great Patricia, your apples have found a very good home:-)

      Reply
  6. Joyce

    09/10/2022 at 11:30 am

    I’ve made this twice now and my family love it with ice cream and/or pouring cream. xx

    Reply
    • Camilla

      10/10/2022 at 12:06 am

      It’s one of my favourite puddings Joyce, so glad your family love it too:-)

      Reply
  7. Maggie

    08/10/2022 at 11:57 pm

    Made it today with apples from the tree in our garden. I used less sugar than advised as we grow eating apples. The result was delicious.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      09/10/2022 at 12:36 am

      So glad you liked it Maggie and good idea to reduce the sugar for dessert apples:-)

      Reply
  8. Irene Muir

    05/02/2022 at 11:08 am

    Can I prepare this pudding early in the day and fire it up at teatime? Can it be left standing for hours before baking?

    Reply
    • Camilla

      07/02/2022 at 5:36 pm

      I’m afraid not Irene as the raising agent in the self raising flour is activated once wet so need to be put in the oven straight away. You could of course stew the fruit in advance.

      Reply
  9. Jan

    03/10/2021 at 8:45 am

    I added some cinnamon to the apples and it was delicious

    Reply
    • Camilla

      03/10/2021 at 6:20 pm

      Fab, yes I’ve heard of that being done before:-)

      Reply
  10. Linda Currie

    21/09/2021 at 8:18 pm

    My Granny used to make this, we always had it with cold milk – just another serving suggestion.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      21/09/2021 at 10:21 pm

      What a lovely memory:-)

      Reply
    • Mark

      02/11/2021 at 9:18 am

      That’s how I remember it.
      Best with milk.

      Reply
  11. Mary

    20/06/2021 at 6:37 am

    I used pears it was lovely

    Reply
    • Camilla

      20/06/2021 at 10:11 am

      Excellent Mary, I bet that tasted amazing too:-)

      Reply
  12. Cheryl

    04/05/2021 at 1:33 pm

    Hi, Can you substitute the bean paste for vanilla extract? Thanks

    Reply
    • Camilla

      04/05/2021 at 3:35 pm

      Yes Cheryl, use whatever you have:-)

      Reply
  13. Jane

    03/04/2021 at 4:09 pm

    Is it really a 15 cm souffle dish? That seems small.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      04/04/2021 at 1:15 am

      I’ve just been to measure again and yes that is the size of my souffle dish, you could always use a slightly bigger/shallower dish if you don’t have a dish this size.

      Reply
  14. Fiona

    06/03/2021 at 6:34 pm

    I’ve a glut of pears, would it work with pears?

    Reply
    • Camilla

      07/03/2021 at 11:05 pm

      Yes you could use pears but you probably need to cut down the amount of sugar you add to them as they’re quite sweet.

      Reply
  15. Eileen

    17/01/2021 at 1:07 pm

    Can you reheat

    Reply
    • Camilla

      17/01/2021 at 1:51 pm

      Hi Eileen, I’ve never tried but I imagine you could do so in the microwave or if you don’t have one, cover with foil and reheat in oven.

      Reply
      • Mags

        23/10/2021 at 3:29 pm

        Can you freeze

        Reply
        • Camilla

          24/10/2021 at 12:02 am

          I have never frozen Eve’s Pudding before but in theory you could. It might not be as good as when if first came out of the oven though.

          Reply
  16. Muriel

    15/11/2020 at 11:33 am

    How many ramekins will this doe

    Reply
    • Camilla

      15/11/2020 at 5:13 pm

      Hi Muriel, I’ve never made this in ramekins but depending on the size you have I’d say between 4 – 6.

      Reply
      • Elizabeth

        21/05/2022 at 6:55 pm

        I make something very similar but I make a ginger flavour sponge as apple and ginger are such a good autumn combination.

        Reply
  17. Teresa

    08/11/2020 at 9:41 am

    Would this be 160 fan ?

    Reply
    • Camilla

      08/11/2020 at 11:48 am

      All temperatures given on my blog are for conventional ovens. I do have a Neff fan oven but it must have been faulty as it only bakes correctly at a conventional temperature.

      Reply
  18. iani

    18/10/2020 at 3:35 pm

    Please may I enquire politely as a single man. If I make Eves pudding, is it OK to put it in the freezer to eat at a later date?

    Reply
    • Camilla

      18/10/2020 at 10:28 pm

      I would probably make individual portion in ramekins like one of my other readers enquired about if you look down the comments. I’ve never frozen this pudding and reheated it, it’s possible but I think it would lose quality in the process. So I’d be inclined to half the recipe and eat it over a couple of days.

      Reply
  19. Shelagh

    15/09/2020 at 2:08 pm

    If doing this in small ramekins, how much should the time be reduced by?

    Reply
    • Camilla

      15/09/2020 at 8:32 pm

      Hi Shelagh, I’ve not made this in individual ramekins but would bake for 15 – 20 minutes and then test if the sponge is cooked by seeing if it springs back to the touch and is golden. If not bake a little longer.

      Reply
  20. Jenna

    24/08/2020 at 7:24 pm

    Hi, can you make this recipe in advance?

    Thanks

    Reply
    • Camilla

      24/08/2020 at 10:19 pm

      Hi Jenna, you could make the stewed apples in advance and then add the sponge topping and bake. But you need to bake as soon as the cake batter is added.

      Reply
      • Jenna

        25/08/2020 at 10:42 am

        Thank you Camilla!

        Reply
  21. Clare

    29/05/2020 at 3:41 am

    How much vanilla essence should I use instead of paste pls

    Reply
    • Camilla

      29/05/2020 at 11:51 am

      Hi Claire, if it’s vanilla extract I’d use 1/2 tsp but if it’s essence I’d use 1 tsp.

      Reply
  22. Tanya

    07/05/2020 at 3:01 am

    This was an easy recipe to follow and absolutely delicious. It’s perfect for Fall or any day you want a comforting dessert to complete your meal. I highly recommend you enjoy it with vanilla ice cream.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      07/05/2020 at 11:28 am

      Thank you Tanya, so happy you love this pudding as much as I do:-)

      Reply
  23. jenny walters

    17/01/2019 at 5:50 pm

    This pudding sounds just incredible and completely up my street. I love to make an apple cake that I serve as a pudding sometimes and I can’t fill my face fast enough. So this recipe is definitely going to be on my Sunday Lunch list and soon. I love my apple cake but it doesn’t feel like a pudding when I’m making it! I’m not sure why that matters but it sometimes does. Pinned!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      17/01/2019 at 6:11 pm

      Fabulous Jenny, I love apple cake too but I wouldn’t serve it with custard for dessert, this has to be my favourite pudding of all time I think:-)

      Reply
  24. Leila Benhamida

    11/03/2018 at 10:07 am

    Simple and delicious indeed. I love apples.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      11/03/2018 at 9:23 pm

      Thanks Leila, we love it:-)

      Reply
  25. Cathy

    14/10/2017 at 4:29 pm

    I’ve just followed this recipe still in over at the moment but I’ve never made a sponge with less eggs I am so curious to see how it will turn out, I’ll keep you all posted

    Reply
    • Camilla

      14/10/2017 at 9:46 pm

      Very jealous, I keep meaning to make this again as have a fridge full of Bramleys which were given to me-)

      Reply
  26. Christine Phillips

    29/09/2017 at 9:29 pm

    My husband made this for me last night. It was so lovely that he I had to make another tonight.

    Brilliant recipe.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      30/09/2017 at 12:48 am

      Thank you Christine, it is so good isn’t it. Think I’ll have to make one this weekend as have lots of Bramleys in the fridge:-)

      Reply
  27. Richard Eldred Hawes

    25/05/2017 at 9:41 pm

    An old English pudding that is still very enjoyable

    Reply
  28. Richard Eldred Hawes

    14/01/2017 at 10:45 pm

    An ‘Old School’ dessert, but one that I still enjoy

    Reply
    • Camilla

      15/01/2017 at 12:00 am

      Same here, don’t make it often enough!

      Reply
  29. Margaret

    14/01/2017 at 12:16 am

    Gosh its years since i made tis beauty
    One for the neices to help with when they come around

    Reply
    • Camilla

      14/01/2017 at 1:14 am

      Great Margaret, hope you all have fun making it:-)

      Reply
  30. bexjones76

    08/01/2017 at 8:59 pm

    This sounds sooooo nice !! I haven’t had Eve’s Pudding for years .. think I will have to make myself some xx

    Reply
    • Camilla

      08/01/2017 at 9:31 pm

      It’s so good:-)

      Reply
  31. A S,Edinburgh

    05/01/2017 at 11:11 pm

    I love apple desserts, but I haven’t had Eve’s Pudding in a long time either. Yours looks beautiful!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      06/01/2017 at 12:09 am

      Thank you, it is so good:-)

      Reply
  32. Amy Fidler

    02/01/2017 at 10:11 am

    Love Eve’s pudding xx i’ll give your recipe a go x

    Reply
    • Camilla

      02/01/2017 at 7:49 pm

      It is so good:-)

      Reply
  33. Ashleigh @ 3GirlsMummy

    14/11/2016 at 8:56 pm

    This looks absolutely delicious! I may have to have a try at making it in prep for Christmas!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      14/11/2016 at 10:17 pm

      Great Ashleigh:-)

      Reply
  34. Lorna Craig

    14/11/2016 at 12:21 am

    Made it last night,fabulous! Hubby had his with custard, I just had mine as it was , just as great as I remembered! Oh please make this again , said he. No problem dear, I can do that any time! Just a wee bit left………………..mine I think, chef’s privileges lol . Thank you 🙂

    Reply
    • Camilla

      14/11/2016 at 12:37 am

      Wonderful Lorna, yes I had sadly neglected this recipe for far too long. It’s at the top of the list now:-)

      Reply
  35. GeorgeW78

    11/11/2016 at 10:36 pm

    We’ve just been given a large bag of windfall apples so this will be on my list this weekend 🙂

    Reply
    • Camilla

      12/11/2016 at 12:35 am

      Excellent George, we love this pudding:-)

      Reply
  36. Platter Talk

    10/11/2016 at 3:55 am

    Here is something that I’ve never had the chance to try! Thanks.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      10/11/2016 at 1:31 pm

      Thanks Dan, hope you get to try it:-)

      Reply
  37. Elizabeth

    08/11/2016 at 9:21 am

    You know, I have never had Eve’s pudding before! I need to remedy this error! Gosh that looks so good!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      08/11/2016 at 3:24 pm

      Thanks Elizabeth, I’m glad I’ve shone a light on this traditional old pudding as many people don’t seem to know about it:-)

      Reply
  38. Katie Bryson

    07/11/2016 at 11:47 am

    These kind of recipes take me straight back to my childhood when my mum and my gran would regularly dish up puddings like this. So soothing and comforting on a chilly day… I must make this for my family as my eldest son would go crazy for it. His nickname is the pudding king as he loves nothing more than sponge & custard based hot desserts! Funnily enough it was what I craved when I was pregnant with him too 🙂

    Reply
    • Camilla

      07/11/2016 at 3:35 pm

      Thanks Katie, yes it’s funny the things we crave and go off when pregnant and how these tastes get passed on! Think I’m going to be making another Eve’s Pudding very soon as everyone here loved it:-)

      Reply
  39. Heather Haigh

    06/11/2016 at 6:49 am

    What a conincidence, I made one of these a few days ago for the first time in years. I love your addition of vanilla bean paste.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      06/11/2016 at 9:06 pm

      Fab Heather, it’s the right time of year for it:-)

      Reply
  40. Laura Tovey

    05/11/2016 at 8:03 pm

    OMG I bet this tastes awesome!!! Please send some my way!!!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      05/11/2016 at 10:03 pm

      Thanks Laura, it’s so good:-)

      Reply
  41. Monika Dabrowski

    05/11/2016 at 11:23 am

    This is a lovely recipe with fabulous flavours, apple and vanilla and custard are just so tasty together. I wonder if they still serve it in the school cafeterias, my children never mentioned this dessert.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      05/11/2016 at 4:54 pm

      Thanks Monika, when I said it was my old school recipe I meant the one I learned to make in Home-Economics. I wish it had been on the school dinner menu!

      Reply
  42. Lorna Craig

    05/11/2016 at 3:32 am

    I made this at school but haven’t made it in years. Have to do without custard etc though as I have Crohns but small price to pay! Apples on shopping list now 🙂

    Reply
    • Camilla

      05/11/2016 at 4:55 pm

      Great Lorna, glad to have reminded you of this pudding!

      Reply
  43. munchies & munchkins

    04/11/2016 at 11:13 pm

    Oh now I need pudding! This looks so good Camilla x

    Reply
    • Camilla

      04/11/2016 at 11:29 pm

      Thank you Becky, I’m in full comfort food mode:-)

      Reply
  44. DANIELLE VEDMORE

    04/11/2016 at 10:07 pm

    That looks lovely – have never tried Eves pudding. Would make a lovely change from Apple pie lol

    Reply
    • Camilla

      04/11/2016 at 11:28 pm

      Thank you! Oh Danielle you’ll love it:-)

      Reply
  45. Richard Eldred Hawes

    04/11/2016 at 9:47 pm

    Winter is coming and this is comfort food at its best

    Reply
    • Camilla

      04/11/2016 at 10:04 pm

      Thanks Richard, it really is:-)

      Reply
  46. Janice

    04/11/2016 at 8:59 pm

    Oh excellent! I have just got a big pile of apples from a colleague at work, was wondering what to make so now it will be Eve’s Pudding 🙂

    Reply
    • Camilla

      04/11/2016 at 10:04 pm

      Great Janice, enjoy:-)

      Reply
  47. Lucy

    04/11/2016 at 8:47 pm

    I’d like a bowl with custard please! Perfect for this time of year

    Reply
    • Camilla

      04/11/2016 at 10:03 pm

      Thanks Lucy, yes custard all the way (except for my son who doesn’t like custard)!

      Reply
  48. anne wallwin

    04/11/2016 at 7:39 pm

    It looks amazing!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      04/11/2016 at 7:55 pm

      Thank you Anne:-)

      Reply
  49. Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche

    04/11/2016 at 2:06 pm

    I don’t think I’ve ever had Eve’s pudding! It looks like a brilliant winter warmer though – just the thing for a good spoonful of custard 🙂

    Reply
    • Camilla

      04/11/2016 at 3:48 pm

      Oh Becca, you have missed out then and really need to try it-)

      Reply
  50. Chris Thinly Spread

    04/11/2016 at 2:03 pm

    This is just autumn in a bowl really isn’t it?! Delicious!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      04/11/2016 at 3:47 pm

      Totally Chris:-)

      Reply
  51. Choclette

    04/11/2016 at 1:25 pm

    I love Eve’s pudding, but haven’t made one for a few years – not sure why not. I’m with Dom, it’s cream for me please 🙂

    Reply
    • Camilla

      04/11/2016 at 3:38 pm

      Same here Choclette, used to make it more when I lived at home and must have remembered the rest of the recipe! OK cream sounds lush too, maybe lets go the whole hog and have clotted:-)

      Reply
  52. glenn hutton

    04/11/2016 at 11:35 am

    Looks so warming… and delicious!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      04/11/2016 at 11:57 am

      Thanks Glenn, it really is:-)

      Reply
  53. Kavey

    04/11/2016 at 9:12 am

    This looks so good, I’ve never made one but we have a huge bag of apples from our tree so I’m passing it on to Pete!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      04/11/2016 at 9:31 am

      Thanks! Fabulous Kavey, I’m sure you’ll love it:-)

      Reply
  54. William Gould

    04/11/2016 at 8:57 am

    I too have not had this for years! Used to love it – It’s a great alternative to pies and crumbles!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      04/11/2016 at 9:32 am

      It really is William, kicking myself for not having made a pudding I love in so long!

      Reply
  55. Dom

    04/11/2016 at 8:31 am

    this, I think has to be one of my favourite puddings (no custard for me though, needs to be cream) Yours is so beautiful and such a glorious colour!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      04/11/2016 at 9:34 am

      Thank you Dom, one of my favourites too so makes no sense that I’ve left it so long to make. Will be on my regular make list now:-)

      Reply
  56. Paul Wilson

    04/11/2016 at 1:24 am

    Used to love this sort of thing at school – with lashings of custard.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      04/11/2016 at 9:34 am

      Wish my school had served this but I did learn to make it at school:-)

      Reply

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