Vegan MoFo 2013 - Baked Stuffed Apples with dairy soya egg free Vanilla Pod Custard

Hello! I'm going to be doing Vegan MoFo ( Month of Food ) this month ! 

It's suddenly turned cold over the last three days , sunny with a slight nip! Last night Pauly my sweet toothed fiancée was after something to satisfy him after a Sunday Roast lunch and while he was reading The Gruffalo to Opeie I decided to whip up some baked apples & vanilla pod custard with the apples I'd bought from Attingham Park the day before . 

Per heat the oven to the highest setting . 

1 or 2 apples per person 

3 table spoons your favourite fruit &nut mix, I used Tescos Luxury fruit mix , ground almonds , sliced almonds and Brazil nuts that I bashed up in a bag . ( all nuts GoodnessDirect.co.uk) 

1 table spoon cinnamon per apple ( you could add all spice if you have it)

Pinch of salt

1/2 table spoon coconut sugar or unrefined cane sugar per apple

Get a zip lock bag put nuts, fruit , spice, Sugar & salt and shake it around to combine . 

Scoop out the centres of the apples and stuff the centres with the fruit mixI normally put them in a le cruset type dish and spoon the extra around the base . 

Pop in the oven for 25 mins on a medium shelf, but 5 mins before they finish move to the top shelf to brown them! 

Custard :

1 pint almond milk

1 vanilla pod ( I buy mine from eBay 50 pods for around £12) 

2 tablespoons good old Birds custard powder. 

2 or 3 table spoons raw sugar

1 tablespoon vanilla extract. 

Mix the Birds Custard Powder & 1 tbsp of sugar together with 3 tbsp milk to a paste . 

Put the milk in a pan wait for milk to get Luke warm and add the paste , then whisk for a while and slowly add everything else . Keep whisking by hand until thick ! 

It's such a lovely treat and not that bad for you ! If you don't want the sugar leave it out of the apples , and have Coyo instead of custard for a healthier option ! 

If your feeling extra cold try a cup of roobios tea! Lovely !