Honey and spice and all things nice...

During my first year on Weight Watchers when the weather turned colder, I found I started to get hungrier in the evenings and crave warm, comforting food. Because my propoints allowance didn't automatically increase as the temperature dropped though, I had to find ways to 'make do', and that's when I first discovered the joys of baked fruit. A baked apple with some raisins and a splodge of custard is heavenly for only 2pp, for example. But why stop there? There are so many fruits that taste amazing after spending some time in the oven, particularly, I've found, those with stones at their centre.

This evening I was looking for a dessert idea to follow my curry, and this is what I came up with. It was just the right blend of spicy but refreshing, filling but light, and tasted absolutely delicious for 0pp (or 1pp if you decide to use the meringues).

BAKED SPICED FRUIT BLEND (serves 2)

INGREDIENTS

1 apple
2 yellow plums
2 apricots
0.5tsp mixed allspice
0.25tsp ground ginger
1 cinnamon stick
Seeds from 5 dried cardamom pods
10g honey
Frylight

Chop the fruit and place in a baking dish. Sprinkle the spices over the top and spray with a little frylight. Drizzle the honey on top. Cover and bake for 40 minutes on 150'c.

I served these with three Walkers meringue stars per person and a small amount of Gefen sugar-free chocolate syrup.