Spiced Apple Pudding

ItalianMama's Note:

This is actual pudding, not a bread pudding or cake. It's super easy to make and tastes fabulous! It's also adaptable based on how much time you have - make the pudding from scratch or use instant, low-fat, sugar-free or regular . . . whatever floats your boat. Use store-bought or instant pudding and canned fried apples for the ultimate super-quick dessert without turning on the stove. Nutritional information and prep time is based on the recipe as written (homemade apples and regular instant vanilla pudding).

• Total Time: 40 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 4 small-medium apples , peeled, cored and diced (or use canned, see directions)
• 2 tablespoons butter , melted
• ½ cup brown sugar , packed
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 (3 ½ ounce) box instant vanilla pudding (or 2 c. pre-made)
• Cool Whip (optional)

Directions:

1. If using canned fried apples, omit first four ingredients and skip to step #5. Note: if the sauce in the apples is very runny, use only a couple of tablespoons of it.
2. Preheat oven to 325.
3. In a 9" square baking pan, toss apples with melted butter, brown sugar and cinnamon.
4. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until apples are tender but not mushy. When apples are done, chill until cool.
5. Meanwhile, prepare instant pudding according to package directions; chill.
6. In a bowl, layer apples in between two layers of pudding. Top with Cool Whip if desired. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Reviews

[Chef #1138729]

This was pretty good, and was a great way to use up the apples that weren't pretty enough to eat out of hand. I used apple pie spice, just because I like it better than cinnamon. I also topped it with some crushed gingersnaps because I was in the mood. I bet the apple mixture would be good for breakfast with vanilla yogurt instead of pudding. Thanks for posting!