No-Fat, No-Bread, Bread Pudding

No, that's not a mistake, there's no added fat or even bread in this bread pudding style pudding.  There is however couscous - don't switch off though, it's a really surprisingly tasty recipe.

This instructable was a collaboration between myself and Helsbels who is my lovely wife!

Preheat your oven to 180'C or 190'C if you've not got a fan assisted oven.

Ingredients:
150g couscous
2tsp cinamon
1tsp mixed spice
350ml Boiling water
2 desert apples or a large cooking apple - peeled and chopped.
4tbsp sweetener
150g sultanas

Equipment
Big enough pyrex dish.  If you've not got pyrex, use greaseproof paper to line a metal container - not grease!
Chopping board
Knife
Measuring jug
Teaspoon and table spoon
Scales

The first step is to combine 150g of couscous, 2tsp of cinnamon, 1tsp of nutmeg & 4tbsp of sweetener.

Stir well till the dry mix looks roughly the same colour.

Add 250ml of boiling water to the dry mix (roughly enough to cover the couscous).  Leave for 2-3 minutes to absorb the water.

When it's all absorbed, add another 100ml!  Leave for another 2 minutes and then (carefully! it's hot!) taste.  If it's not sweet enough, add more sweetener.

Add the eggs and stir in as well as possible - if you leave this to the same time you add the fruit, it's a lot more messy!

Then add chopped apple and sultanas.

Stir it up!

It's best to try and overturn your OCD urges to make a lovely flat surface and make it as craggy as you can.  These rifts and valleys will make lovely crunchy bits.

mmm, crunchy cinnamon bits.

Stick in the oven for 30-35 minutes, or till nice and crispy on top.

Take out and serve hot n' crunchy.  Delicious and guilt free.  If you're on slimming world the only naughty bits are the sultanas - the apple on the other hand doesn't loose its shape or texture, so you can consider this "sin" free!

Why not also try substituting apple and sultanas with bananas (and a little honey or golden syrup)