Wash, peel, quarter and core apples. Cut the fruit flesh into small pieces and sprinkle with lemon juice immediately
Mix the pudding powder, 2 tablespoons of sugar and 6 tablespoons of apple juice. Boil up the rest of the juice. Cover and simmer the apple pieces for 2-3 minutes. Season to taste with sugar and possibly cinnamon
Stir in the pudding powder, bring everything to the boil and continue to cook for about 1 minute while stirring. Let the groats cool down a little. Pour into dessert bowls and let them cool down. Decorate with lemon balm, apple wedges and meringue. Serve with vanilla sauce
- The vanilla and apple groats can be varied with ginger, aniseed and - if no children are eating along - with calvados
- James Grieve is a precocious apple variety that is available from the end of August to the end of October. The juicy, later crumbly meat is suitable for cooking and steaming