The best easy puddings to make this weekend Some of the tastiest desserts can be knocked up with the contents of your cupboard, as this trio of treats proves 4 April 2021 • 5:00am A fruity sponge combines three fruits for a glorious, light dessert Credit: Haarala Hamilton and Valerie Berry It’s hard for me to smell roast lamb or beef and not, simultaneously, get a waft of apple crumble. Fattiness, meatiness, sweetness and slightly caramelised apples go together in my mind. This is because of the last-minute simple puddings at which the British excel. Often, when I was growing up, we would think we wouldn’t bother with a pudding after Sunday lunch, but then would be overtaken by a desire for crumble, bread and butter pudding or Eve’s pudding. They can all be knocked up at the last minute; the ingredients, apart from the fruit, are usually in your cupboard, and you don’t have to weigh anything. Crumble is just fruit and a buttery crust that you rub together with your hands. A child can make it.