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Phil Vickery's apple & yogurt fool

Phil Vickery's famous for his desserts, so who better to trust for an incredible apple fool recipe than the celebrity chef himself?

Serves: 6 - 8
Cost: Approx £0.60 per portion
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes

What you need:

• 2 medium Bramley apples, peeled, cored and chopped into 1cm pieces
• 4 tbsp soft brown sugar
• finely grated zest and juice of 1 lemon
• 55g bitter chocolate, finely grated
• 10 Sponge fingers
• 1 pint ready made, low fat custard
• 450g thick yogurt

What you do:

1. Place the apples, brown sugar, juice and zest of lemon into a saucepan.
2. Bring to the boil stirring occasionally, then turn down the heat, and cook until soft and pulpy; about 15 minutes. You may need to add a little more water if the mixture is too thick!! Then cool.
3. Grate the chocolate carefully on a cheese grater, then chill well, or pop into the freezer.
4. Place a large bowl or bowls on the work surface, then spoon half of the apple into the bottom.
5. Break up the Savoy biscuits and sprinkle over the apple.
6. Then spoon over half the custard
7. Next, half the yoghurt.
8. Then repeat: apple, custard and yoghurt, then finally sprinkle over the chocolate.
9. And serve, it will look fantastic!!!!!!!

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Bramley Apples

The Bramley is rightly recognised by professional chefs and home cooks alike as the best apple for cooking. Grown only in Britain, the Bramley’s unique qualities make it one of the most versatile ingredients, equally at home in a savoury stir fry as a traditional apple pie.