Rhubarb Soufflé

'Time and tide waits for no-one' the saying goes; I'd like to add soufflé to that list. As soon as I opened the oven door the soufflé started to sink and by the time I'd brought them to the table they'd gone down a couple of inches. They still tasted nice though.

Serves 2

Syn Free on Extra Easy*

* Providing you use the cooked rhubarb as your Healthy Extra B

3-4 stalks rhubarb

sweetener to taste

2 egg whites

Cook the rhubarb with as little water as possible until mushy, then add sweetener to taste. Whisk the egg whites until stiff and gently fold in the rhubarb. Bake the soufflé in individual dishes for ca 20 minutes or so until cooked through – it's very difficult to judge when it is cooked as you can't open the door and stick a skewer in it to see if it comes out clean. You just have to keep an eye on it and hope for the best. 

 

Rhubarb and Ginger Pudding

The idea for this came from the carrot cake, but obviously the rhubarb mixture didn't set very well, so I immediately changed it from a 'cake' to a 'pudding'. It has a very moist, soft centre and is very gingery.

You need to start the day before you want to eat the cake in order to get everything done, so it's not a five-minute wonder.

I used 3 stems of rhubarb to get 250g cooked fruit, cooking it to a pulp with very little water.

Serves 2

1 syn on Extra Easy *

* Providing you use the oats as your Healthy Extra B

For the ginger:

Large knob of ginger, about the size of your fist

1 cup sweetener

For the pudding:

70g porridge oats

1 Müllerlight rhubarb yogurt

1 tsp vanilla essence

350g cooked rhubarb

½ cup sweetener (or to taste)

½ tsp baking powder

2 eggs, separated

½ cup cooked ginger

a few more slices ginger

1-2 tsp ground ginger

Peel the ginger and slice into 1mm thick slices. Place in a saucepan with the sweetener and enough water to cover. Cook, covered, on a low heat for 2½ – 3 hours, checking on it from time to time to top up the water to stop it boiling dry. The ginger should have a translucent look about it when it's done.

Place the oats in a bowl and mix in the yogurt, vanilla essence and 1 tbsp water. Stir well and leave to soak overnight.

The next day, whip up the egg whites until soft peaks form. Place the ginger in a spice grinder or food processor and whizz until a pulp. Finely chop the extra ginger slices. Mix the cooked rhubarb, ginger pulp and bits, ground ginger, baking powder and sweetener to taste with the oat mixture. Mix in the egg yolks and finally fold in the egg whites.

I used two 4-inch cake tins to bake this in as I was planning on a cake, but next time I will use individual pudding basins. If you use one large basin, make sure you adjust the baking time accordingly.

Bake at 180°C for 25-30 minutes. The puddings will have a cake-like outside and a soft gooey centre.