A few years ago I shared this recipe as part of the Seasonal Real Food Blog Series on Recipes to Nourish. At the time I made this grain free dessert with pears but the combination of apples and pears
together works beautifully and if you pop in some berries, the nutritional
value of the pudding increases in leaps and bounds. Ginger has
exceptional healing properties and is also well known for its powers in aiding
recovery from colds and flu making it an ideal choice as a spice in cooking at
this time of year. Plus, it's so warming and comforting.
I decided to improve my other gluten and grain free Christmas cake recipe this year and I thought you might like the recipe since it has turned out so well! It's easily one of the best Christmas Cakes I've tasted. Christmas Cake is a favourite in our house and Christmas just wouldn't be the same without it.
I strongly believe that the variety of fruits and vegetables growing on this planet were put here to help cure and prevent major disease. Now blackberries, for example, are little nutritional powerhouses and wild blackberries are high in Vitamin B17 which many believe can help in the fight against cancer. Most of the fruits and berries containing B17 are the sour ones - those that your grandparents used to eat when in season. They are the fruits least likely to be available easily, fruits such as quinces, wild crabapples, gooseberries and elderberries and if you're interested in finding out the other foods containing B17, check out the list here.
