I developed this great finale to any dinner party over the years. If your in our house no meal is complete without some form of dessert, even if we are heading for the cheese & fruit platter. Sweet Toothes hey! we all know one and my house is no exception.

So I developed a twist on a great british traditional pudding to give not only fabulous flavours, enough sweetness to melt the heart of even the sweetest of toothes amoungst us; but also packed with a good source of vitamins A, B C E, iron, calcium, selenium & zinc, too good to be true I know, and there is more.

This fantastic pudding can be made in advance and kept in a fridge, so no last minute panic.

What am I talking about well its Luxurious, warming & colourful Fruity Bread & Butter pudding!

Your going to need: 350ml full cream milk, 300g fresh or frozen mixed fruit of your choice, 50g butter, 8 slices of wholemeal bread, 3 tablespoons of light muscovado sugar, 2 large eggs, 1/2 teaspoon natural vanilla extract, nutmeg for grating & icing sugar to decorate. Oh and either fresh cream, greek yogurt or custard to serve with your finished pudding.

Preheat your oven to 220 c/425 f/ gas 7, heat the milk gently in a pan, do not let it boil. Grease 4 overproof ramekins. Remove the crusts from the bread and butter the slices cutting into 4 triangles. Arrange a few pieces in bottom of each dish (pointing slightly upwards) then add a spoonful of your fruit mix and a sprinkling of sugar then repeat this process until all the bread and fruit it used up ending with a layer of bread in each dish. Break your eggs in a bowl and whisk lightly, stir in the warm milk and vanilla. Whisk again and carefully pour over the custard mix evenly into each pudding dish. Grate a little nutmeg over each of the puddings and place them on a baking tray before baking for 15 minutes or until set and golden brown. To serve sift icing sugar over the tops and serve with cream, yogurt or custard of your choice.

 I think this funky Le Creuset Stoneware Heart Shaped Ramekin Gift sets are great they look superb and make a pudding special, so surprise your guest by serving your desserts in something extra special like them ! ahhhhh!

 They are stylish tableware for both entertaining and everyday use, coming in their fabulous     Espresso Exterior finish, they offer the perfect presentation for individual desserts. Suitable for use in the Freezer, Dishwasher, Oven,Grill and Microwave and each ramekin holds 0.3l and is 11cm in diameter.

Whats your dinner party finale! (& keep it clean please!)