Comforting drinks.

So,  after comfort food,  how about comfort puddings?   Again we have lots of favourites such as rice pudding done really slowly in the other much smaller slow cooker,   fruit crumbles  are another favourite and - I think - so much easier and less fiddly than making a pie.  The strawberry crumble that we made in the summer is gorgeous and gooey  but we also use membrilla (quince) with dried figs which all ends up gorgeous and gooey too.

But we don't often have room for a pudding unfortunately - nor does my waistline!   Luckily early in December John found this page of winter warming drink offerings  which includes what I can only describe as " puddings in a glass"

The one we've made a couple of times now is 'apple crumble cocktail'  and it tastes just as it sounds.

 Half a glass of apple juice heated,  add a large glug of vodka,  gently pour in some Advocaat,  then carefully spoon over a crushed digestive biscuit.  

I suppose if you were feeling really naughty you could add cream too.... but we haven't yet.

Back to the recipe page,  hot buttered rum sounds really nice,  maybe if the weather gets colder that will be the next to be tried....unless it's colder where you are?  

And if anyone thinks this is extravagant,  we don't do this very often plus rum is available for 6 euros a litre,  vodka for 4 euros a bottle and the advocaat was a present.