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Serves 8 - 10

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cooking Time 45 minutes

Ingredients

2 x 200 g packets Tennis biscuits
200 g butter, melted
2 x 385 g cans condensed milk
2 lemons, juiced
Woolworths Madagascan vanilla ice cream, for serving
2 420 g Pear Halves in Syrup or canned apples

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C.

2. Crush the Tennis biscuits until fine, then combine with the melted butter and pack into a 23 cm baking dish to form a thick base.

3. Combine the apples, condensed milk and lemon juice, then pour onto the base. Bake for 45 minutes, or until slightly golden and set.

4. Serve warm with ice cream.

Cook's note: You can substitute canned pears for the apples, and use any biscuits for the base, such as ginger or chocolate chip.

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