This comforting Apple Sponge Pudding is the perfect Weight Watchers dessert!

It's just 3 Points per portion and is delicious served warm with some low fat custard or a dollop of fat free yogurt.

Sponge pudding is one of those comforting Sunday lunch desserts that I remember from my childhood!

Please be aware that this post was written prior to Weight Watchers changing to the WW Points Plan. Scroll down the page to check how many Points it works out on the 2023 - 2024 WW Points Plan, as well as some of the older Weight Watchers plans.

It was always served with a pool of Birds custard and was ALWAYS eaten warm, straight from the oven.

I've adapted the recipe to be more WW friendly - the traditional recipe includes a load of butter and quite a bit of sugar.

Not so great for Weight Watchers!

So, I have swapped those out for vegetable oil and sweetener.

If you don't like to use artificial sweetener you can always swap in sugar - see below for how that would change the SmartPoints.

Best Apples to use

I like to use sweet apples in this dessert as I don't add any sweetener into the apple mix - I don't think it is needed when using sweet apples!

Apples such as Pink Lady (Cripps Pink), Gala, Golden delicious and Jazz are all sweet varieties of apple.

I usually use Pink Lady or Jazz apples as they hold their shape well after cooking & I like a bit of crunch in this dessert!

Sweetener or Sugar!

If you don't like using artificial sweetener in your cooking, you can swap it for 3 tablespoons of sugar instead, but this adds 3 SmartPoints per portion to each serving.

If you use sweetener, make sure that you use one that measures spoon to spoon like sugar!

There are some good stevia based non calorie granulated sweetener that do this and also a monkfruit sweetener that is very popular amongst Weight Watchers.

Tips to making this dessert!

This dessert really is so easy that you can't really go wrong.

• Choose a sweet flavoured apple for best results.
• Peel, core then chop up the apples into small chunks (about 1cm squared)
• Heat the diced apples with a little water over a medium heat until they have started to soften. I like to keep them with a little crunch but cook them down to a mush if you would prefer them that way!
• Spread the apples into a small 7 inch pie dish (picture 1)
• Make the sponge mixture by whisking the oil and sweetener till it is well combined.
• Add a couple of tablespoons of boiling water to the oil and sweetener mixture and whisk again.
• Break the egg into the mixture and whisk to a smooth consistency.
• Add the flour and then fold it in using a metal spoon. Carry on folding until you have a smooth, lump free mixture.
• Rather than just scraping the mixture on to the top of the cooked apples, I tend to spoon it on (picture 2), spreading it bit by bit to make sure that all of the apple is covered (picture 3).
• Bake in the centre of your preheated oven until the sponge topping has risen and turned golden brown (picture 4).
• Serve with some low fat custard (for extra SmartPoints) or with some fat free natural yogurt (for no extra SmartPoints).
• This dessert serves 4 so each serving equates to a quarter of the dish.

Variations!

If you want to add a little oomph to this dessert you can add a little cinnamon and nutmeg to the apple mixture.

• Chop the apples as directed and place in a saucepan with the water.
• Sprinkle over ¾ teaspoon of cinnamon and ¼ teaspoon of nutmeg.
• Add a couple of teaspoons of sweetener and a teaspoon of cornflour and mix.
• Cook for 10 - 15 minutes until the apples have started to soften.
• Continue with the recipe as directed.

Points in Apple Sponge Pudding

Over the years I have used the official WW recipe builder to work out the Points for this Apple Sponge Pudding for each of the different plans.

• WW Points Plan (2023 / 2024) - 3 Points per serving
• Freestyle Plan  -  5 SmartPoint per serving
• myWW Blue Plan  -  5 SmartPoint per serving
• myWW Purple Plan  -  5 SmartPoint per serving
• myWW Green Plan  -  5 SmartPoints per serving

More Weight Watchers Dessert Recipes

If, like me, you are forever on the search for a good WW dessert recipe then take a look at these beauties!

• Lemon Pudding
• Lime Fluff
• Baked Egg Custard
• Pumpkin Spiced French Toast Muffins

How I worked out the Points

I calculated the Weight Watchers SmartPoints using the official WW recipe builder.

Please note that the nutritional information in the recipe card below has been automatically generated and will give you an inaccurate SmartPoint value.  

This is because it does not account for some ingredients being zero SmartPoints on the WW plan. Nor does it account for variations in product brands and types, weights of individual ingredients etc.

Use the recipe builder on your WW App and you will see that the SmartPoint values that I have given are correct 😀 !