Sticky Date Pudding with Toffee Sauce
(from Heather P’s recipe box)
Moist, easy and yummy dessert.
Source: Jamie Oliver
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 35 minutes
Serves 8 people
Categories: Hot Desserts
Ingredients
- 225g dates, chopped
- 1t bicarbonate of soda
- 200ml boiling water
- 85g butter
- 70g caster sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 170g self raising flour
- 1/4t mixed spice
- 1/4t cinnamon
- 2T cocoa
- 2T natural yoghurt
- For Sauce:
- 115g butter
- 115g brown sugar
- 14oml cream
Directions
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Put dates in bowl with bicarb soda, cover with boiling water.
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Stand until softened, drain.
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Puree date mixture.
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Cream butter and sugar until pale.
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Add eggs, and dry ingredients, mix well.
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Fold in yoghurt and date puree.
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Pour into buttered ovenproof dish.
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Bake at 180oC for 35 minutes.
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While pudding is cooking, make Toffee Sauce:
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Put butter, sugar and cream in saucepan and cook over low heat until sugar is dissolved and sauce has thickened and darkened in colour.
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To serve:
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Pour sauce over cooked pudding.