Nutty apricot & cinnamon pudding

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1. Put the dates in a small pan with the apricots, spice and honey, then pour over the orange juice. Bring to the boil and cook for 5 mins, until the dates have broken down and you have a thick, syrupy sauce. Stir in the nuts.
2. Cut the cake in half lengthways, on the horizontal. Use a 150ml ramekin to cut out 4 circles from the cake. Divide the date mix between the 4 ramekins, then top with the circles of cake, pressing them down gently. Cover with cling film and microwave on high for 3 mins, then turn out onto a plate and serve with cream or ice cream.

Spiced pear pudding

If you're not a fan of dates, swap the madeira cake for ginger loaf cake, preparing it in the same way. For the sauce, peel, core and chop 4 medium pears and put into a pan with a handful sultanas or raisins, 1 tsp ground cinnamon, zest 1 lemon, 2 tbsp honey and a splash orange juice. Cook gently for 10 mins until the pear is softened and starting to turn pulpy, adding a little more juice if it becomes dry. Assemble and microwave as before.

Per serving

479 kcalories, protein 7g, carbohydrate 83g, fat 15 g, saturated fat 7g, fibre 4g, salt 0.82 g

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• Claire

  09 April 2008

  Claire rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Yum. I used dried dates and these worked really well. The sauce turned sticky easily and the whole pudding was easy to prepare. I made it as one big one. I would make this again.

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• Chris

  11 October 2008

  Chris rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Very good but I didn't find I had enough topping - it wasn't nearly as deep as shown in the picture. I shall make it again though and use more ingredients.

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Ingredients

• 6 Medjool dates , stoned and roughly chopped (see try below)
• handful chopped dried apricots
• 1 tsp ground spice
• 2 tbsp honey
• 150ml orange juice
• handful chopped mixed nuts
• 1 Madeira cake (loaf)

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Serves 4

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Prep 10 mins

Cook 10 mins

Ingredients

• 6 Medjool dates , stoned and roughly chopped (see try below)
• handful chopped dried apricots
• 1 tsp ground spice
• 2 tbsp honey
• 150ml orange juice
• handful chopped mixed nuts
• 1 Madeira cake (loaf)

Per serving

479 kcalories, protein 7g, carbohydrate 83g, fat 15 g, saturated fat 7g, fibre 4g, salt 0.82 g

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