Sticky date & ginger pudding

Sticky date & ginger pudding

The perfect pud - warming, comforting, rich, and easy. Serve with lots of custard.

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 50 mins

Method

  1. Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Lightly grease a deep 2-litre (about 28 x 20cm) oval baking dish. Tip the dates into a pan, pour over the milk and bring up to scalding point. Remove from the heat, add the vanilla essence and bicarbonate of soda, then leave to one side. Sift the flour and ginger into a bowl, then add the sugar, butter and eggs. Beat with an electric whisk for about 5 mins. Fold in the date mixture and stem ginger, then pour into the baking dish.
  2. For the sauce, sprinkle the sugar over the pudding batter, then drizzle with the syrup. Pour 250ml boiling water over (do not stir), then bake for 40-45 mins until the pudding is firm to the touch. Serve spoonfuls of the pudding with a generous helping of syrupy sauce from the bottom of the dish. Great with vanilla ice cream or pouring cream.
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Fairtrade sugar

Billington's, Co-op, Equal Exchange, Traidcraft and Whitworths all make a range of Fairtrade sugar. For this recipe, we used Traidcraft dark muscovado sugar, available in health food stores, wholefood shops, by mail order and online from Traidcraft at traidcraftshop.co.uk

Per serving

480 kcalories, protein 7.0g, carbohydrate 82.0g, fat 16.0 g, saturated fat 9.0g, fibre 2.0g, sugar 62.0g, salt 1.15 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, March 2007.

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  • Binder photo Louise

    16 March 2008

    Louise rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    This had mixed reviews in our house. I halved the amount of stem ginger and i was very glad I had. It was still on the spicy side and far too strong for my husband. The kids and I still had seconds though. It wasn't a disaster but I wouldn't do it again. It's an aquired taste. I you LOVE ginger i'd recommend it.

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  • Binder photo SUTTY

    23 August 2008

    SUTTY commented on this recipe

    This is a firm favourite in our house and with guests it has gone down a storm. My partner isnt really in to puddings but will actually have some of this which says something. I would agree with Louise on reducing the stem ginger for children but I dont think you need to love ginger to like this pud.

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  • Binder photo Emma

    27 August 2008

    Emma commented on this recipe

    This is a huge hit in our house! Although it is fair to say it is very gingery, it is not too spicy and my kids (6 and 9) love it! I've made this 3 times so far and it has turned out perfectly each time.

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  • Binder photo janet

    25 July 2009

    janet rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This is wonderful such a 'comfort' pudding. I disagree that you need to like ginger to enjoy this recipe,that's like saying you need to like vanilla to enjoy ice cream.

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  • Binder photo JohnH

    21 February 2011

    JohnH rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Just right with the Ginger and Medjool dates and custard, making another one today it was excellent.

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  • Binder photo Lisa

    14 February 2012

    Lisa commented on this recipe

    We didn't think this was too gingery, but maybe we just like ginger. This was enjoyed by the whole family, plus the acid test - the child that came to tea. Perfect for a cold, winter day.

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  • Binder photo sofabummum

    30 September 2012

    sofabummum rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Lovely, warming, gooey pudding. Even the kids who "don't like dates OR ginger" came back for seconds :)

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  • Binder photo AgentPunk

    27 November 2012

    AgentPunk commented on this recipe

    Great recipe, went down a treat. I'm not sure why anyone would think there is too much ginger in it, I thought it could've done with a bit more. I do like a bit of spice though.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 50 mins

Wonderfully warming

Ingredients

  • 85g butter , plus extra for greasing
  • 200g Medjool dates , pitted and roughly chopped
  • 200ml milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla essence
  • 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 140g self-raising flour
  • 2 tsp ground ginger
  • 85g dark muscovado sugar
  • 2 eggs , beaten
  • 2 balls stem ginger , chopped

FOR THE SAUCE

  • 100g dark muscovado sugar
  • 3 tbsp syrup , from the ginger jar
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Per serving

480 kcalories, protein 7.0g, carbohydrate 82.0g, fat 16.0 g, saturated fat 9.0g, fibre 2.0g, sugar 62.0g, salt 1.15 g

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