Sticky Date Pudding
Serves 12
Easy
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My absolute favourite recipe for a sticky date pudding. Comes with a great sauce.
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Sticky Date Pudding
- 150g caster sugar
- 100g golden syrup
- 250g dates, pitted and chopped roughly
- 250ml hot water
- 1.5 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 100g self-raising flour
- 1tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground ginger
Sticky Toffee Sauce
- 150g caster sugar
- 100g golden syrup
- 250g dates, pitted and chopped roughly
- 250ml hot water
- 1.5 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 100g self-raising flour
- 1tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 125g butter
- 130g dark brown sugar
- 125g golden syrup
- 1 vanilla pod, halved and seeds scraped out
- 200ml double cream
Method
step 1
For the pudding, add the dates and bicarbonate of soda to the hot water and leave to soak until soft. Meanwhile, beat the butter and sugar together.step 2
Add the syrup to the butter & sugar mix. Sift the flour, cinnamon and ginger together, and add to the mix as well, until smooth.step 3
Pour mixture into a large tray, and bake for approx. 30 minutes at 150⁰C. A knife inserted into the middle of the mixture should come out clean when cooked.step 4
For the sauce, boil the butter, sugar, syrup and vanilla pod & seeds for 10 minutes. Add the cream and boil for another 10 minutes.
