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Sticky Date Pudding with Caramel Sauce & Cream | Serves 4

Finish your dinner off with the very best kind of pudding – sticky date! Cakey on top and densely rich underneath, it's studded with chewy dates and topped off with an oozy caramel sauce for an indulgent dessert that never fails to please.

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Prep: 50 mins
Cook: 50 mins
Servings: 2

Ingredients

2 servings
  • 0.5 cups boiling water
  • 1 packet diced dried dates
  • 110 gr butter
  • 0.5 packets basic sponge mix
  • 0.5 packets brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 packet caramel sauce
  • 0.5 packets cream

Instructions

  1. • Preheat oven to 200°C/180°C fan-forced. Boil the kettle.
    • Finely chop diced dried dates.
    • Pour 1/2 cup boiling water into a large heatproof bowl, then add dates. Stir and set aside until lukewarm, 10 minutes.
    TIP: Reserve the water to use in step 2!
  2. • While the dates are soaking, melt the butter in a small saucepan.
    • To the bowl with the soaked dates, add basic sponge mix (see ingredients), brown sugar(see ingredients), melted butter and the eggs. Mix until well combined.
  3. • Generously grease base and sides of the baking dish and pour in sticky date batter. Bake until just firm to the touch, 35-40 minutes.
    • When the pudding has 5 minutes remaining, return saucepan to medium heat. Cook caramel sauce, whisking, until starting to bubble, 4-5 minutes.
    • Poke a few holes in the top of the cooked pudding and pour over caramel sauce.
    TIP: To check if the pudding is done, stick a toothpick or skewer in the centre, it should come out clean.
  4. • Divide sticky date pudding between bowls.
    • Top with cream (see ingredients) to serve. Enjoy!