Sticky date pudding


Now if I tell you I have never made sticky date pudding would you believe me.  Well I haven't and after hearing how absolutely amazing it was the other night at the NCB I had to make it.

I can't believe how easy it was to make and it was perfect to take when we went to a friends for dinner the other night.


Sticky date pudding


ingredients
  • 220g chopped dates
  • 80ml hot water
  • 100g butter, room temperature
  • 200g caster sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 230g plain flour sifted
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 60ml milk
caramel sauce
  • 200g butter
  • 250g brown sugar
  • 250ml cream
method
  • place dates and hot water into a bowl, stir to combine and set aside
  • preheat oven to 180C/160C fan, grease a 20cm square cake tin or rectangular tin or small loaf tins
  • place butter and sugar into a bowl and beat until light and fluffy
  • add eggs one at a time and beat to combine
  • add sifted baking powder and flour, dates and milk and beat until just combined
  • spoon into tin and bake for about 35 min, or until cooked when tested with a skewer.  if using smaller tins, check at 20 min mark
  • to make sauce place butter, sugar and cream into a saucepan over a low heat and stir until sugar has dissolved
  • turn up the heat slightly and allow to simmer until thickened, about 10min
  • pour warm sauce over pudding and enjoy


Such a perfect winter treat.  Do you have a perfect winter recipe?

My all time favourite winter treat is definitely rice pudding.


Off you go, you know you want to make some sticky date pudding ♥
✗ ♡

Comments

  1. Anonymous26 June 2011 at 21:42

    Sticky date pud is my all time favourite and something we have weekly during the colder months.

    Your looks delish!!

    x

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  2. Lish26 June 2011 at 22:38

    mmm delish! I think one of my favourites would have to be baked apples stuffed with dried fruit and served with home made custard - yummo!

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  3. Sarah26 June 2011 at 22:53

    I HAVE To make it for the first time now!!

    Your picture made my mouth drool!

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  4. Kate26 June 2011 at 23:48

    Yum! Perfect for a cold winters evening. I love apple pie in winter, sometimes apple crumble :-)

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  5. mel @ loved handmade27 June 2011 at 02:49

    YUM! I LOVE this, though I must say it's hubby's specialty I wouldn't like to steal his thunder! Oh now I'm hungry for desert...

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  6. Beck27 June 2011 at 03:15

    One of my all time favourite desserts!! And your photo's and recipe are making my mouth water...mmmmmm. Hope all is well with you Cathie, I haven't been so good at commenting lately but I always enjoy your photo's and words. Take care beautiful xo

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  7. Kat27 June 2011 at 03:30

    sticky date pudding is my most favourite dessert ever!!! But I have only ever made it once. Strange that!

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  8. Sandrine27 June 2011 at 05:34

    I am the same never made it Cathie.So now no excuse you are saying :) xx

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  9. Alisa : Ink Caravan28 June 2011 at 05:32

    Yummo! One of my favourites! : )

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  10. Little Pinwheel30 June 2011 at 05:25

    I am not making this!! I will eat the lot. Oh my! xx

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  11. Dmarie13 July 2011 at 16:19

    oh, my, I've never had that, but as I love dates, I fully expect I would love it! must bookmark this recipe...thanks!!

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