Orange and ginger self-saucing pudding

Treat yourself and the family with an orange and ginger self-saucing pudding. It can be made gluten free and low FODMAP. A lower-sugar take on traditional saucy pud, this winter dessert is simply divine!

Serves: 8

Time to make: 1 hr

Hands-on time: 25 mins

Ingredients

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1¼ cups self-raising flour
1 teaspoon ground ginger
¼ cup sugar
3 tablespoons ground almonds
2 oranges, zest and juice
¼ cup crystallised ginger, chopped
5 tablespoons (70g) reduced-fat spread, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla essence or paste
150ml skim milk
1 egg
¼ cup maple syrup
2 teaspoons sifted icingfrostingX sugar, to serve

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Instructions

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1 Preheat oven to 170°C. Lightly grease a 1-litre capacity baking dish.

2 Into a bowl, sift flour and ground ginger. Stir in sugar, almonds, orange zest and half of the crystallised ginger.

3 In a bowl, combine spread, vanilla, milk and egg with 1 tablespoon of the maple syrup. Whisk into dry ingredients until smooth. Pour batter into prepared dish and level surface with a knife.

4 Into a jug, pour orange juice then top up with water to make 300ml. Stir in remaining maple syrup. Carefully pour mixture over pudding.

5 Bake for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown and firm to touch. The sauce will be bubbling at the edges. Remove from oven.

6 Sprinkle with icing sugar and remaining ginger. Serve pudding warm.

Variations

Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free flour and check ground ginger and icing sugar is gluten free.

Make it low FODMAP: Swap the self-raising flour for gluten-free self-raising flour and use lactose-free, almond or rice milk instead of trim milk.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 236 cal

Kilojoules 990 kJ

Protein 5 g

Total fat 7 g

Saturated fat 1 g

Carbohydrates 35 g

Sugar 22 g

Dietary fibre 2 g

Sodium 110 mg

Calcium 70 mg

Iron 0.5 mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.