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 wickedly divine!

Serves: 8
Time to make: 1 hr
( Hands-on time: 25 mins )

Total cost: $ 6.96 / $ 0.87 per serve

(at time of publication)

Ingredients

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 trim milk
1 egg
¼ cup maple syrup
2 teaspoons sifted icingfrostingX sugar, to serve

Instructions

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.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Kilojoules 990kJ

Calories 236cal

Protein 5g

Total fat 7g

–Saturated fat 1g

Carbohydrates 35g

–Sugars 22g

Dietary fibre 2g

Sodium 110mg

Calcium 70mg

Iron 0.5mg

Note: Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. For a guide to purchasing healthier packaged goods and general grocery items see here.

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.

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