Sticky date pudding

Our low cost HFG makeover, low calorie sticky date pudding recipe is a real treat! Deliciously moreish, it will become your secret weapon for dinner parties and special occasions.

Serves: 12
Time to make: 40 mins

Total cost: $ 9.60 / $ 0.80 per serve

(at time of publication)

Ingredients

cooking oil spray
1 ½ cups chopped dates
1 ½ cups water
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
2 teaspoons baking soda
90g (approx ½ cup) reduced-fat spread
½ cup brown sugarlight brown cane sugarX
2 eggs
1 ½ cups self-raising flour
Topping
2 tablespoons reduced-fat spread
¼ cup brown sugarlight brown cane sugarX

Instructions

1 Preheat oven to 180Â°C. Coat a 12-muffin tin with cooking oil spray.

2 Place dates and water in a medium saucepan and cook for 5 minutes, or until soft. Stir in vanilla essence and baking soda. Allow to cool.

3 Beat together spread and sugar until pale and creamy. Gradually add eggs. Stir in cooled date mixture. Fold in flour.

4 Spoon evenly into prepared muffin tin. Bake 20-25 minutes, or until the puddings spring back when touched. Cool in tin for 5 minutes.

5 To make the topping, melt the spread over a medium heat and add the sugar. Cook gently until it thickens a little. Drizzle over the warm puddings.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Kilojoules 955kJ

Calories 228cal

Protein 3.6g

Total fat 7.8g

–Saturated fat 1.2g

Carbohydrates 36.4g

–Sugars 24.9g

Dietary fibre 1.5g

Sodium 280mg

Calcium 45mg

Iron 0.9mg

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.

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