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Sticky date pudding

Our low-cost healthier 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.

  • Time to make: 40 mins
  • Serving: 12 people
Ratings: 3.9
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • cooking spray oil
    • 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 sugar
    • 2 eggs
    • 1 ½ cups self-raising flour
    • Topping
    • 2 tablespoons reduced-fat spread
    • ¼ cup brown sugar
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    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1   Preheat oven to 180°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.

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