Sticky date pudding
Our low cost HFG makover sticky date pudding recipe is the ultimate gooey dessert, a real crowd-pleaser. This recipe is for beginners and experienced cooks alike, great to make for family and friends.
Reviewed by our expert panel Serves: 6
Time to make: 45 mins , plus 20 mins soaking
Hands-on time: 10 mins
Total cost: $7.98 / $1.33 per serve
(at time of publication)
Ingredients
- ½ cup roughly chopped pitted dates
- ⅓ cup boiling water
- olive oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or extract
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ cup low-fat Greek-style yoghurt
- 4 tablespoons maple syrup
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 1 teaspoon golden syrup
- 1 cup self-raising flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- Toffee sauce
- ½ cup light evaporated milk
- 1 teaspoon maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon golden syrup
Instructions
- Heat oven to 170°C. Brush a 1-litre ovenproof dish with oil.
- In a medium heatproof bowl, place dates and pour over boiling water. Soak for 20 minutes or until plump and cool.
- In a food processor place dates and any soaking liquid, plus all remaining pudding ingredients. Blend until smooth.
- Pour batter into prepared dish then bake for 30–35 minutes, until sponge has risen and is firm.
- Meanwhile, make toffee sauce. In a small pan add evaporated milk and set over a low-medium heat. Simmer for 10 minutes, or until reduced by half. Stir in syrups. Spread over pudding. Divide between 6 bowls and serve.
Serving suggestion
Serve with extra yoghurt on the side, if you like.
Variations
Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free self-raising flour and check cinnamon and yoghurt are gluten free.
HFG tip
What we did
- Sticky date pudding is usually full of sugar, but we used just a little maple syrup and golden syrup to give enough flavour and sweetness for a third of the sugars per portion.
- We skipped the butter and cream used in many toffee sauces and instead used light evaporated milk. We also swapped the butter in the classic pudding recipe for low-fat Greek-style yoghurt, giving not only a light texture but also a pudding that’s much lower in saturated fat and sodium.
| Classic | HFG Makeover | |
|---|---|---|
| 1654kJ | 970kJ | 63% fewer kJ |
| 5g protein | 8g protein | 60% more protein |
| 16g saturated fat | 1g saturated fat | 94% less saturated fat |
| 81g sugar | 24g sugar | 70% less sugar |
| 257mg sodium | 170mg sodium | 34% less sodium |
NOTE: If you have a nut allergy and are using packaged goods in recipes, please check the allergen warning on the packet regarding nuts.
Nutrition Info (per serve)
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Calories 232cal
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Kilojoules 970kJ
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Protein 8g
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Total fat 4g
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–Saturated fat 1g
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Carbohydrates 40g
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–Sugars 24g
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Dietary fibre 3g
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Sodium 170mg
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Calcium 130mg
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Iron 1.5mg
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.
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