Best Sticky Date Pudding With Balsamic Caramel Sauce Recipes

MINI STICKY DATE PUDDINGS WITH CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180 degrees celsius (170 degrees fan-forced).
• Grease 6 large 250ml capacity ramekins (or 10-12 small 100ml capacity ramekins or a muffin tray) and set aside.
• Place dates, boiling water and bi-carb soda into a food processor (or Thermomix) and leave for 5 minutes.
• Add butter, caster sugar and brown sugar and process for 20 seconds or until smooth. Scrape down the sides of the food processor and repeat for a further 10 seconds.
• Add the eggs, vanilla extract and self-raising flour to the food processor and mix for 10-15 seconds. Scrape and repeat for a further 5 seconds.
• Divide the mixture equally between the ramekins.
• Bake for 20-30 minutes (depending on the size of the ramekins used). The mixture will spring back when cooked.
• To make the caramel sauce, place the brown sugar, thickened cream, vanilla extract and butter into a saucepan. Bring to the boil over medium heat and then reduce to a simmer for 2 minutes.Pour the caramel sauce over the hot puddings and serve immediately.
• Preheat oven to 180 degrees celsius (170 degrees fan-forced). Grease 6 large 250ml capacity ramekins (or 10-12 small 100ml capacity ramekins or a muffin tray) and set aside.
• Place dates, boiling water and bi-carb soda into the TM bowl. Leave for 5 minutes.
• Add butter, caster sugar and brown sugar and mix on Speed 6, 10 seconds. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and repeat for a further 10 seconds.
• Add the eggs, vanilla extract and self-raising flour to the bowl and mix on Speed 6, 5 seconds. Scrape and repeat for a further 5 seconds.
• Divide the mixture equally between the ramekins. Bake for 20-30 minutes (depending on the size of the ramekins used). The mixture will spring back when cooked.
• To make the caramel sauce, place the brown sugar, thickened cream, vanilla extract and butter into the TM bowl. Cook on Varoma, 10 minutes, Speed 3 (with the MC off).Pour the caramel sauce over the hot puddings and serve immediately.

STICKY DATE PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 12 cup muffin tin. Whisk together the flour, baking powder, and chocolate in a small bowl, and set aside.
• Bring the dates and water to a boil in a saucepan over high heat. Remove from the heat, and stir in the baking soda. Allow the mixture to stand for 5 minutes, then scrape into a blender, and carefully puree until smooth; set aside.
• Cream 1/4 cup of butter together with the superfine sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well between each addition. Fold in the flour mixture and the date puree until well blended. Spoon into the prepared muffin cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes. Meanwhile, stir together the cream, brown sugar, and 1 cup of butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat until the butter melts; set aside.
• When the puddings have baked for 25 minutes, remove them from the oven, and cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Remove the puddings from the muffin tin, and place them onto a baking sheet. Spoon 2 tablespoons of the sauce over each pudding, then return to the oven and bake for 5 minutes more.
• To serve, spoon some of the sauce onto the bottom of a dessert plate, and place a pudding on top. Lightly dust with confectioners' sugar, and top with a 1/4 cup scoop of ice cream. Repeat with the remaining date puddings.

STICKY DATE PUDDING WITH BALSAMIC CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• For Pudding:.
• Combine dates in a pan with 300ml water, bring to a boil.
• Remove from heat, stir in bicarb soda and set aside.
• Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs one at a time, beating well each time.
• Fold in flour with a large metal spoon, stir in date mixture and vanilla and pour into a greased 18cm square cake tin.
• Bake in a 160°C oven for 50 minutes, or until cooked when tested with a skewer.
• For Sauce:.
• Combine sugar and butter in a pan and stir over low heat until melted. Add cream and vinegar, bring to a boil, remove from heat and serve warm, not hot.
• Note:.
• I have made a double batch of the pudding in a kugelhopf pan, just make sure you prepare the pan well. I then fill the centre with strawberries or cherries and serve the sauce on the side. Makes a beautiful alternative Christmas Pudding.

OLD FASHIONED DATE PUDDING - STICKY DATE PUDDING WITH CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• Spray a 9 x 5 inch pan (bread pan) with nonstick cooking spray. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
• For the sauce, boil together water, brown sugar and butter for 3 minutes in a small saucepan; add vanilla and take off heat to slightly cool while putting together pudding.
• In a mixing bowl, combine sugar, flour, baking powder, and salt; add milk, chopped dates and vanilla. Mix together until a thick, sticky batter forms.
• Spread pudding cake mixture into prepared bread pan; pour sauce over batter.
• Bake for approximately 1 hour. If the center still looks wet after an hour, continue to cook 5 to 10 minutes until the center is set. The cake will be sticky, and the sauce layer will move to the bottom.
• Serve warm or cold, topped with the sauce from the bottom of the pan. Dollop with whipped cream if desired.

STICKY DATE PUDDING WITH BALSAMIC CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• For Pudding.
• Put 300ml water in a saucepan, add dates and bring to the boil. Remove from heat, add bicarb soda, stir and set aside.
• Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one by one, beating well each time. Fold in flour, stir in date mixture and vanilla, and pour into a greased 18cm square cake tin.
• Bake at 160C for 50 minutes, or until cooked when tested with a skewer.
• For Sauce
• Combine sugar and butter in a pan and stir over low heat until melted. Add cream and vinegar, bring to the boil, remove from heat and serve warm not hot.