Sticky Date Pudding
Serves 8
1¾ cups chopped, pitted, dried dates
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
60g butter, softened
2/3 cup Bundaberg Raw Sugar
2 eggs
1 cup self-raising flour
thick cream, to serve
Sauce
¾ cup Bundaberg Rich Brown Sugar
2 tablespoons Bundaberg Golden Syrup
100g butter, chopped
¾ cup thickened cream
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
1. Preheat oven to 170ºC. Grease and line a 20cm deep cake pan.
2. Combine dates and 1¼ cups water in a saucepan, bring to boil. Remove from heat and stir in soda, then let stand 5 minutes. Puree in a food processor.
3. Using an electric mixer, beat butter, raw sugar and eggs together for 2 minutes (do not be concerned if mixture appears to curdle). Stir in sifted flour, then date mixture. Pour into prepared pan. Bake 50 minutes – 1 hour or until cooked. Stand 10 minutes, then upturn onto a round platter.
4. Meanwhile, make sauce: place all sauce ingredients in a saucepan. Heat, stirring until boiling, then reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes.
5. Prick pudding all over with a fine skewer. Spoon half a cup of sauce over pudding. Let stand 5 minutes. Serve with remaining sauce and cream.
Best recipe ever
This is my all time favourite recipe. I have friends and family asking for this dessert everytime they visit. Thanks a million for this, I am cooking it again this afternoon... Yummy!
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even the mother in law is fooled into thinking her son in law can cook. how easy is this. goes grouse all year round. thankyou very much for posting this recipe
Great
I have made this so many times and now have sooo many fans who keep coming back for more...
THE BEST RECIPE EVER!
This would be the ultimate recipe ever! It tastes so good and is pretty easy to do!
I am so happy I found this recipe! This site has some great recipes - I also done the apple crumble muffins and they were also so delicious!
Zoe :)
oh wow this is the best
oh wow this is the best sticky date ever, we use this recipe in our restaurant,and its a 5 star dessert on our menu,customers love it and its so easy to make thanks guys!!!!
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Truly awesome recipe.In the world of the sticky dates,this one wins , its the best !!!!!!!!!!!!
Gavin and Joyce x
best ever dessert
I took sticky date to family Christmas party. I made individual puddings in muffin tins, I kept the leftovers and served them to friends on boxing day. so easy to make and so delicious.
thanks for making me a star.
Very, very good
I met your wonderful country, I loved .... my daughter lived in Melbourne, enchanted me with people and culinary delights found in this site i tried that and I make them here, for sure ... thanks for the wonderful recipes, xxx
sticky date pudding
delicious
me and my friends loved it we live in australia and we know that we are going to have it, again and again.
i think everyone should try it!!!!!!!
kimmy, cody, erin and kira
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Works Great
First time I have tried to make a sticky date pudding and it worked out well and tastes great.
I can recommend it
Ken in Tasmania, Australia
Sticky Date Pudding
This recipe is better than any sticky date pudding I have had in restaurants. Absolutely superb. Thanks for sharing it with us. Cathy, Hervey Bay.
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delicious,
me and my family live in europe but we come from australia...it was snowing outside on christmas and i made this. it was very cold out side and we ate this warm sticky date pudding...
YUMMY!!!!!!
THANKS FOR POSTING IT MATE!
BRIANNA
THE BEST!!!!!!
I made this a while back and everyone in my family thought I was a genius :D IT IS SOO DELICIOUS!! I made it in a muffin pan to cut the cooking time down, and it's good for individual portions!