The perfect dessert on a cold day!
This date self-saucing pudding studded with nubbly walnuts is the perfect sweet combination! Save this recipe for the perfect dessert to serve on a cosy day after Sunday lunch.
Date and walnut self-saucing pudding
Ingredients
DATE AND WALNUT BASE
- 180g self-raising flour
- 2g (1 tsp) ground cinnamon
- 160g brown sugar
- 50g salted butter, melted
- 180ml full-cream milk
- 155g (1 cup) dried pitted
- dates, finely chopped
SAUCE
- 250ml (1 cup) boiling water
- 125g brown sugar
- 40g salted butter
- 100g walnuts, roughly chopped
- warm custard, to serve (optional)
Instructions
For the date and walnut base, preheat the oven to 180°C. Whisk the flour, ground cinnamon and 160g brown sugar together in a large bowl. Fold in the 50g melted butter and milk. Add the chopped dates and stir until well combined.
Pour the batter into an ovenproof bowl (about 29cm diameter x 20cm height), filling the bowl up to ¾ of the way. Set aside.
For the sauce, place the boiling water, 125g brown sugar and 40g butter in a small pot. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Remove from heat and pour the sauce over the back of a metal spoon onto the date and walnut base. Top with the chopped walnuts.
Bake in the preheated oven, about 30 minutes.
Serve with the custard alongside, if desired.
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ALSO SEE: Sticky Toffee Date Pudding
Recipe and styling by Sarah Dall
Photograph by Myburgh du Plessis
Imka Webb is a freelance digital marketing expert and the digital editor of Food & Home Entertaining magazine. www.imkawebb.com
