Finish your dinner off with the very best kind of pudding – sticky date! Cakey on top and densely rich underneath, it's studded with chewy dates and topped off with an oozy caramel sauce for an indulgent dessert that never fails to please.
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1 packet
Diced Dried Dates
(May be present Egg, Gluten, Sesame, Milk, Soy, Almond, Brazil Nut, Cashew, Hazelnut, Macadamia, Pecan, Pistachio, Walnut, Pine Nut. )
½ packet
Basic Sponge Mix
(Contains Gluten; May be present Peanut, Sesame, Milk, Soy, Almond, Brazil Nut, Cashew, Hazelnut, Macadamia, Pecan, Pistachio, Walnut, Pine Nut. )
½ packet
Brown Sugar
(May be present Gluten, Milk, Peanut, Sesame, Soy, Almond, Cashew, Pistachio, Walnut. )
1 packet
Caramel Sauce
(Contains Milk; )
½ packet
cream
(Contains Milk; )
½ cup
boiling water
110 g
butter
(Contains Milk; )
2
eggs
(Contains Egg; )
• Preheat oven to 200°C/180°C fan-forced. Boil the kettle. • Finely chop diced dried dates. • Pour 1/2 cup boiling water into a large heatproof bowl, then add dates. Stir and set aside until lukewarm, 10 minutes.
TIP: Reserve the water to use in step 2!
• While the dates are soaking, melt the butter in a small saucepan. • To the bowl with the soaked dates, add basic sponge mix (see ingredients), brown sugar(see ingredients), melted butter and the eggs. Mix until well combined.
• Generously grease base and sides of the baking dish and pour in sticky date batter. Bake until just firm to the touch, 35-40 minutes. • When the pudding has 5 minutes remaining, return saucepan to medium heat. Cook caramel sauce, whisking, until starting to bubble, 4-5 minutes. • Poke a few holes in the top of the cooked pudding and pour over caramel sauce.
TIP: To check if the pudding is done, stick a toothpick or skewer in the centre, it should come out clean.
• Divide sticky date pudding between bowls. • Top with cream (see ingredients) to serve. Enjoy!