Irish Whiskey Soaked Sticky Date Pudding
This is a wonderfully decadent pudding. For a more child friendly option omit the whiskey and increase the water quantity.
4 people
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Ingredients
- 25 g Baking Powder
- 12 g Bread Soda
- 4 - Fresh Egg
- 120 ml Irish Whiskey
- 30 ml Milk
- 350 g Plain Flour
- 200 g SuperValu Butter
- 30 g SuperValu Goodness Pitted Dates
- 400 g SuperValu Sugar
- 1 tsp Vanilla Essence
- 240 ml Water
Sauce
-
250
g
SuperValu Brown Sugar
-
250
g
SuperValu Butter
-
250
g
SuperValu Cream
Method
- Preheat the oven to 160°C/325°F/Gas Mark 3.
- Place the dates, water and bread soda into a large saucepan and bring to the boil.
- Allow to simmer for 10 minutes then remove from the heat and stir in the whiskey.
- Allow to cool.
- Using a hand blender blitz until a coarse consistency is achieved.
- In the meantime, in a bowl, cream together the butter and sugar using a hand blender until light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs and sieve in the flour and baking powder.
- Pour in the milk and add the vanilla essence.
- Add in the cooled date mixture and combine well.
- Pour into a greased and prelined baking tray and place in the preheated oven for 20 minutes.
For the sauce
- Place the butter and sugar in a small pan over a high heat stirring continuously to form a caramel.
- Pour in the cream and be careful as the liquid will expand, bring back to the boil for 1 minute then remove from the heat.
