mini sticky date puddings

with toffee sauce

  • 1¼ cups (225g) chopped fresh dates
  • ¾ cup (180ml) boiling water 
  • 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda 
  • 75g unsalted butter, chopped 
  • ½ cup (90g) brown sugar 
  • 2 eggs 
  • ¾ cup (105g) self-raising flour 

toffee sauce

  • 150g unsalted butter, chopped 
  • 1 cup (250ml) single (pouring) cream 
  • 1½ cups (260g) brown sugar
  1. Preheat oven to 160°C. Place the dates, water and bicarbonate of soda in a bowl and set aside for 5 minutes.
  2. Place the date mixture, butter and sugar in a food processor and process until well combined. Scrape down the sides of the bowl, add the eggs and flour and process until just combined.
  3. Divide the mixture between 12 x ½ cup-capacity (125ml) lightly greased cupcake tins and cook for 18–22 minutes or until cooked when tested with a skewer.
  4. To make the toffee sauce, place the butter, cream and sugar in a saucepan over medium heat and stir until the sugar is dissolved. Bring to the boil and cook for 8–10 minutes or until thickened slightly. Allow to cool slightly and pour over the puddings to serve. Makes 12.
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donna hay team

Hi Sarah, you could place these puddings, covered in aluminium foil, in the oven at 160C and heat for around 5-10 minutes or until warmed through. Hope that helps.

donna hay team

Hi Sarah, you could place these puddings, covered in aluminium foil, in the oven at 160C and heat for around 5-10 minutes or until warmed through. Hope that helps.

Sarah Stewart

I am wanting to make these in advance and reheat them all in the oven at once. What temp and how long would you recommend?

donna hay team

Hi Lydia, yes, when we say ‘Place the date mixture’, we mean the dates, water and bicarbonate of soda in with the butter and sugar int he food processor. Hope that helps!

Lydia Blanco

When you say place the date mixture, do you mean with the water as well or we do need to take our from the water?

Penny Wilcock

Easiest sticky date recipe I’ve ever followed & the best result!

Anne Stewart

Delicious, quick and easy. I made them in a Muffin Tin, which made 9 fat beautiful puddings.  I precook them for a dinner with friends and zapped them in the microwave when I needed them.  They turned out perfectly.

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