Recipe - Guilt Free Sticky Toffee Pudding

Guys this recipe is dedicated to my sister Sarah who loves this dessert. Now we can have it without feeling so very guilty about it! I got this recipe from the femina which has some other interesting recipes as well of fruits and desserts. Do let me know if you want more recipes such as this one!

Prep Time: 30 Minutes

Cooking time 0 1 hour

Serves - Four

Ingredients -

175 g Pitted Dates

175ml water

150 ml Maple Syrup plus more to serve

1 tbsp vanilla extract

2 eggs, separated

85 g self-raising flour

8 pcs whole Walnuts or Pecan Nuts to garnish

4 scoops vanilla ice cream (to serve with) alternatively you could use yoghurt

You will also need - 4, 200ml cupcake moulds, A deep over proof dish, butter to grease moulds, Foil Paper & a toothpick

Method

Heat Over to 180 Degree C

Put the dates and 175ml water in a pan doe 5 minutes

Take off the heat and add 120ml maple syrup and vanilla extract and blend in a food processor till smooth

Transfer to a bowl

Mix in egg yolks and then the flour

In another bowl, whisk egg whites till stiff

Fold into the date mix carefully

Put the remaining syrup into greased moulds and add the date mixture to this.

Cover tightly with a foil and stand in an overproof dish

Pour in hot water to come halfway to the mould's sides

Cook for an hour until a skewer put into the centre comes out clean

Uncover, run a knife around the edges and invert onto plates.

Drizzle over some maple syrup and place the Pecan nuts/walnuts on top of the pudding

serve with the scoop of vanilla Ice cream or alternatively you could serve it with a dollop of sweetened Yoghut!