OLD FASHIONED DATE PUDDING
My mother-in-law always whipped up this old-fashioned dessert at Thanksgiving and Christmas. My husband and I enjoy the chewy dates and sweet thick syrup drizzled on top. It's impossible to resist a second helping.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 55m
Yield 9-12 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a saucepan, bring 1 cup brown sugar and water to a boil. Cook and stir for 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and add butter; set aside. In a bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt and remaining brown sugar. Stir in milk until smooth. add dates and walnuts., Pour hot brown sugar syrup into an 8-in. square baking dish. Spoon batter over syrup. Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of cake topping comes out clean. Serve warm with whipped cream.
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FESTIVE DATE & PECAN PUDDING
Not your traditional Christmas pud, but a winner with our food team. A cross between sticky toffee and Christmas pud with a lighter feel
Provided by Sara Buenfeld
Categories Dessert
Time 1h55m
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Pour 300ml boiling water over the chopped dates and set aside. Butter a 1.4-litre pudding basin and put a disc of baking parchment in the base. Put the butter, sugar, flour, bicarbonate of soda, mixed spice and eggs into a large bowl, then beat with an electric hand whisk until really well blended. Add the cooled date mixture, then beat again to make a sloppy batter.
- Stir in the fruits, nuts and ginger, then pour into the pudding basin and place on a baking tray. Bake in the oven for 1 hr, cover the top lightly with foil, then return to the oven for 25 mins more until a skewer inserted into the pudding comes out clean.
- Meanwhile, make the brandy syrup. Put the sugar and 50ml water in a pan and stir over the heat until syrupy. Stir in the brandy and remove from the heat. When the pudding is ready, remove from the oven and push a skewer into it in several places. Pour over the brandy syrup so it soaks into the pudding, then cover until ready to serve.
- Turn out onto a plate, scatter with the pecans and top with the holly sprig, dusted with icing sugar. Serve with good-quality vanilla ice cream.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 526 calories, Fat 22 grams fat, SaturatedFat 9 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 69 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 54 grams sugar, Fiber 3 grams fiber, Protein 6 grams protein, Sodium 0.73 milligram of sodium
A STICKY DATE & PECAN PUDDING IS SWEETER WHEN IT'S FOR 2
Sweet sticky dates serve as the base for this caramelized dessert that's best served straight out of the oven topped with a scoop of ice cream.
Provided by Grant W. Melton
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350˚F
- In a small bowl, whisk together flour, pecans, sugar, baking powder and salt
- In a 6 ½- to 8-inch cast-iron or oven-proof stainless steel pan, melt butter over medium heat, then add dates
- Cook until dates are sticky and butter is fragrant, about 2 minutes
- Remove from heat and stir in milk to combine
- Gradually add pecan mixture until incorporated
- Spread batter evenly across the bottom of the pan
- Sprinkle brown sugar on top and pat to make a flat layer
- Pour hot water over the sugar and immediately place in the oven
- Bake until cake has risen to the top and molten caramel bubbles at sides, about 20 minutes
- Remove from oven and sprinkle with flaky sea salt
- Scoop vanilla ice cream into the center and serve immediately
DATE PUDDING
THIS PUDDING has been our family's favorite dessert for Thanksgiving and Christmas for 65 years...and it's still on the menu. At Christmas, I top each serving with a touch of green-tinted whipped cream and a red maraschino cherry. Whenever I bring this pudding to a potluck supper, it gets rave reviews, along with requests for the recipe. -Opal Hamer, St. Petersburg, Florida
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 40m
Yield 2 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a bowl, combine the dates, walnuts and sugar. In another bowl, beat egg, milk and vanilla. Add to date mixture; mix well. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; add to the date mixture. , Spread into a greased 1-qt. baking dish; dot with butter. Bake at 325° for 30 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Serve with whipped cream.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 646 calories, Fat 27g fat (6g saturated fat), Cholesterol 124mg cholesterol, Sodium 273mg sodium, Carbohydrate 97g carbohydrate (80g sugars, Fiber 7g fiber), Protein 13g protein.
TOASTED PECAN PUDDING
Promises Esther Shank of Harrisonburg, Virginia, "Take this to a potluck and you won't have to worry about carrying left-overs home!" Our taste-testers agree-they loved the crunch of the pecans, the rich coconut flavor and the soft creamy filling.-Esther Shank, Harrisonburg, Virginia
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 45m
Yield 10-12 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a medium bowl, combine the butter, coconut, flour, pecans and sugar. Spread into an ungreased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 325° for 30 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring occasionally. Cool. , Meanwhile, in a large bowl, beat pudding mix and milk on low speed for 2 minutes. Chill for 5 minutes. Fold in the whipped topping. Place half of the pecan mixture in a 13x9-in. dish. Spread pudding mixture over pecan mixture. Top with remaining pecan mixture. Chill until serving.
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