EASY STICKY TOFFEE, APPLE AND COGNAC PUDDING

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Easy Sticky Toffee, Apple and Cognac Pudding image

A decadant and very easy "All-In-One" sticky toffee pudding - just put all the ingredients into your food processor and whizz it all up together! This is a lovely lighter version of the traditional & very rich sticky toffee pudding - but is still gooey & very sinful! If you cannot get hold of Golden Syrup, use Maple Syrup or Honey instead - it will be a different flavour but still very yummy! Turn out to serve & it is delicious with vanilla ice cream, creme fraiche or chantilly cream. This makes a great "Alternative Christmas Pudding" for those who are not keen on the Traditional Pud! Bring to the table and flambe with cognac!

Provided by French Tart

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h50m

Yield 1 Pudding, 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

200 g stoned dates
100 g shelled walnuts or 100 g shelled pecans
2 dessert apples, peeled, cored & chopped
3 tablespoons golden syrup
4 tablespoons cognac
100 g butter, cut into cubes
2 eggs, beaten
140 g soft brown sugar
170 g self-raising flour
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
180 g soft brown sugar
100 g butter
6 tablespoons double cream
50 g walnuts, roughly chopped or 50 g pecans

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 160C or 320°F.
  • Whizz up the dates in a food processor until chopped up a little and then add the walnuts or pecans, apple, golden syrup & cognac. Pulse a few times until coarsely chopped & mixed together, but still chunky.
  • Add the butter, eggs & sugar & pulse a few times to combine.
  • Finally, add the flour & bicarbonate of soda & keep pulsing until everything comes together & is mixed well.
  • Butter a 1.5 litre pudding basin & tip in all the mixture.
  • Smooth and level the top & bake in the pre-heated oven for 1 hr 20 mins or 1 hr 30 mins or until a skewer inserted comes out almost clean.
  • While the pudding is baking, make the toffee sauce; tip the sugar into a saucepan and add the butter & the cream. Bring to a rapid boil & then simmer until the sugar is dissolved & the mixture has thickened & is caramel in colour.
  • To serve, turn out the pudding and place the walnuts or pecans over the top of the pudding & pour over the toffee sauce; place pudding under a grill and cook until the sauce is bubbling.
  • Serve with Ice Cream, Creme fraiche or Chantilly Cream.
  • FREEZER:.
  • Make the pudding ahead of time and freeze in the pudding container for up to 1 month. To reheat, defrost & cook in the microwave for 8-10 minutes on medium.Make the toffee sauce and serve as before.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 697.6, Fat 38.2, SaturatedFat 16.9, Cholesterol 121.7, Sodium 614.2, Carbohydrate 88, Fiber 4.7, Sugar 61.2, Protein 7.7

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