Let your sticky date pudding simmer away in the slow cooker with this easy recipe. Studded with figs and drizzled with a rich butterscotch sauce, this pudding is the perfect dessert for a special occasion, or to warm you up on a chilly winter night.
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Ingredients
Method
Combine fruit, the water, sugar and butter in medium saucepan; stir over heat until butter melts and sugar dissolves. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 5 minutes. Transfer mixture to large heatproof bowl, stir in soda; cool 10 minutes.
Stir eggs and sifted dry ingredients into fruit mixture.
Grease 2-litre (8-cup) pudding steamer; spoon mixture into steamer. Top with pleated baking paper and foil; secure with kitchen string or lid.
Place steamer in 4.5-litre (18-cup) slow cooker; pour enough boiling water into cooker to come halfway up side of steamer. Cook, covered, on high, 5 hours, replenishing with boiling water as necessary to maintain level.
Remove sticky date pudding from slow cooker. Stand 10 minutes before turning onto plate.
Meanwhile, make butterscotch sauce; stir ingredients in medium saucepan over heat, without boiling, until sugar dissolves; bring to the boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 2 minutes.
Serve sticky date pudding with butterscotch sauce, and a dollop of thick cream, if you like.
Sticky date pudding recipe tips
Keep an eye on the water level in your slow cooker over the long cooking time, and top up with water as needed to ensure the pudding cooks evenly.
What to serve with sticky date pudding
In addition to the butterscotch sauce, you can serve the pudding with vanilla ice-cream, thick cream or custard. For a touch of indulgence at an adults-only dinner party, try our brandy custard.
Can I freeze the pudding?
Yes, this slow cooker sticky date pudding is suitable to freeze.
