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Sticky Date and Cranberry Christmas Pudding

Recipe submitted by DK16

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Adapted from Anna Olson's ‘Sticky maple pudding’ (Sugar) A great alternative to traditional Christmas pudding. Its quick, easy and not overly heavy, yet still contains that special fruity, spicy, rum flavour. Great for summer Aussie Christmas and for people who dont want to spend hours making the traditional pudding. Bakes in the oven, so no long steaming or soaking required.

Serves 12 to 18

Ingredients

sauce
• 6 tbsp unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 2 tbsp orange juice
• 2 tbsp rum or brandy
• 3 tbsp whipping cream
pudding
• 1 1/2 cups pitted dates, roughly chopped
• 1/4 cup dried cranberries
• 1/4 cup sultanas
• 1 cup orange juice
• 1 cup maple syrup
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ground ginger
• 1/4 tsp ground cloves
• 1/2 tsp fine salt
• 6 tbsp unsalted butter at room temperature
• 2/3 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 3 large eggs

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Method

1. Preheat oven to 180oC and grease and flour a muffin tray or ramekins and place it in a baking dish.
2. For sauce, melt butter, maple syrup and brown sugar over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Once bubbling, add cinnamon, orange juice and rum/brandy and return to a simmer, stirring. Remove from heat and stir in cream. Spoon 2 Tbsp of sauce into each ramekin and reserve rest of the sauce to serve with puddings.
3. Roughly chop dates and simmer in orange juice and maple syrup, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Add cranberries and dates and simmer for a few more minutes. Remove from heat and stir in baking soda. Let cool while preparing batter.
4. Sift flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger and salt. In a separate bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light. Add eggs one at a time, stirring well after each addition. Add flour mixture alternately with date mixture, stirring well after each addition, starting and ending with flour. Spoon batter evenly between prepared ramekins. Pour boiling water around ramekins (coming up about half way) and bake for 30 to 40 minutes, until a tester inserted in the centre of a pudding comes out clean. Remove from water bath and allow to cool at least 10 minutes, and unmold to serve. Reheat toffee sauce and spoon over warm puddings.

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Notes & Tips

Can also serve with brandy custard, thick cream or ice cream.

Recipe Rating

Preparation Time: 20M

Cooking Time: 40M

What do you think?

RabbitFootCharly December 2010

Made this for family and friends on Christmas Day and it was a HUGE HIT! This is TOTALLY DELICIOUS AND TASTES OF CHRISTMAS - I highly recommend!!!!! This will now be our traditional Christmas Day desert for our family every year. None of us our huge fans of traditional christmas pudding so this is perfect as it tastes great and gives a nod to Christmas. I made the pudding on Christmas Eve and reheated in the microwave on the day, making the sauce just before serving. LOOKS COMPLICATED TO MAKE BUT IT ISN'T - if I can do it anyone can. THANKS DK16!!!!

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