Low-fat Sticky Date Pudding 

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A delicious alternative to traditional sticky date pudding, much lower in fat and calories and served warm with a low fat but creamy, caramel sauce.

Ingredients:

1 1/4 cup water, boiling

1 tsp bicarbonate of soda

1 Tbsp apple puree

3/4 cup Splenda

1 cup self-raising flour, sifted

1 cup sugar, brown

1 cup Light Evaporated milk

3 Tbsp margarine, Flora Light

3 tsp cornflour

200 g dates, pitted, chopped

2 eggs, 48g

Directions:

Pudding: Preheat the oven to 180*C.

Place the dates and the boiling water in a saucepan and simmer for a couple of minutes until the dates have softened.

Remove from the heat and stir in the bicarbonate of soda. Allow the mixture to stand for 5 minutes and then puree with a blender.

Cream the apple puree, 1 Tbsp margarine and Splenda. Add the eggs and beat well.

Fold in the sifted flour followed by the date mixture.

Pour the mixture into a lined muffin tray.

Bake for 15 minutes.

Sauce: While the muffins are cooking, prepare the sauce.

Put the light evaporated milk, brown sugar and remaining margarine into a saucepan. Stir over a low heat until everything is combined, then bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer.

Dissolve 1 tsp of cornflour at a time in a few drops of water and add to the mixture with a whisk. Keep adding cornflour until you reach the desired thickness.

Author:

Family Health Network

Member Comments: (1)

By: r87mig - 2010-04-21
my family reallyenjoyed this dessert very temping togo back for seconds