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Low Fat Sticky Date Pudding ( Recipes )

Be the Winter chills with this warm, healthy Stick Date Pudding Recipe

Ingredients: (Makes 12 serves/muffins) 1 ¼ cup water, boiling 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda 1 Tbsp apple puree ¾ cup Splenda 1 cup self-raising flour, sifted 1 cup sugar, brown 1 cup Light Evaporated milk 3 Tbsp margarine, Flora Light 3 tsp corn flour 200 g dates, pitted, chopped 2 eggs, 48g

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 corn flour at a time in a few drops of water and add to the mixture with a whisk. Keep adding corn flour until you reach the desired thickness.

Nutritional information (per serve)

Calories: 175, Fat: 3.0g, Protein: 4.0g, Carbohydrates: 35g

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