Healthy Makeover for that always delicious Sticky Toffee Pudding?

Sure!

I’m going to be honest with you. I don’t know that light cream and Greek yogurt in the sauce constitutes a healthy makeover. The pudding itself is as rich as ones I have made before (here, here and here). But, let me tell you, healthy or not…it is absolutely wonderful.

Healthy Makeover Sticky Toffee Pudding

Ingredients:

80g pitted dates, roughly chopped
80ml boiling water
1 tsp vanilla extract
60g unsalted butter, softened, plus extra for greasing
100ml maple syrup
2 large eggs, beaten
1 tsp black treacle or molasses
100g (about 3/4 cup) self-rising flour
½ tsp baking soda
Toffee Sauce (recipe follows)

Directions:

1. Put dates in a medium heatproof bowl and pour the boiling water over them. Soak for 20 minutes then mash with the soaking water using a fork. Stir in the vanilla and set aside.

2. Preheat oven to 170°C/350°F and lightly grease a 2 quart ovenproof dish.

3, Put the 60g butter, maple syrup, eggs, treacle, flour and baking soda in a mixing bowl. Beat with an electric mixer or hand whisk to form a batter. Stir in the date mixture.

4. Pour the batter into the prepared dish. Bake for 30 minutes until the pudding has risen and is firm to the touch.

5. Spread toffee sauce over the hot pudding. Serve with extra yogurt or frozen vanilla yogurt.

Serves 4 to 6

Toffee Sauce

Ingredients:

1 tsp maple syrup
1 tsp black treacle or molasses
10g unsalted butter
2 Tbs light cream
1 Tbs Greek yogurt

Directions:

1. Melt the maple syrup, treacle and butter together with a pinch of salt in a small pan over low heat. Add the cream and yogurt. Immediately remove pan from heat and whisk until smooth.

Recipes from Delicious Magazine

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