Sticky Toffee Pear Pudding
This spongy dessert is a rich, date based pudding that is ideal to be served on a rainy day. The poached pair and infused spices add an extra something to the dessert.
Servings - 4
Difficulty Level - Easy
Preparation Time - 25 mins
Cook Time - 50 mins
Ingredients
- 4 pears
- 100 g caster sugar
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 star anise
- 3 Master Cook cloves
- 1 lemon, zested
- 1 orange, zested
- 125 g dates, pitted
- 1 tbsp flax seeds
- 150 ml almond milk (or other non-dairy milk)
- 100 ml oil
- 90 g brown sugar
- 100 g Master Cook maida + 1 tsp baking powder (sifted together)
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp powdered spice mix (Sweet spices like cinnamon powder, ginger powder, nutmeg powder etc)
Nutrition Facts
| Servings: 4 | |
|---|---|
| Amount per serving (excluding eggs) | |
| Calories | 815 |
| % Daily Value* | |
| Total Fat 33.9g | 43% |
| Saturated Fat 11.5g | 57% |
| Cholesterol 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium 177mg | 8% |
| Total Carbohydrate 132.3g | 48% |
| Dietary Fiber 13.3g | 47% |
| Total Sugars 93.1g | |
| Protein 6g | |
| Vitamin D 0mcg | 0% |
| Calcium 152mg | 12% |
| Iron 4mg | 20% |
| Potassium 853mg | 18% |
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Procedure
- Peel the pears and cut the bottom to give a flat base. Chop the part cut off and set aside.
- Add sugar, cinnamon, star anise, cloves, lemon and orange zests and 1 cup of water into a large pan. Bring to a boil and simmer until the sugar dissolves.
- Add the pears and cover with lid. Poach on simmer for 15 mins or until softened but still holding its shape.
- In another pan, add dates, flax and almond milk. Bring to a gentle simmer and cook until softened.
- Blend to a paste while still warm. Add oil and blend until a bowl and set aside to cool completely.
- Meanwhile, heat oven to 180C. Grease and line a spring form pan with a strip of baking parchment.
- Add dry ingredients to a bowl with a pinch of salt and stir to combine. Add the date mixture and stir well. Fold in the chopped pear scraps.
- Pour mix into the pan and place the poached pears upright, evenly spaced. Reserve the poaching liquid.
- Bake for 35-40 mins until the cake is cooked through.
- While the pudding is baking, Bring the poaching liquid to a boil and simmer until reduced to a syrup.
- Let the pudding cool for 10 minutes and brush the syrup over it. While serving, serve with vegan ice cream and drizzle more syrup over it.
