Easy Sticky Toffee, Apple And Cognac Pudding

• PUDDING
• 200 g stoned dates
• 100 g shelled walnuts or 100 g shelled pecans
• 2 dessert apples, peeled, cored & chopped
• 3 tablespoons golden syrup
• 4 tablespoons cognac
• 100 g butter, cut into cubes
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 140 g soft brown sugar
• 170 g self-raising flour
• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• TOFFEE SAUCE
• 180 g soft brown sugar
• 100 g butter
• 6 tablespoons double cream
• 50 g walnuts, roughly chopped or 50 g pecans

1. Heat oven to 160C or 320u0b0F.
2. Whizz up the dates in a food processor until chopped up a little and then add the walnuts or pecans, apple, golden syrup & cognac. Pulse a few times until coarsely chopped & mixed together, but still chunky.
3. Add the butter, eggs & sugar & pulse a few times to combine.
4. Finally, add the flour & bicarbonate of soda & keep pulsing until everything comes together & is mixed well.
5. Butter a 1.5 litre pudding basin & tip in all the mixture.
6. Smooth and level the top & bake in the pre-heated oven for 1 hr 20 mins or 1 hr 30 mins or until a skewer inserted comes out almost clean.
7. While the pudding is baking, make the toffee sauce; tip the sugar into a saucepan and add the butter & the cream. Bring to a rapid boil & then simmer until the sugar is dissolved & the mixture has thickened & is caramel in colour.
8. To serve, turn out the pudding and place the walnuts or pecans over the top of the pudding & pour over the toffee sauce; place pudding under a grill and cook until the sauce is bubbling.
9. Serve with Ice Cream, Creme fraiche or Chantilly Cream.
10. FREEZER:
11. Make the pudding ahead of time and freeze in the pudding container for up to 1 month. To reheat, defrost & cook in the microwave for 8-10 minutes on medium.Make the toffee sauce and serve as before.

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/easy-sticky-toffee-apple-and-cognac-pudding-198013 (may not work)