Banana puddings with salted caramel sauce recipe
- 175 g (6.2oz) stoned dates, chopped
- 160 g (5.6oz) butter, plus extra for greasing
- 190 g (6.7oz) soft light brown sugar
- 2 large free-range eggs
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 200 g (7.1oz) self-raising flour
- 2 bananas, mashed
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 100 g (3.5oz) butter
- 150 g (5.3oz) soft dark brown sugar
- 3 tbsp golden syrup
- 150 ml (5.3fl oz) double cream
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- For the banana puddings: Preheat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas mark 4.
- Grease 6 small pudding moulds and divide them between two baking sheets.
- Put the dates and 300ml water in a saucepan and place over a mediumhigh heat.
- Bring the mixture to the boil and then simmer for approximately 20 minutes or until the liquid has reduced by half and the dates have completely softened.
- Cream the butter and sugar in a large bowl with an electric hand mixer until light and pale.
- Add one egg at a time, mixing after each addition, until they are incorporated, if you add the eggs all at once, the mixture can split.
- Blitz the dates with a hand blender while still hot, until smooth, then stir through the bicarbonate of soda.
- Fold the date mixture, flour, bananas and vanilla extract into the pudding mixture until you have a smooth batter.
- Divide the mixture between the six moulds and bake in the oven for 2025 minutes.
- For the salted caramel sauce: Place the butter, sugar and golden syrup in a saucepan and bring to a gentle boil until the sugar is dissolved.
- Add the cream, vanilla extract and a generous pinch of salt and whisk together.
- Bring to a steady simmer for 3 minutes until the sauce is sticky and thick.
- Insert a metal skewer into the centre of one of the puddings; if it comes out clean, the puddings are ready.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool slightly before inverting them onto serving plates.
- Serve covered in the hot salted caramel sauce.
butter, brown sugar, eggs, bicarbonate, flour, bananas, vanilla, butter, brown sugar, golden syrup, vanilla
Taken from www.lovefood.com/guide/recipes/20514/banana-puddings-with-salted-caramel-sauce-recipe (may not work)