Sweet Potato Sticky Toffee Puddings

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Makes 6 puddings
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A plant-forward twist on classic sticky toffee pudding, using sweet potato and dates for natural sweetness and a soft, squidgy crumb. Finished with a glossy toffee sauce and a hit of flakey salt.

A plant-forward twist on classic sticky toffee pudding, using sweet potato and dates for natural sweetness and a soft, squidgy crumb. Finished with a glossy toffee sauce and a hit of flakey salt.

Ingredients

For the puddings
  1. Sweet potatoes |3 small or 2 medium|
  2. Medjool dates |120g| pitted and chopped
  3. Boiling water |150ml|
  4. Bicarbonate of soda |1 tsp|
  5. Unsalted Butter |50g| softened, or plant-based for dairy free
  6. Dark brown sugar |75g|
  7. Eggs |2| whisked
  8. Madagascan vanilla pod |1| split and seeds scraped out
  9. Self raising flour |150g|
  10. Baking powder |1 tsp|
  11. Salt |pinch
For the toffee sauce
  1. Unsalted Butter |50g| or plant-based for dairy free
  2. Dark brown sugar |50g|
  3. Date syrup |1 tbsp|
  4. Greek Style yoghurt |60g| or coconut yoghurt for dairy free
  5. Sea salt |pinch
To serve
  1. Flakey sea salt
  2. Toasted hazelnuts | | chopped

Ingredients

For the salad
Tofu
150g
Chickpeas
1 can (400g)
Green Lentils
100g
Spinach
150g
Almonds
2 tbsp
Tempeh
100g
Olive oil
1 tsp
Avocado
1
Chilli Flakes
Pinch

Method

Cook sweet potatoes
  1. Heat oven to 180°C
  2. Pierce sweet potatoes, place on a tray and bake 50–60 mins until tender
  3. Cool completely
Prep moulds
  1. Grease 6 dariole moulds
Soften dates
  1. Pour boiling water over dates, add bicarbonate of soda, leave 15 mins, then mash
Make the batter
  1. Peel cooled sweet potatoes
  2. Whisk potato flesh with butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla and the date mixture
  3. Sift in flour, baking powder and salt
  4. Fold to combine
Bake
  1. Reduce oven to 160°C
  2. Spoon batter into moulds
  3. Bake 25–30 mins until golden and springy
  4. Don’t open the oven before 25 mins
Make the sauce
  1. Melt butter, sugar and date syrup in a saucepan
  2. Once bubbling, remove from heat and whisk in yoghurt and salt
  3. Let it thicken slightly as it cools
Serve
  1. Turn out puddings while warm
  2. Spoon over sauce, add flakey salt and chopped toasted hazelnuts

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