Individual Sticky Date Puddings

Ingredients

• 200g coarsely chopped dried dates
• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate soda
• 1 1/4 cups boiling water
• 60g softened butter
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 cup self raising flour
• 2 eggs

Method

1. Bring 3 litres of water to the boil in the frypan on SEAR and set wire rack into the base of frying pan. Grease 6 individual 1-cup ramekins with cooking spray
2. Place dates, soda and boiling water into the bowl. Stand for 5 minutes to soak and soften. Pour into the bowl of a food processor and pulse until combined.  Add butter and sugar and pulse until well incorporated. Add remaining  ingredients  and pulse mixture until just combined. Do not over process.
3. Pour mixture into prepared ramekins. Place ramekins into frying pan. Cover and cook for about 25 minutes or until cooked when tested with a skewer. Carefully remove from frying pan; stand for 5 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack.
4. To make butterscotch sauce; combine all ingredients in a small saucepan and simmer over a low heat until combined.

Serve individual puddings with sauce and vanilla ice cream