INGREDIENTS                                                                                                                                          

• Servings: 4
• 3/4 cup dates, stoned and chopped
• 1 1/4 cups water
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 1/3 cups self-raising flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 cups heavy whipping cream
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons molasses or 2 teaspoons dark corn syrup

Recipe                                                                                                                        Total Time: 20 mins                                                                                                                                                     Preparation Time: 20 mins                                                                                                                                           Cook Time: 40 mins

• 1 preheat the oven to 350°f and grease an 11x7 inch baking dish.
• 2 boil the dates in the water for about 5 minutes until soft, then add the baking soda.
• 3 cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, then add the eggs and beat well.
• 4 mix in the dates, flour and vanilla, then pour into the greased baking pan and cook in the preheated oven for about 30-40 minutes, or until just firm to the touch.
• 5 to make the sauce, simply place all the ingredients in a pan over a low heat and stir together until blended, then bring to the boil.
• 6 some of this can be poured over the pudding and finished under the broiler, or it can be kept totally separate and ladled over the pudding when served.