Recipe: Tasty Steamed Date Pudding

Steamed Date Pudding. Remove from the heat and add butter; set aside. Date and walnut pudding is a classic British pudding. The steamed sponge pudding technique is the same for all flavors, so let your imagination loose with flavors.

To reduce sweetness, you can skimp on the sauce. Or make a lighter, less sweet sauce as follows: Use half the sugar, butter and cream, make per recipe. Instant Pot Steamed Date Pudding is a decadent and delicious dessert that is served warm with a drizzle of caramel sauce. You can cook Steamed Date Pudding using 6 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Steamed Date Pudding

1. You need 2 of eggs.
2. You need 1 cup of milk.
3. You need 10-15 of dates, pitted.
4. It’s 1 tsp. of vanilla essence.
5. It’s 1 tsp. of melted butter.
6. It’s as required of chopped pistachios, tutti frutti & dry rose petals to garnish (opt).

This is a great dessert to make ahead of time. For my final BM post for the year, I made a sweet treat. Keeping with the theme of the week, here's a steamed date pudding that is absolutely decadent and delicious. Gordon and his Mum demonstrate a classic homemade dessert.

Steamed Date Pudding step by step

1. Soak the dates in milk for an hour or two. Then blend into a puree. Whisk the eggs well and strain..
2. Now in a bowl, mix the date-milk puree, strained egg mix and vanilla essence. Whisk well to combine..
3. Grease an aluminium / steel bowl or a baking tin with the melted butter. Transfer the contents into it and steam either in a pressure cooker or steamer for 25-30 minutes on a low flame..
4. Let it cool down a bit. Then run a knife around the edges and demould it on a serving plate. Garnish with chopped pistachios, dry rose petals and tutti frutti and enjoy..

Cream the butter and sugar in a food processor; add eggs, one at a time. Pour the mixture into the basin. Cover the pudding with a greased piece of wax paper or foil and then the lid. Steamed puddings are old school (I think my pudding basin may even be from that era) and should probably be eaten whilst wearing a crocheted rug on your lap. How to Make Steamed Date Pudding.