Puddings Recipes - Date, Chocolate and Walnut  Pudding Recipe

Ingredients

SERVES 4

• Butter for greasing

• 25g/1oz chopped walnuts

• 25g/1oz chopped dates

• 1 egg (separated)

• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence

• 25g/1oz caster sugar

• 1 egg white

• 25g/1oz whole  meal flour

• 1 tablespoon cocoa powder

• 25ml/1fl oz milk

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Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas mark 4. Grease a 1.2 liter/2pt pudding basin and place a small circle of baking parchment in the base.

2. Spoon in the walnuts and dates. Place the egg yolk in a heatproof bowl. Add the vanilla essence and the sugar.

3. Place the bowl over a pan of simmering water and whisk to thicken. Remove from the heat.

4. Sift the flour and cocoa into the mixture and fold in. Stir in the milk. Whisk the egg whites and fold them in.

5. Spoon the mixture into the prepared basin and bake for 40 to 45 minutes, or until the pudding has risen well and is firm to the touch.