Prepare to wow your taste buds with these Sticky Toffee Apple Puddings—a dreamy dessert that’s equal parts sticky, sweet, and oh-so comforting. Soft, date-sweetened puddings bake up fluffy and tender, while the luscious caramel apple sauce takes them from cozy to downright irresistible. Whether you’re sharing with friends or sneaking one for yourself (we won’t tell), these puds are the perfect excuse to indulge without the guilt. Bonus points if you sprinkle on some crunchy pecans for that extra wow factor!
Ingredients:
- 70g dates
- 60ml milk
- 1 tbsp vinegar
- 60g vegan butter
- 130g brown sugar
- 10g treacle
- 30g aquafaba or 30ml egg replacer, mixed with water
- 125g gluten free flour
- 1/2 tsp bicarb soda
- 1tsp tsp baking powder
- 1 tbsp vinegar
- Chopped roasted pecans for serving (optional- omit for nut allergies)
Toffee Apple Caramel Sauce:
- 90g vegan butter
- 1 large apple, peeled and diced
- 180g dark brown sugar
- 125ml coconut cream
Method:
- Remove the pits from the dates then finely chop. Heat the vegan milk, then over the dates, along with the vinegar, and set to one side for the dates to soften
- In a mixing bowl, add the vegan butter, sugar and treacle and cream until light and fluffy. Beat in the aquafaba/egg replacer for 1 minute, then stir in the softened milky dates.
- Sift the flour, bicarb and baking powder over the wet ingredients, then fold all the ingredients together until well combined
- Divide the pudding mix between 6 greased non-stick pudding pots.
- Select Bake on your Vortex and set the temperature to 160°C and time to 18 minutes., press Start.
- When prompted to add food, place the 6 pudding pots into the air fryer to bake.
- While the puddings cook, make the caramel apple sauce. Heat the butter in a pan on a low heat, and add the diced apples and sauté until just starting to soften. Add the brown sugar and coconut cream and continue cooking until the sugar has dissolved and the sauce thickened.
- Once the puddings have finished cooking, prick them all over with a tooth pick, then spoon some of your caramel sauce (reserving the apple pieces for the top) over the puddings. Once the sauce has absorbed, and before the puddings cool, turn them out onto a serving plate.
- Once ready to serve, drizzle more caramel sauce over the top, along with some sticky toffee apple pieces and sprinkle with nuts if desired.