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Sticky date muffins

Makes 12
60 minutes
Difficulty Medium
13 Ingredients

These sticky date muffins are such a quick and easy cake mix to whip up, but so delicious.

Ingredients (makes 12 Muffins)

250 grams Dates, chopped
1 tsp Bicarbonate of soda
1 1/2 cups Boiling water
125 gms Butter, softened
1 cup Brown sugar
1 tsp Vanilla
2 Eggs
1 3/4 cups Self raising flour, sifted
CARAMEL SAUCE
1 cup Brown sugar
300 mls Thickened cream
12 tsp Vanilla
60 grams Butter

Method

Preheat oven to 180 degrees.
Place muffin pans in 12 hole muffin tray.
Place dates and bicarbonate of soda into a bowl. Pour over boiling water. Allow to stand for 20 mins.
Using an electric mixer, beat butter, sugar and vanilla until pale and creamy, add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Using a large metal spoon, fold through date mixture and flour until well combined.
Spoon mixture into muffin pans.
Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a skewer inserted into centre comes out clean. Turn onto a plate.
MAKE SAUCE combine all ingredients in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring often until sauce comes to boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 2 minutes.
Place muffins in a bowl and drizzle with sauce. Serve with cream or ice cream or custard if desired.

17 Comments
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- - kay1987 said
  - 14 Jun 2024
    6:20 am
Yum. One of my favourite desserts

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- - mum1 said
  - 07 Feb 2023
    1:23 pm
My favourite dessert to order when we go out. Thanks for sharing

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- - mom112023 said
  - 01 May 2017
    11:31 am
Thanks for the recipe. They look good. Yum.

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- - mom117082 said
  - 03 Sep 2016
    2:17 pm
sticky muffins I like sticky buns so these will be just as good
sam1949@rogers.com

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- - mom134803 said
  - 17 Jul 2016
    3:14 pm
I prefer to make sticky date muffins without adding sugar as the dates are already sweet them selves.

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- - hopefullyheidi said
  - 29 Jun 2016
    11:56 pm
I don’t think these would last a day in my household

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- - Threelos said
  - 29 Apr 2016
    9:28 pm
Yum! I’m a huge sticky date fan!

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- - mom93821 said
  - 10 Apr 2016
    6:50 am
I cannot get enough of these delicious muffins – thank you!

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- - mom19782016 said
  - 19 Jan 2016
    2:33 pm
Oh yum. These would have to be a treat every now and then!

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- - rachelvk said
  - 16 Jan 2016
    1:41 pm
I love sticky date pudding. This looks like a lovely twist on a traditional favourite. Yum.

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- - robyn_smithwick said
  - 26 Dec 2015
    10:22 am
Sticky date pudding in a cake! Brilliant.

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- - mom112217 said
  - 21 Dec 2015
    9:54 pm
This is new,l have had pudding so thanks l’ll try the muffins!

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- - mom94125 said
  - 01 Dec 2015
    5:48 pm
cheers for putting your great recipe out there. definate winner in my books! great job

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- - mom90758 said
  - 26 Nov 2015
    3:06 pm
A very interesting way to eat muffins!!

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- - mom94125 said
  - 26 Nov 2015
    9:24 am
yum! i have never had the muffin variant but this looks really good. i would add walnuts to this somehow as well.
- mom93821 replied
  
  11 Apr 2016 , 6:30 am
  A handful of nuts is always good in muffin and cake recipes.
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- - mom62624 said
  - 25 Nov 2015
    7:08 pm
A nice recipe; thank you for sharing!.

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