Budget Friendly Sticky Toffee Pudding

Total cost: $10 approx

Serves 8

Ingredients:

400g pitted dates

2 tsp baking soda

250mL boiling water

80mL oil (you can also use butter)

2 grated apples (or 3 eggs)

1/3 cup brown sugar

2 cups self raising flour

Pinch of salt

Optional: cinnamon

For the butterscotch sauce

80g butter (or dairy free butter)

1 ½ cups brown sugar

250mL cream

Method:

In a bowl combine dates, baking soda, boiling water. Let sit for 5 minutes.

Mash with a fork until you get a paste! It doesn’t need to be super smooth.

Add the oil, grated apple, and brown sugar, stir. Add flour, salt and cinnamon, and stir until just combined.

Pour into a greased (oops) tin and bake at 180 degrees celcius for around 40 minutes, until a skewer when inserted in the middle comes out clean.

Meanwhile make the butterscotch sauce: melt together butter and sugar, add the cream, stir and simmer for 2 minutes. Pour one third over the cake and serve the rest on the side.