Name: Spiced apple sticky toffee puddings
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 100g butter, plus extra for the tins -; 250g pitted dates, chopped -; 4 tbsp treacle -; 1 tsp vanilla extract -; 250g light brown soft sugar -; 300ml double cream -; 2 eggs, lightly beaten -; 200g self-raising flour -; 1 heaped tsp ground cinnamon -; 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda -; 3 Cox apples, peeled, cored and cut into 3cm chunks -; cream or vanilla ice cream, to serve -

Ingredients for - Spiced apple sticky toffee puddings

1. 100g butter, plus extra for the tins

2. 250g pitted dates, chopped

3. 4 tbsp treacle

4. 1 tsp vanilla extract

5. 250g light brown soft sugar

6. 300ml double cream

7. 2 eggs, lightly beaten

8. 200g self-raising flour

9. 1 heaped tsp ground cinnamon

10. 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda

11. 3 Cox apples, peeled, cored and cut into 3cm chunks

12. cream or vanilla ice cream, to serve

How to cook deliciously - Spiced apple sticky toffee puddings

1 . Stage

Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and butter six small ovenproof dishes. Put the dates in a heatproof bowl, cover with 150ml boiling water from the kettle and leave to soak for 30 mins.

2 . Stage

Meanwhile, tip 50g of the butter, half the treacle, the vanilla, 75g of the light brown sugar and the cream into a pan set over a medium heat. Cook for 4-5 mins, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Turn up the heat to medium-high and bubble for 3 mins, then whisk in a pinch of salt. Set aside.

3 . Stage

Beat the remaining butter, treacle and sugar with the eggs, then fold in the flour, cinnamon, bicarb, ¼ tsp salt, the dates and their soaking liquid, and the apples. Spoon the batter into the prepared dishes and bake for 25-30 mins until risen and firm. Leave to cool for 5 mins.

4 . Stage

Gently reheat the toffee sauce over a low heat until warm. Prick the warm puddings all over with a skewer and pour over the warm sauce. Serve with cream or scoops of ice cream.