Usually I’m all about promoting fresh foods at just about every meal, and tell my clients to avoid substituting old bad habit foods like cakes and biscuits with “paleofied” versions.

But I know that every now and then we all get a hankering for something sweet and warm and comforting.

So if you’re going to do it, do it well.

Here’s a popular goodie you can devour without feeling guilty, a cleaned up version of a sticky date pudding, A favourite in my house and hopefully yours, Enjoy!

Here’s everything you need!

Pudding

• 100-150g of pitted chopped dates (I used Medjool)
• 3/4 cup of boiling water
• 1 teaspoon of baking powder
• 1/2 cup of honey
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon of oil ( I used soft butter, but use coconut oil/olive if dairy free)
• 1 cup of Almond meal
• 1/2 cup of tapioca/arrowroot  (if you don’t have any increase almond flour by ½ cup OR any other nut flour to break up the texture a little
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract/paste or powder

Sauce

• 200ml of coconut milk
• 2-3 tablespoons of raw honey
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract/paste powder
• 1 tablespoon of butter (optional, remove if dairy free)
• A pinch of cinnamon

Directions

• Preheat oven to 180 degrees.
• In a bowl mix hot water and dates together; allow to sit for a few minutes so that the dates have broken down!
• Once it has been allowed to sit mix together all pudding ingredients well in a bowl, and transfer to pudding dish. Bake for about 40-50 minutes or until top springs back.
• Meanwhile mix together your yummy sauce ingredients in a pot on the stove and pour on top of pudding once its ready!

Serving Suggestions

Try serving it up with a delicious coconut ice cream or some cold sweetened coconut cream