Blackberry and Coconut Steamed Puddings
These pretty little puddings can be served with custard or ice cream
Ingredients
- 200g blackberries
- 50g caster sugar
- 1 tbsp cornflour
- 2 tbsp water
For the sponge
- 100g butter, at room temperature
- 100g caster sugar
- 100g self-raising flour
- 50g desiccated coconut
- 2 free-range eggs
Method
- 1
Lightly butter 4 x 250ml metal pudding moulds and line each of the bases with a circle of non-stick baking paper.
- 2
Add half the blackberries to a small saucepan, then add the sugar, cornflour and water and mix together. Cook, stirring for 3-4 minutes, until the blackberries are soft and the sauce is thick. Add the remaining blackberries and leave to cool.
- 3
To make the sponge, put all the ingredients into a bowl and beat together until smooth.
- 4
Spoon the blackberry mixture into the bottom of the moulds then spoon the sponge on top and level.
- 5
Loosely cover the top of each mould with a square of buttered foil then cook in the top of a covered steamer for 30-35 minutes until the sponge is well risen and when lightly pressed with a fingertip the mixture will spring back.
- 6
Loosen the edges of each pudding with a round bladed knife, turn out onto plates, remove the lining paper and serve immediately with custard or cream.
PER SERVING: 28.7g FAT (Excluding extras)
Blackberry and Coconut Steamed Puddings was taken from COOK VEGETARIAN
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- 200g blackberries
- 50g caster sugar
- 1 tbsp cornflour
- 2 tbsp water
For the sponge
- 100g butter, at room temperature
- 100g caster sugar
- 100g self-raising flour
- 50g desiccated coconut
- 2 free-range eggs
- 1
Lightly butter 4 x 250ml metal pudding moulds and line each of the bases with a circle of non-stick baking paper.
- 2
Add half the blackberries to a small saucepan, then add the sugar, cornflour and water and mix together. Cook, stirring for 3-4 minutes, until the blackberries are soft and the sauce is thick. Add the remaining blackberries and leave to cool.
- 3
To make the sponge, put all the ingredients into a bowl and beat together until smooth.
- 4
Spoon the blackberry mixture into the bottom of the moulds then spoon the sponge on top and level.
- 5
Loosely cover the top of each mould with a square of buttered foil then cook in the top of a covered steamer for 30-35 minutes until the sponge is well risen and when lightly pressed with a fingertip the mixture will spring back.
- 6
Loosen the edges of each pudding with a round bladed knife, turn out onto plates, remove the lining paper and serve immediately with custard or cream.
PER SERVING: 28.7g FAT (Excluding extras)