Nutty apricot & cinnamon pudding

10-30 minutes 4 servings 600 kcal or less cake dates dessert dried apricot dried apricots honey maderia loaf nuts orange juice pudding quick spice spiced pear pudding spices sticky date pudding

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Ingredients

6 medjool dates , stoned and roughly chopped (see try below)

handful chopped dried apricots

1 tsp ground spice

2 tbsp honey

150ml orange juice

handful chopped mixed nuts

1 madeira cake (loaf)

Method

Put the dates in a small pan with the apricots, spice and honey, then pour over the orange juice. Bring to the boil and cook for 5 mins, until the dates have broken down and you have a thick, syrupy sauce. Stir in the nuts.

Cut the cake in half lengthways, on the horizontal. Use a 150ml ramekin to cut out 4 circles from the cake. Divide the date mix between the 4 ramekins, then top with the circles of cake, pressing them down gently. Cover with cling film and microwave on high for 3 mins, then turn out onto a plate and serve with cream or ice cream.