Sticky Toffee Pudding Recipe | Veganuary

Ingredients

• For the Poached Pears:
• 4 large firm, ripe pears, peeled and sliced into quarters
• 3 cardamom pods
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 star aniseed
• 2 cloves
• ½ cup white sugar
• 2 cups cold water
• For the Sticky Toffee Pudding:
• ½ cup pitted dates
• 1 tsp molasses (blackstrap molasses works well, too)
• 220g self raising flour
• 220g of treacle sugar (brown sugar will do, but you may want to add extra molasses for depth of flavor and a richer colour)
• ½ tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
• ½ tsp ground ginger
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 cup vegan milk of choice
• 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
• ¼ cup coconut oil (melted)
• For the Caramel Sauce:
• ½ cup coconut cream or full fat coconut milk (refrigerate the tin for at least 2 hours beforehand, open carefully, and scoop ½ cup of the thick cream from the top for best results)
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp vanilla extract