Pumpkin Sticky Date Pudding with Caramel Sauce | Paleo | Gluten-free | The JOYful Table

Ingredients

• STICKY DATE PUDDING:
• 15 (1 1/2 cups) lge Medjool date(s), pitted, plus hot water to soak the dates
• 1 1/4 cups almond meal/flour, or hazelnut meal
• 1/3 cup coconut flour
• 3 Tbsp arrowroot flour
• 2 Tbsp golden flaxseed meal (fine ground)
• 3 tsp cinnamon
• 3/4 tsp ground ginger
• 1 tsp baking soda (bicarb)
• 1/4 tsp fine sea salt
• 1 1/2 cups (400g) cooked, mashed & chilled pumpkin, (don't overcook, just tender enough to mash). You can also use sweet potato.
• 1/3 cup (80ml) coconut cream, (a thick brand like Ayam)
• 3 lge egg(s)
• 1 Tbsp maple syrup (100%)
• 2 tsp vanilla extract (organic)
• CARAMEL SAUCE:
• 400ml canned coconut cream, (a thick brand)
• 1/3 cup (80ml) maple syrup (100%)
• 2 Tbsp ghee, or grass-fed butter
• 1 tsp vanilla extract (organic)
• A generous pinch of sea salt, or to taste